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Bears fans take to Twitter to react to the Robert Quinn trade news

The Chicago Bears continued to re-tool the roster on Wednesday, doing so by trading away star pass rusher Robert Quinn to Philadelphia.

Chicago will take on Quinn’s salary but will receive a fourth round pick back in the deal. With the team reportedly shopping him in the offseason, they finally made the decision to do it here before the NFL trade deadline and getting a fourth round pick back for him seems like a win.

Right after the news broke that Quinn was traded, Bears fans took to Twitter to react to the news and the draft pick returning:

Quinn was signed by the Bears in the 2020 offseason and put together a record-breaking season in 2021, recording 18.5 sacks.

He’s a veteran that is looking for a shot to win the Super Bowl and should get that in Philadelphia. He’s also an easy player to root for moving forward. We wish Quinn the best of luck in Philly.

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Ezekiel Elliott’s status for Sunday’s game against the Bears is in question after head coach Mike McCarthy told reporters Wednesday that the Cowboys running back has a sprained right knee.

Elliott– who was hit in the knee Sunday — was set to work with the team’s rehab group during Wednesday’s practice, he said.

Elliott has run 109 times for 443 yards and four touchdowns, including a 15-carry, 57-yard performance that yielded two touchdowns in Sunday’s 24-6 win against the Lions.

He’d posted his best rushing game of the season a week earlier, running 13 times for 81 yards and one touchdown in a loss to the Eagles.

Tony Pollard, who has shared carries in the Cowboys backfield, would see an increased workload with Elliott out. He’s been far more efficient than his more famous teammate this season. He’s averaging 5.6 yards per attempt this season, which is ninth-most among NFL running backs. Elliott averages 4.1.

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The Bears are trading edge rusher Robert Quinn to the Eagles, one year after he set a franchise record with 18 1/2 sacks.

The Bears will get a fourth-round pick in return, per ESPN.

Linebacker Roquan Smith grew emotional Wednesday when asked about it.

“Sucks,” Smith said. “I have a great deal of respect for that guy. Crazy.”

Smith put his orange T-shirt over his head, said he needed a minute and eventually ended his press conference at Halas Hall.

The Bears had listened to offers for Quinn despite a disappointing season in which he’s totaled only one sack. The NFL trade deadline is Tuesday, and the undefeated Eagles have Super Bowl aspirations.

Quinn set the Bears single-season sacks record last year. He seemed to be a prime candidate to be traded elsewhere, though, when new general manager Ryan Poles took over and began rebuilding the Bears. He traded Khalil Mack to the Chargers and let veterans Akiem Hicks, Allen Robinson and others leave via free agency.

Poles said in the offseason that he wanted to keep Quinn around. In retrospect, he likely would have gotten more in exchange for Quinn had he not decided to keep him into the season. Trading Mack brought back a second-round pick last year and a sixth-rounder in 2023.

A fourth-round pick in 2023 falls more in line with the Bears’ timeline than keeping a 32-year-old edge rusher.

Quinn did not participate in offseason activities, even those that were mandatory, but said he was simply focused on getting his body in shape.

Quinn told the Sun-Times last week that he didn’t want to go anywhere.

“I’m not walking into this building thinking about being somewhere else,” he said. “I don’t want to walk in being a fake, acting like I want to be here but really I don’t. I’m here and I’m as happy as I can be.”

Poles said Monday that the Bears would be willing to talk to other teams as the trade deadline approached, but stressed that any deal would have to make long-term sense for the Bears.

“I’ve always talked about this – it’s sustaining success for a long period of time,” he said. “It’s not the short fix all the time. Just blending that together is tough because it takes a lot of discipline to do. So that’s what we’re balancing.”

The Bears signed Quinn to a five-year, $70 million deal before the 2020 season. He was perhaps the league’s most disappointing signing of the year, recording only two sacks in 15 games. His record-setting season last year brought his value back up, making his contract — in which the Bears owed him $12.8 million in base salary this season — palatable. The Bears are expected to pay a considerable amount of the base salary owed him the rest of the season.

The Bears host the Eagles on Dec. 18.

“We will welcome him in,.” quarterback Jalen Hurts told Eagles reporters on Wednesday. “He’s done this. I can’t wait to meet him and get it rolling.”

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Early look at Week 8 NFL betting lines and moves with ATS trends and info.

With week 8 of the NFL season here, we are taking a look at the updated betting lines and moves for the best plays of the week. It’s an intriguing slate once again with a Thursday Night Football game in the NFL between Baltimore and Tampa Bay, but the rest of the slate looks promising to make some money as well.

