Bears Betting Preview: Chicago Has Exciting Potential, Though a Daunting Schedule Looms

Here at SI Gambling, we are going to unveil our NFL betting experts’ win total previews for all 32 NFL teams. Make sure to check out all of them, as well as the rest of our gambling content, at si.com/gambling.

Bears 2018 win total: 6.5 (-145 over, +125 under)

Bears 2017 record: 5-11

Key offseason acquisitions: WR Allen Robinson, WR Taylor Gabriel, TE Trey Burton, LB Aaron Lynch, QB Chase Daniel, K Cody Parkey, HC Matt Nagy

Key offseason losses: G Josh Sitton, LB Pernell McPhee, LB Willie Young, LB Jerrell Freeman, WR Markus Wheaton, S Quintin Demps

Five things to keep in mind before betting the Bears’ win total

1. This is one of the hardest picks on the board. There’s a ton of optimism in…