Bears already in hibernation?
Ah, yes, I remember it well. The Bears were 4-2 and about to beat the Commanders on the road.
One Hail Mary and 9 losses later, the Bears face the Seahawks tonight (8:15 ET, Amazon).
VSiN’s Steve Makinen sum up the situation:
One of the things I like to look for in bottom-of-the-barrel teams in the late season of each NFL year is which of them continue to play with heart, and which have “given up.” You can tell this by the eye test on what you see in the field, what players are saying in interviews, and by countless other means. To me, Chicago has turned on itself. The locker room is a mess; players are just hoping to get stats for contract purposes, and the losing continues. Here, the Bears are getting a somewhat respectful line against Seattle, and I’m not sure they deserve it.
>>More on this game and many more from Steve.
Zach Cohen is not feeling the love on this one, but has a player prop for your consideration in his game preview.
Even dog lover and Chicago native Dave Tuley is taking a pass on the Bears. >>Tuley‘s Takes on all the games.
Other TNF resources
>Check later this morning for Josh Appelbaum‘s Sharp Report.
>Matchup page: ATS records and advanced stats.
>DraftKings/Circa Betting Splits
>NFL picks page (for VSiN Pro subscribers).
Everything we have on Week 17 will be posted here.
Christmas Day recap: The favorites both covered easily as the Chiefs (-2) defeated the Steelers 29-10 and the Ravens (-6.5) beat the Texans 31-2. Both games went Under.
Contest Corner: We’re down to 40 entries in Circa Survivor with 4 eliminated by the Steelers’ loss and 1 by the Texans’ loss. There are 20 entries on the Seahawks and 6 on the Bears tonight.
Bowls Aplenty
We have 16 bowl games over the next three days, including three today.
Zach Cohen’s previews:
>>Sports Bowl: Pittsburgh vs. Toledo, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN).
>>Rate Bowl: Rutgers vs. Kansas State, 5:30 p.m. ET (ESPN).
>>68 Ventures Bowl: Arkansas State vs. Bowling Green, 9 p.m. ET (ESPN)
All of our upcoming bowl previews are listed here.
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Somich’s Best Bet in the Malibu Stakes (Race 8) is No. 4 Senior Officer. >>Read his handicap of the race (post time 5:30 p.m. ET).
Jeff Siegel handicaps today’s entire card. Sneak peek: Siegel likes Mystik Dan in his first race since the Belmont.
Quick Hits
NBA: Zach Cohen has his Best Bets for today’s card.
Soccer: Nigel Seeley has his EPL picks for Boxing Day.
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