All odds via wagertalk.com 

NFL Thursday Night Oct. 27, 7:15 pm CST

Ravens @ Bucs +1.5, 45.5

Look ahead line was Tampa -3, now sits Ravens -1.5 which is a  4-point line movement off of opener.

Ravens outgained last week by Browns 6 yards per play  to 4 yard per play (336 yards to 254 total yards) Lamar Jackson last 4 games 3 TD’s, 4 INT’s 120 passing yards per game after hot start.

Ravens have now blown 3 double digit leads in each of their 3 losses in 2nd half and almost did the same last week. They were very fortunate to beat the Browns.

Bucs are in tough shape, got gashed by back up RB’s on Sunday for Carolina. D’onta Foreman had 15 carries for 118 yards and Chuba Hubard 9 carries for 63 yards and a TD.  Mike Evan’s dropped wide open TD on 3rd play from scrimmage which set the tone for the game early on.

Tampa 6-1 to the under, 2-5 ATS

Ravens 5-2 to the under, 3-4 ATS

NFL Sunday London Game

Broncos @Jags -2.5, 39-

Jags opened -4 bet down to -2.5, total 39.5 Two more teams struggling, look ahead line was Jags -2.

Brett Rypien was horrible for Denver as Broncos scored 9 points again. Denver defense was great again last week but offense continues to struggle under Nathaniel Hackett.

Jags are now 0-5 in one score games this year and had 13 penalties for 81 yards in meltdown against Giants. Tough to take Jags as a favorite so far this year, I learned my lesson last week.

Denver has scored 16 points or less in 6 of their 7 games, Hackett could be on the hot seat soon if this continues.

Denver 6-1 to under, 2-5 ATS

Jags 4-3 to over, also 2-5 ATS.

NFL Sunday Oct. 30

Chicago @ Dallas –9.5, 43

Look ahead line was Dallas -10 and 43, Bears took small money after big win against Patriots last night.

Dallas Offensive line dominated last week 139 rushing yards and their defense also is borderline elite and playing at super bowl level.

Lions came into the Dallas game averaging 28 PPG and didn’t score a TD. Dallas has only given up more then 1 TD in a game once this season against Eagles..

Bears dominated the Patriots on Monday night in Foxborough 33-14. Will be a good test for Justin Fields after huge game against Pats.

Dallas 5-2 ATS, 5-1-1 to the under, Bears 3-3-1 ATS, 4-3 to the under.

 Raiders @ Saints +2, 49.5

Look ahead line was Saints -1, now Raiders -2

Saints are struggling, Dalton two pick 6’s last week. Have Lost 5 of their last 6 games. Poorly coached team under Dennis Allen and really miss Sean Peyton. Lattimore, Adebo, Robey, Jarvis Landry and Michael Thomas all questionable this week, injuries are adding up for Saints.

Raiders had 400 yards of offense against Texans. Next 5 opponents are .500 or less, Raiders should be favored in 9 of their next 11 after slow start. Raiders to make playoffs on Betonline is currently+240 which is a bet I’m likely to make.

Josh Jacobs is heating up on the ground, 144,154, and 143 yards in his last 3.

Raiders also gave up over 400 yards to Texans last week and are 4-1-1 to the over, Saints are also 5-2 to the over. Over is also going to be a bet for me in this one.

Panthers +4.5 @ Atlanta, 42

Look ahead was Atlanta -7 when people were fading Carolina as 13 point dogs last week and they won outright at +400 on the money line against Bucs . Panthers are now one game out of first place!

Carolina defense has been good and running game perhaps showing some life. Lots of secondary injuries for Atlanta.

Going to have a hard time taking Falcons as a favorite as they are banged up defensively. Panthers as a big dog might be in play here again.

Atlanta 6-1 ATS, Carolina 2-5 ATS. 67% of the handle currently coming on Atlanta.

Steelers @ Eagles -10.5, 43

Eagles biggest favorite on the board at -10.5. Look ahead was -9.5, total is 43.5

Everyone loving the Eagles right now, Eagles are 6-0 and off a bye week. Often times coming off a bye week can mess up a team’s rhythm.

Steelers hanging around as they got guys back from injury last week. Other then blowout loss to Bills they have been within 1 score in final 2 minutes of their other six games. Defense is keeping them in games.

Heavy public money on Eagles 75% handle and 56% of the bets, could be another good Tomlin dog spot.

Dolphins -3 @ Lions, 51.5

Line opened Miami -3 and went to -3.5, look ahead was Miami -3 with heavy juice.

