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:
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.