Chicago is breaking in a new offense with a rookie head coach, Ben Johnson, and the Bears haven't been too impressive in training camp with lingering worries about Caleb Williams' ability as an NFL quarterback. It will take time for the Bears to adapt to all the changes, even with some experienced backup QBs such as Tyson Bagent and Case Keenum. Mike McDaniel is 5-4 straight up and ATS in preseason for Miami, including winning and covering two of three in 2024. The Dolphins have Zach Wilson and rookie Quinn Ewers backing up Tua Tagovailoa, who plans on playing against the Bears to build some chemistry with his teammates. Wilson has looked decent in training camp and, of course, he has plenty of NFL experience playing three years with the Jets and throwing for 2,271 yards in 34 games. The Bears went 4-0 in the 2024 preseason, but it didn't mean much once the regular season started, as they finished 5-12 and fired their head coach in midseason. Take the Dolphins.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Miami would win by a score of 18.6 to 17.4 with Miami winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Who was the public on? 56% of the public bets were on Miami Dolphins on the -4 ATS. And, 51% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Miami would win by a score of 23.2 to 22.0 with Miami winning on the moneyline, Chicago winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Miami would win by a score of 19.1 to 17.2 with Miami winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Miami at Chicago
1:00 PM Eastern
Miami has a good QB rotation for Week 1 of the preseason with Tua Tagovailoa and Jacoby Brissett. Last season, the defense was in the middle of the pack in yards allowed at #22 in pass defense. That defense will get tested against Chicago coach Matt Nagy, who is on a 7-0-1 run OVER the total in the preseason. In his last preseason in 2019, Bears games saw 36, 45, 44, 34 points scored, and in 2018 their last four August games totaled 57, 47, 47, and 55 points. Also, Chicago has an excellent veteran QB rotation this preseason with Andy Dalton and Nick Foles as they work in rookie Justin Fields, the 11th pick in the draft. Play the OVER.
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Who was the public on? 59% of the public bets were on Chicago Bears on the -7 ATS. 55% of the public money was on Chicago Bears to win on the moneyline. And, 53% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Chicago would win by a score of 21.3 to 19.5 with Chicago winning on the moneyline, Miami winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Who was the public on? 52% of the public bets were on Chicago Bears on the +1.5 ATS. 54% of the public money was on Chicago Bears to win on the moneyline. And, 67% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Miami would win by a score of 19.7 to 16.9 with Miami winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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