Miami offense really struggled on Sunday night after first 3 drives against Steelers, Steelers dropped 4 easy INT’s.

Miami was held to 127 yard of offense in 2nd half and punted on 5 out of 6 possessions and went scoreless in second half.

Lions 4-18-1 straight up under Dan Campbell and 1-5 this season. Lions also had 5 turnovers last week against Dallas. The loss of Swift and St. Brown on offense is really hurting them.

Lions are 4-2 to the over

Miami 3-4 ATS

Cardinals +4 @ Vikings, 49

Look ahead line was Vikings -6.5, got bet down to -5.5 and now -3.5. Vikings did not play last week (bye week) and the line moved that much.

Vikings 5-1 straight up but only 2-4 ATS and were outgained by Miami two weeks ago by 224 yards.

As road dog under Cliff Kingsbury the Cards are 15-3-2 ATS and have won 8 straight games on the road as a dog. Getting Hopkins back is huge for them.

Patriots -1.5 @ Jets, 40.5

Look ahead line was Pats -1, now at -1.5, total of 40.

Breece Hall injury is huge, he has been tremendous for the Jets offense.

Jets 5-2 ATS, have won and covered 4 straight games.

Pats get blown out by Bears, get outgained by 130 yards. QB situation is a mess, Duggar injured at safety.

Patriots now in last place in AFC East! Must win for them this week or they will not make playoffs.

Titans -2 @ Texans, 40.5

Look ahead line was Titans -3, total of 41. Opened Titans -3.5 and now down to -2.

Titans have won 4 straight but very banged up. Henry 3 straight 100 yard rushing games .

Texans have allowed the 3rd most rushing yards in the NFL, Josh Jacobs destroyed them last week.

This line line seems cheap to me for the Titans.

Giants +3 @ Seattle, 44.5

Look ahead line was Seattle -1, now sitting at -3.

Seattle playing really well now first place in their division. Their defense has gotten much better last couple of weeks.

Giants have bye week next week, 6-1 ATS, only other 6-1 ATS team other then Falcons. Also 6-1 in one score games. 6 wins by a combined 27 points.

Giants are a great live betting team, seem to always be down and comeback.

Commanders +3 @ Colts 40

Look ahead line was Indy -6, now -3.

Washington defense allowing under 3.7 yards per rush last 5 games which is top 5 in the NFL. Chase Young might be back this week.

Heinicke is a better QB then Wentz, made a great play to seal the game for Commanders.

Colts 6-1 to the under,  Sam Ehlinger in at QB for Colts. Frank Reich also on the hot seat!

49ers @ Rams +1.5, 43

Look ahead was Rams -2.5, got bet down to -1. Rams are off a bye week.

Niner’s just gave up 9.1 yards per play and 6 TD’s last week to KC, gave up 4 TD’s the previous week to Atlanta. Also had 7 defensive starters out last week.

Rams coming off a bye, 5 out of their 8 Offensive linemen were out going into the bye. Zero running game, fewest rushing yards in the NFL this year,

Niner’s taking money but both teams are struggling. Shanahan owns McVeigh.

Packers +11 @ Bills, 47.5

Look ahead was Bills -8, got bet up -8.5 now -11.5.

Packers first 3 game losing streak since 2008, first losing streak under LaFleur who appears to be a fraud. Also, no 3rd down conversions for Packers for the first time since 1999. Special teams playing poorly. Rodgers banged up, Lazard is hurt.

12 combined carriers for Jones and Dillon last week.

Bills off a bye week and frustrating loss to KC. Blew Steelers out at home week before that. -11 is a ton of points to lay no matter the opponent.

I will write up some best bets for these games later in the week!

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Illinois football remains the top of the Big Ten West and looks to run the table all the way to Lucas Oil Stadium for the Big Ten title.

While Illinois football is playing at a high level Nebraska has been quietly sticking around the past few weeks since getting blown out by Oklahoma. They beat Indiana, then Rutgers and finally they lost by 6 to Purdue in a high scoring affair. Scott Frost firing was the big news in college football for a while but things have settled down for Nebraska and they’re just kind of sticking it out and playing decent football lately.

Nebraska’s QB is Casey Thompson who is a Texas transfer who showed some promise early in this season but the spark kind of faded with all of the turmoil. He has put up some decent yards with over 1,800 as of current with 11 TD but he does have 8 interceptions this year and that’s been the kryptonite. Trey Palmer an LSU transfer is their leading receiver who has nearly 800 yards on 47 receptions this year. It is hard to look at those two and not think they can be a threat to Illinois football this weekend. The one thing Illinois does have going for them is the Nebraska defense.

