Chicago @ GREEN BAY
GREEN BAY -70 +100 over Chicago
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Posted at 10:45 AM EST & updated at 6:10 PM EST. 

8:25 PM EST. Jay Cutler’s replacement, Brian Hoyer is the first quarterback in franchise history to throw for over 300 yards in four straight games and nobody is looking for running back Jeremy Langford since Jordan Howard replaced the injured starter. Even with the success of Brian Hoyer and Jordan Howard, the Bears are never quite good enough and occasionally nowhere near good enough to win a game. The second year of HC John Fox and first year of OC Dowell Loggins is not going well .

The Bears are now 1-5. They have back-to-back losses to Indy and Jacksonville, which is not easy to do. They also lost to the Texans in Week 1, 23-14. The NFC North drew the AFC South this year, which is by far the worst division in the NFL. To go 0-3 against the Jags, Colts and Texans doesn’t exactly get a team all jacked up to continue. Now the Bears will travel on short rest to play a team that is taking a lot of heat in the media after being schooled by Dallas last Sunday.  

First in line for the media and public bashing of Green Bay is QB Aaron Rodgers. We’ve all read and heard phrases like “he’s finished” or “he’s so overrated”. Well, aside from the host having a big advantage in these Thursday nighters, nobody is better with a chip on their shoulder than Rodgers. Furthermore, losing to a REALLY good Dallas team is nothing to hang one’s head over. Green Bay’s two losses were to Minnesota and Dallas, teams with a combined 10-1 record and they lost to the Vikes by just three. Green Bay has played a much tougher schedule than the Bears.

The 7½ points may seem appealing in a divisional game, especially when you consider that the entire country watched the Packers get taken down easily by Dallas in Sunday’s late afternoon featured game. However, we’re more interested in what Green Bay is capable of against a weak team than we are about last week. We’re also more interested in Chicago’s weak schedule, which speaks volumes. By their own standards, all of them had well-above average days against a Bears defense that the overall season stats claim is league average. They’re not. Don't get fooled into thinking that Chicago is better off with Hoyer or that they’re ready to compete on a short week with a steamed up Aaron Rodgers with something to prove. This Bears’ bunch is more likely to lose a bunch in a row than have things turn for the better in this environment. Aaron Rodgers, like he’s done so many times in the past, is very likely to put a muzzle on the naysayers for at least one more week and the Packers are likely to steamroll this long time rival.  

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Our Pick

GREEN BAY -7½ +100 (Risking 2 units - To Win: 2.00)