Bears vs. Rams Week 2 Preview: Odds, Predictions, and More

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00:00We'll begin with Caleb's Bears hosting the Rams as a field goal favored earlier in the

00:08week.

00:09Two and a half were out there in the market.

00:11Those are all gone, though, as the Chicago Bats have certainly rolled in.

00:15Though I know you told me, Donnie, that the public, it appears, is all over the Rams in

00:21this matchup.

00:22Is that right?

00:23I guess they're just not believing in the young rookie quarterback himself.

00:25But also, let's keep in mind, what did we love about the Bears coming into the season?

00:29It was the quarterback we thought could flourish, because guys like C.J. Stroud before him performed

00:33well.

00:34And it was like, OK, we'll see.

00:35A lot of hype coming in.

00:36Heisman trophy winner.

00:37Then all of a sudden, his top wide receiver goes down.

00:39They can't move the football.

00:40They're actually playing decent defense.

00:42I think it has a chance to change today, Kevin.

00:44As you pointed out, the Rams' defense, not so good.

00:47You get your top wide receiver back in Keenan Allen who's supposed to play today, things

00:50should look a little bit better than what we've seen over the first couple of starts.

00:53Can I just quickly ask you, though, something, Donnie, as our resident weatherman here?

00:56Because this total, it appears to continuously be getting pounded right now.

01:01I'm seeing flat 40s out there in the market.

01:04This thing, I believe, opened up at around 47.

01:07I can't imagine they're, oh, we love the way the Rams' defense stepped up there.

01:10Is there horrible weather in Chicago?

01:11No.

01:12Here's the best part about it.

01:13Is this Wrigley Field?

01:14Yeah.

01:15It's 70 degrees today.

01:16No rain in the forecast.

01:17What is Chicago known for?

01:18What is their moniker?

01:19The Windy City.

01:2013, 14 miles an hour?

01:21This is a beach day in Chicago.

01:23What are we worried about?

01:24Yeah.

01:25I'm not going to touch this total.

01:26I will say this, and I've been known as Joe Poe, right?

01:33So look, I know the numbers suggest a lot of people are on the Rams, but I'm going on

01:38my early assessment on not Caleb, but more importantly, Matt Iberfluss and the Chicago

01:43Bears.

01:44I never believed they were an eight and a half win football team in preseason with Caleb

01:48Williams.

01:49I still believe that.

01:50They struggled last week.

01:51Caleb did break out with over 360 yards.

01:54We saw Roma Dunze get involved with over 100 yards as well, the touchdown.

01:58I just believe that you got the better coach in terms of Sean McVay.

02:03You got the better quarterback, the more experienced guy in Matt Stafford, and I know their defense

02:08is atrocious, but even though it's an early kick, I think they win this ballgame.

02:12The way they won last week, I think they'll be able to carry it through.

02:16I'm just not sold on Chicago.

02:18Big picture.

02:19I'm, you know, I'm more in on Chicago.

02:21I also think, listen, give the Rams, McVay, Stafford, all the credit in the world, but

02:27I think it was Ronnie Bell.

02:30Ronnie Bell dropped what would have ended their season.

02:33That ball was going to put them right inside field goal territory.

02:36What does this number look like if they hold on?

02:38That was a 14 point deficit.

02:39Again, give them a lot of credit for coming back, but also when we talk about the Rams

02:44injury, we're always the offensive line and that's true.

02:47They also have secondary issues and it's why their past defense is so atrocious.

02:51I'm in on Roma Dunzey today, 39 and a half.

02:53I just think he might be this team's wide receiver one.

02:55I know Keenan Allen is back.

02:57Why does his prop higher than Roma Dunzey coming off a hundred yard breakout game?

03:01Let's not forget, I don't think Rome is really live in the rookie of the year race.

03:04There's just, it's too crowded, right?

03:06But Roman Dunzey is a superstar of the neighbors, Marvin Elk entering into this draft process

03:12here.

03:13I think his number is way too low at 39 and a half.

03:15It's a great look.

03:16I mean, you know, they were, and his dad was calling out Caleb.

03:19I don't know if you know that in regards to like, you know, that I do agree with him.

03:23Yes.

03:24Look at this.

03:25Throw this out.

03:26Right.

03:27Right.

03:28But let me ask you this.

03:29I mean, because this is what, when I look at an early week assessment, right, this line

03:33was not three when they put it out Sunday night, it was a one and a half to, yeah.

03:38I mean, early kick, right.

03:40West coast team go into the east coast or, you know, Midwest in terms of that.

03:44Right.

03:45And then you have a team that's just terrible on defense.

03:48Why is it?

03:49Why isn't it three?

03:50Soldier field, home field advantage.

03:51It's three now.

03:52It is three now, but it didn't open his three.

03:54When they established the line, they made it one and a half.

03:56Yeah.

03:57Because one team was coming off of beating the Niners and the other team had just lost

03:59in Indianapolis.

04:00And I think they overreacted and they got smashed.

04:03That's how it goes sometimes.

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