Nebraska defense is tough. They played well against Rutgers a few weeks back which is not difficult to do but besides that the defense has been Swiss cheese. They allow 31.3 points per game and their offense averages putting up 29.7. Thats poor. Total yards that Nebraska gives up a game is 471.7. They nearly let up 300 yards in passing and 200 yards in rushing! The statistics are absolutely insane. To almost average letting up 200 yards of rushing against per game is rough.

As for Illinois football it’s a true balanced team which these days is the only way to have successful football. It has been a bit of a surprise to see Illinois be ranked and be in contention for a big ten title. Exciting is an understatement. Bielama is a good coach and this year has shown that as he has continued to grow a program that was becoming lost and invisible in a huge conference before he arrived. So far this year game after game people are doubting Bielama and Illinois football but they push through and win.

Quarterback Tommy DeVito has been a positive for the Illini and his play could be the key down the stretch. After struggling at Syracuse, DeVito’s game has changed with Illinois.

He doesn’t have to do too much as the team is balanced this year and they get to pick and choose when to put the ball in his hands. Stats wise you can’t ask for much more he’s over 1,400 yard with 10 TDs and only 2 interceptions. In this type of offense that will work just fine.

The star of the show for Illinois football is Chase Brown. Genuinely in contention for the Doak Walker and he’s leading that race to be fair. Chase has been the spotlight that Illinois football has needed because every team needs that guy that they can count on. He has been stellar in their success and if they can try and use him more even in the pass game through screens and angle routes he can even go for Heisman. Nebraska will have their hands full with Chase and they know it. It is up to Bielama to make sure Chase gets touches and plenty of them. Chase has 1,059 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns so far on the season and he’ll need to stay in contact with the ball plenty for Illinois to run the table.

This will be a primetime game on Saturday so I will be adding this to my “Best Bets” articles for primetime games that I do for college football. Look for that tomorrow 10/27.

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The Jacksonville Jaguars worked out a former Bears linebacker

The Jacksonville Jaguars appear to be looking for help on defense for their practice squad. According to Aaron Wilson with KPRC, Jaguars looked at two defensive players this week in a workout. One player, former Bears linebacker Jeremiah Attaochu, was brought in to compete for a practice squad position.

NFL workouts and visits pic.twitter.com/wOGsljOLg2

— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) October 26, 2022

Attaochu played for the Bears in five games last season before sustaining an injury. He registered two total tackles and a hit quarterback once. Attaochu sustained a torn pec that would sideline him for the rest of the 2021 season. He was released by the Bears this June, a week after saying he was excited to play in the new scheme. Attaochu has since had a brief stint with the Baltimore Ravens. He played in one game for the Ravens and recorded two tackles. Attaochu could bring game experience to the struggling Jaguars’ defense if he makes the team.

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The Chicago Bulls open as betting favorites for the first time this season as they welcome the 1-3 Indiana Pacers to the United Center.

The Chicago Bulls got back on the right track Monday night at home against the Boston Celtics with a 120-102 win as 6-point underdogs. Tonight, after four games, they find themselves as big favorites over a struggling Indiana Pacers team.

The Chicago Bulls injury designations continue to improve with zero questionable or probables on the docket, while Indiana has a couple of key inside defenders potentially sitting this one out. Daniel Theis has been ruled out for tonight’s game, and Myles Turner remains questionable. Turner has yet to make his debut, and while I hate to speculate injuries or lack of injuries, given the odds on the spread and total for this game, I am under the impression that Turner will not play.

If Turner can’t go, this Chicago Bulls squad has a fantastic opportunity to build off of their offensive success from Monday’s game, and should give their key players a huge edge for an efficient night. Let’s keep the wins rolling in for these best bets, and let’s get our Bulls across the .500 mark tonight at home! Let’s see some red and Go Bulls!

2022 Bulls Best Bet Record: 3-1

Chicago Bulls Team Total Over 121.5 (Sportsbook odds may vary)

If you are looking at this number and wondering if this number is too high to crack, I am going to illustrate how bad this Indiana defense has been. Before I go into that, I mentioned Myles Turner may not play tonight with an ankle injury and has yet to make his debut this season.

Even if Turner does play tonight, this Pacers team is still greatly flawed, but without him, Indiana has been tormented by opposing big men. Whether that is Joel Embiid or San Antonio’s Jakob Poeltl, true centers with scoring ability have been the death of this Indiana defense, giving you strong confidence that Nikola Vucevic should be a huge factor in securing not only a win for the Bulls, but a huge scoring night for the offense.

