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Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Chicago Bears
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Chicago Bears will both be gunning for a victory on Thursday when they meet at Soldier Field.
Oddsmakers opened the Buccaneers as -6-point favorites versus the Bears, while the game's total opened at 44.5.
In their last action, Chicago was a 19-11 loser at home against the Colts. They failed to cover the +3.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (30) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
The Buccaneers were a 38-31 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Chargers. They failed to cover the -7.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (69) made winners of OVER bettors.
Tampa Bay:
Team record: 3-1 SU,2-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Tampa Bay is 5-9-2 ATS in its last 16 games
Tampa Bay is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 15 of Tampa Bay's last 18 games
Chicago:
Team record: 3-1 SU,2-2 ATS
Chicago is 4-12 ATS in its last 16 games
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Chicago's last 25 games
Next up:
Tampa Bay home to Green Bay Sunday, October 18
Chicago at Carolina Sunday, October 18