Matt River's NFL Picks: Seahawks Cover to Bears

World champion sports betting handicapper Matt Rivers has a complimentary winner on the Chicago Bears at Seattle Seahawks. Sportsbooks have Chicago -2 with a total of 37. Here is why:

Sometimes when plays seem a little easy in the NFL you need to take a step back and realize that more times than not the game is not going to be that easy. That is the case here with Chicago.
 
I really do believe that with Matt Hasselbeck more than likely out, this game is going to be a black and blue defensive clinic by the Bears in the Great Northwest. Yes I do realize that Brian Urlacher is out but Lovie Smith's squad has kept it together without their stud middle linebacker and just outplayed the Steelers last week in a gut check game.
 
One of my problems though and why this is just a free play is all of the line mov't going with the Bears making me feel like I am going with the public and consequentially a square. The injury to the Seattle quarterback does play a part in that but just a part as it is my feeling too many people are of the belief that without a doubt Chicago is going to win this thing and win it going away and that makes me very very leary.
 
Seattle is a team that certainly has some game and especially at home. I don't even think that Seneca Wallace is that bad as the guy is athletic and fairly talented. But we saw last season that when the Seahawks are without their leader in Hasselbeck things just seem to go the wrong way and stay wrong. It's as if they are a weak team that cannot rebound effectively when things are not 100%. They are the anti-Bears in a way as da Bears seem to be a tough hard nosed squad that can rally in the face of adversity.
 
Chicago had that rough opening game loss in Green Bay when Jay Cutler completely wet the bed but last week they showed they are a team that will fight in almost winning that game somehow and this week just flat out should win this game, even on the road.
 
In summation, I am going to make a small play on Lovie's boys because I do think they are too tough overall and will prevail here but because I feel that the majority of the gambling public is under this impression as well I just can't go gaga on the visitors. You have to know when to hold them and when to fold them as the great Kenny Rogers said and I am not going to totally fold them here but I also won't go all in because I'm afraid many others already have which more times than not signals the kiss of death.
 
23-17 Bears -2 at Sports Betting Sportsbook.

 

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