Las Vegas Says You'll Win Big Betting on a Bears Division Title

Betting on football games is one of the reasons the sport has garnered such popularity over the years. As the process becomes legalized across the country, it's bound to gain even more of a foothold in the coming months and years. That's why projecting Las Vegas betting odds could take on a greater significance. For example, if fans believe a Chicago Bears division title is possible in 2018 they need to place a bet on it right away. This is something that hasn't happened in Chicago for eight years. Not since 2010 have the Bears managed to win an NFC North title. Since then it's been either the Green Bay Packers or Minnesota Vikings claiming the crown. They haven't even had a winning record in the division since that season. Proof of how tough it can be. This would explain the lack of confidence from Vegas bookmakers. They don't seem to acknowledge the apparent improvement the Bears made this offseason. They still view the team as worst in the division and the most likely to finish that way in 2018.

This would explain why the odds to win the North are so steep.

"O/U wins: 6.5 Super Bowl: 80-1 Conference: 40-1 Division: 12-1 The Bears haven't won more than six games in a season since going 8-8 in 2013, but over 6.5 wins in 2018 is a minus-140 favorite. Can new head coach Matt Nagy do what John Fox couldn't and win when favored? Fans in Chicago hope so, as the team lost outright in seven of its eight games as a favorite during the Fox era."

From a bettor's point of view though, this can be seen as an opportunity. If the Bears are indeed as improved as they appear, then these odds aren't accurate. That means they offer a prime opportunity to make some serious money. At 12-1 odds, a person who puts down $100 on the Bears to win the NFC North would come away with a cool $1200 at the end of the season if it came to pass. That's not a bad chunk of change. If nothing else, this proves that the Bears aren't going to change people's minds about them with fancy offseason maneuvering. The only way it will happen is by winning football games.