NFL Week 16 Betting Report: 'Bettors Are Coming Around on the Bears'

The Bears’ season win total at most sportsbooks was 8.5. 

Chicago now has 10 wins, with three games remaining.

Still, that hasn’t been enough to attract the public betting masses much of this season. But that’s starting to change, perhaps even more so in NFL Week 16 odds and a banged-up Packers outfit.

"The public wants to back a good offense," Caesars Sports head of football trading Joey Feazel said, noting coach Ben Johnson has his offense trending that way. "So slowly but surely, bettors are coming around on the Bears."

A strong showing in prime time might help bring more bettors around. The Bears host the Packers in a Saturday night game on FOX.

Oddsmakers and sharp bettors serve up their insights on that matchup and more, as we dive into NFL Week 16 betting nuggets.

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Chicago is 10-4 straight up (SU) and 8-5-1 against the spread (ATS). Green Bay sits at 9-4-1 SU/6-8 ATS for Saturday’s 8:20 p.m. ET kickoff.

The Bears led the NFC North until losing at Green Bay 28-21 just two weeks ago. Then Chicago regained the lead by drilling Cleveland 31-3 in Week 15, while the Packers lost at Denver 34-26.

So first place could change hands for the third time in three weeks. But that’s not what bettors think as of Wednesday afternoon — both sharp customers and the public masses — after Caesars opened the Packers as 2.5-point road favorites.

"The Packers have a myriad of injuries, which led to sharp action coming in on the Bears at +2.5, +2 and +1.5," Feazel said. "The Packers have owned the Bears the past 10 years (17-2 SU). But