Chicago Bears odds, schedule and results

The Chicago Bears are 4-2, third in the NFC North (1.5 back), with 150 points scored and 119 allowed (+31). Week 7 (Oct 22): the Patriots, at home, four days after their last game. The Bears are favored by 3 (first recorded at -2.5). The total has gone from 49 to 50.5 since we first recorded it. Then at the Seahawks (Nov 2), the Buccaneers (Nov 8), the Saints (Nov 22, after a Week 10 bye) and at the Lions (Nov 26, a division game, four days after their last game). 3-2 over the last five. Won 31-23 at the Falcons (-1.5, covered), 23-12 over the Jets (-3.5, covered) and 27-7 over the Eagles (+3.5, covered). Lost 7-31 at the Packers (-1, no cover) and 3-9 to the Vikings (-4.5, no cover). 2-2 as the favorite and 1-0 as the underdog in the last five. Margins in the last five ran as wide as 24 points, a loss at the Packers; two were within 8 points. Unders lead 4-2; 44.8 combined points a game, below a 46.3 average closing total. 4-2 against the closing spread (the median of 5 sportsbooks we track). 2-1 at home and 2-1 on the road.

Scores: ESPN. Lines: median of tracked sportsbooks before kickoff. Updated Oct 19, 5:13 PM ET. All NFL teams