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Gamblers Take Notice of Bears Improvements!

Sports Talk Chicago

Sports Talk Chicago

Football, Sports, Baseball

5.0832 Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2023

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

On today’s show, host Jon Zaghloul analyzes why gamblers are picking the Bears to win the Super Bowl in 2024, and whether or not it has significance. Tune in at 5pm Central on Thursdays to hear Sports Talk Chicago on AM 1230 WJOB and JED TV!

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0:00.0

Well, I want to start today with this.

0:05.0

Are the Bears really going to be in the Super Bowl this year?

0:08.4

Probably not.

0:10.2

We all know that.

0:11.9

But there's been some interesting movement on the betting lines regarding the Bears,

0:15.7

and it turns out a lot of people are now betting on the Bears to win the Super Bowl.

0:20.9

Do we think it's possible? Yes, I guess, but not really, but

0:24.6

better seem to think it's going to happen. The Bears have reportedly

0:28.0

boosted their Super Bowl odds the most this offseason so far.

0:34.1

Based on data from odds checkers, since Free Agency opened over 26.2% of bats were placed on the Chicago Bears winning the 2024 Super Bowl.

0:45.2

The end of February, Drap Kings had the Bears listed as a plus 8,000 long shot to win the Super Bowl with only four teams ranked below them.

0:54.9

So it turns out the Bears are being bet on.

0:59.9

This could just mean nothing.

1:01.2

It could be a whole trap by Vegas.

1:02.7

And I'm not a big betting guy myself.

1:04.9

I'm not going to sit here and tell you to spend your whole life savings on a big bet like this.

1:08.4

But I will say it makes sense.

1:11.6

And what really this whole thing shows is that the whole league is catching on.

1:18.2

And that's what I love about this.

1:20.5

Whether it comes true or not, it doesn't really matter.

1:22.6

Maybe for some it will if they make a lot of money off it.

1:25.0

But more than anything, it just shows the level

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