While it certainly is incredibly early in the NBA season, this Indiana team has been atrocious, and with the ‘tankapalooza’ buzz surrounding Victor Wembanyama, you can feel comfortable knowing a Pacers team projected near the bottom of the league is probably very interested in putting themselves into a position to land the star prospect. Thus far, their lack of defensive competence has certainly set themselves up for a long season regardless of how healthy this team is.

Heading into tonight’s game the Pacers rank 25th in defensive efficiency, 26th in effective field goal percentage, 29th in 3-point percentage, and last in opponent free throws attempted per game. The Chicago Bulls are not exactly putting fear into teams from behind the three-point line, but with a 47.6% shooting night on Monday, I do feel confident in them staying hot, considering the opportunities that they will see. Even considering the hot night Monday, a great night from beyond the arc may not be necessary to get this offensive into the 120s.

The biggest stat to feel optimistic about that was listed above, is the free throw attempts that Indiana allows. Vucevic, LaVine, and Demar Derozan will almost undoubtedly see a high number of free throw attempts in this game from open to close. Ranking third in free throws attempted per game, and sixth in free throw percentage, this Bulls team will have a massive edge from top to bottom against a foul happy team in the Pacers tonight.

Let’s take a look back at Indiana’s 137-134 loss to the Spurs last week to see just how insane the free throw numbers can be. Guards Tre Jones, Devin Vassell, and Josh Richardson combined for 15-17 from the free throw line, hitting five each. I don’t know about you but, LaVine, Derozan and the rest of Chicago’s guards put a little more fear into a defense than that trio of guards does. I also mentioned Poeltl earlier, who over 29 minutes scored 21 points and 8 rebounds, attempting a whopping 21 free throws, scoring 13 of them.

The strategy in that game may have been ‘hack-a-Poeltl’ with his career 52% free throw numbers, but one way or another, Vucevic will see a huge amount of scoring opportunities, or a giant number of free throw opportunities tonight against this defense.

I would be interested in the spread tonight, but with some guards that could exploit this Chicago Bulls defense, I am a little hesitant to fire away on a total beatdown in both facets of the game. Instead, I’ll take full solace in this Bulls’ offense to have a massive night, and in addition, gave you some bonus plays below to consider. Let’s keep things rolling tonight! Best of luck and GO BULLS!!

Bonus Plays:Ayo Dosunmu Over 1.5 3’sNikola Vucevic Over 11.5 Rebounds

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Bears center Lucas Patrick will go on injured reserve after hurting his toe Monday night against the Patriots, head coach Matt Eberflus said Wednesday.

That leaves Sam Mustipher, who was benched after six starts, to inherit the job back from the veteran. The Bears will promote center Dieter Eiselen from the practice squad as insurance.

Patrick left the Patriots game toward the end of the first quarter of his first start at center this season. He underwent tests Tuesday.

“We’re still determining the extent of that injury,” Eberflus said. “We’ll figure that out as we go.”

The Bears signed him to a two-year, $8 million deal in March with plans that he’d start at center, but he broke his thumb early in training camp and was unable to snap at the start of the season. Patrick rotated at right guard with Teven Jenkins and eventually shifted to left guard when Cody Whitehair was hurt earlier this month.

When the Bears evaluated the best way to improve during their “mini-bye,” they settled on moving Patrick to center and putting veteran MIchael Schofield at left guard.

Pringle to practice

Receiver Byron Pringle is returning to practice after the Bears put him on IR with a calf injury Sept. 27. That opens up a three-week window for him to return to game action.

Eberflus wouldn’t close the door on a return Sunday against the Cowboys.

“We’re gonna see where he goes, in terms of his conditioning level,” he said. “He’s been working with the strength staff and we’re gonna open his window up [Wednesday] for that. And again, if he does really well, we’ll see what happens later in the week.”

Pringle had two catches for 33 yards on three targets through the Bears’ first three games. His snap count was limited early in the season after he returned from a quad injury suffered during training camp.

The Bears gave Pringle a one-year, $4.125 million contract this offseason, making him the lone splurge in a receivers’ room that was desperately in need of new talent.

Fountain signs

Receiver Daurice Fountain, who has experience playing under both Eberflus and general manager Ryan Poles, will join the practice squad. The Northern Iowa alum was a fifth-round pick of the Colts in 2018 who played 67 offensive snaps and 24 special teams downs over three years with the team. He appeared in two games with the Chiefs last year and was on their practice squad this season.

“We know him, understand what kind of guy he is,” Eberflus said. “He’s an excellent young man and a good team guy.”

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