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Dan Benton

Titans vs. Bears: NFL experts make Week 1 picks

The Tennessee Titans (0-0) will visit the Chicago Bears (0-0) at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois on Sunday afternoon.

Opening the week, the Titans were listed as 4.5-point road underdogs but that line has improved slightly with Chicago now at -3.5.

Let’s take a look at who some of the experts and insiders around the league are taking in the Week 1 matchup:

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Expert Pick Score (if applicable)
Dan Graziano (ESPN) Bears N/A
Matt Bowen (ESPN) Bears N/A
Seth Wickersham (ESPN) Titans N/A
Pete Prisco (CBS) Bears 23-21
John Breech (CBS) Bears 19-16
Jordan Dajani (CBS) Bears 23-20
Nate Davis (USA TODAY) Bears 23-20
Lorenzo Reyes (USA TODAY) Bears 27-18
Bill Bender (Sporting News) Bears  24-21
Vinnie Iyer (Sporting News) Bears  27-24

The Titans are not getting a lot of love here in Week 1 with just one member of the above 10-person panel picking a Tennessee victory. Nine others have the Bears walking away victorious, albeit in a close game. Only Lorenzo Reyes of USA TODAY sees this as a two-score game.

Other experts from around the league are similarly pessimistic about Tennessee’s chances with 80 percent predicting a Bears victory, per NFL Pickwatch.

Fans are even more harsh with 88 percent placing their money on Chicago and just 12 percent predicting a Titans upset win.

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