Caleb Williams Bears shaking up the odds Their ceiling is high if he excels

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Caleb Williams Bears shaking up the odds Their ceiling is high if he excels

While the city of Chicago craves its first Super Bowl trophy in almost 40 years, Dikembe Mutombo Jersey third-year general manager Ryan Poles is doing everything in his power to lay a strong foundation for sustained succe s.Its one thing to spin the roulette ball and hope for the best every year. Its another to build your organization around draft picks, shrewd trades and financial flexibility. Perennial contenders tend to outlive one-hit wonders.Poles best move to date was a franchise-altering trade 14 months ago. He shipped the 2023 No. 1 overall pick to the for two first-rounders, two second-rounders and wide receiver .Carolina drafted last year and still finished 2-15, paving the way for Chicago to take generational quarterback first overall and star receiver from Washington ninth overall this year.ADVERTISEMENT Thats akin to landing and in the same cla s. "The Bryce Young trade was tremendous for the Bears," Westgate SuperBook executive director John Murray told FOX Sports from Las Vegas."Most teams arent looking to trade out of No. 1," Murray continued. "The Bears got an offer they couldnt refuse, and the chips fell their way, so they could draft one of the best quarterback prospects in the last 10 years."The best part about having Caleb Williams, though, is that youve got a very talented quarterback on a rookie contract. Theres nothing more valuable in the than having a top-level quarterback on a rookie deal."Take a bow, Ryan Poles.It also doesnt take much for Bears fans to get excited about the offense. The team has never had a quarterback throw for 4,000 yards or 30 touchdowns in a single season. Erik Kramers 1995 campaign (3,838 and 29) is the benchmark."Caleb is accurate from the pocket, he gets the ball out quick, and hes responsible for so many explosive plays," Murray analyzed. "He can run and throw on the run, too, unlike . Chicago is getting the total package in terms of quarterback talent."If all goes to plan, this offense with Williams, Odunze, Moore, , and could morph into the best Bears unit since 2013. That team featured Jay Cutler, Brandon Marshall, Alshon Jeffery, Matt Forte and Martellus Bennett, under longtime CFL brainiac Marc Trestman.The 2013 squad scored a whopping 445 points second-most in franchise history but allowed a Skylar Mays Jersey franchise-worst 478 points and finished 8-8.It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.Luckily, the Bears defense played like gangbusters after acquiring edge rusher from the last Halloween. Chicago allowed only 17.1 points per game over its final nine contests."You really cant a se s Poles 2024 draft cla s without discu sing Montez Sweat," Murray said. "The Bears traded their second-round pick for Sweat, and he was an absolute beast for them down the stretch last year."Chicago finished 6-3 against the spread (ATS) with Sweat in tow.As you can imagine, the Bears are one of the sexiest teams heading into next season. Their regular-season win total was 8.5 o-120 when the Onyeka Okongwu Jersey draft began and one sportsbook was at 8.5 o-145 when the first round ended. Dont be shocked if that number hits O/U 9 soon.Chicago is already favored to make the playoffs at multiple shops and lots of sportsbooks are playing defense against Bears money in the future markets. The Monsters of the Midway are as low as 3-1 to win the NFC North, 14-1 to win the NFC and 30-1 to win the Super Bowl.Murrays shop is one of the Vegas outfits dealing 14-1 in the NFC."Its definitely a defensive number," he admitted. "We havent written a ton of action on the Bears, but their ceiling is high if Williams excels. We have the Bears and Miami Dolphins both at 30-1 in the Super Bowl market. The Dolphins were almost a two-seed in the AFC last year."The respect is there."Chicago Bears odds to win NFC: *FanDuel Sportsbook: +2200 (bet $10 win $230 total)Fanatics Sportsbook: +2000 (bet $10 win $210 total)South Point Sportsbook: +1800 (bet $10 win $190 total)BetRivers Sportsbook: +1600 (bet $10 win $170 total)Caesars Sportsbook: +1600 (bet $10 win $170 total)BetMGM Sportsbook: +1500 (bet $10 win $160 total)Circa Sports Sportsbook: +1500 (bet $10 win $160 total)DraftKings Sportsbook: +1400 (bet $10 win $150 total)SuperBook Sportsbook: +1400 (bet $10 win $150 total)* odds as of 5/8/24The biggest concern bookmakers have for the Bears is head coach Matt Eberflus, who is a measly 10-24 on the Chicago sidelines. Sure, his Cam Reddish Jersey defense got better in the second half of 2023, but it was impo sible not to improve.Its no secret Eberflus is a defensive-minded coach, and hes far from a quarterback whisperer thatll take a young prodigy to the next level."Theres a ton of pre sure on Eberflus," Murray quipped. "If he doesnt win next season, you know whats going to happen. I a sure you Caleb Williams isnt going anywhere, and the GM is being lauded all over town."At Treveon Graham Jersey the end of the day, the Chicago Bears are light years ahead of where they were two years ago with Fields running for his life with no weapons and a terrible offensive line. Poles quickly built a support system for the heir apparent, and if The Kid actualizes his potential, look out.Bears stock is certainly climbing, unlike the free-falling Panthers."Carolina mi sed on and Caleb Williams," Murray cracked. "Stroud was the best rookie quarterback in the last 10 years and Williams is one of the biggest quarterback prospects in the last 10 years. Carolina was horrible for two straight seasons and didnt end up with either of them."Thats pretty amazing."Sam Panayotovich is a sports betting analyst for FOX Sports and NESN. He previously worked for WGN Radio, NBC Sports and VSiN. He'll probably pick against your favorite team. Follow him on Twitter @spshoot.Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, and follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily!  
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