Caleb Williams is expected to be a star as a rookie — but that doesn’t mean that success is expected to trickle down to his team.
At BetMGM, Williams is the +160 favorite to win NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. He’s at -115 to throw over 22.5 touchdowns (former Bears QB Justin Fields threw a combined 33 touchdowns over the past two seasons), and he’s at -120 to accumulate over 3,465.5 passing yards (Fields threw for an average of 2,402 over the past two seasons).
However, although Williams’ Bears are -125 to make the playoffs, they are expected to finish third in the NFC North (+375 to win the division), and with that, bettors are all in on them missing the postseason.
Chicago is -165 to win over 8.5 games, and +140 to win under 8.5 games.
Last season, the Packers were the only team to make the playoffs with fewer than 10 wins (9).
Recent history says that bettors could be onto…
