Even with Chicago improbably sitting atop the conference, Dragon likes Green Bay 28-24—good for a Bears cover but a Packers statement. He simply sees Matt LaFleur’s club as the NFC North’s best entering December and trusts Lambeau to reinforce it.

Matt Bowen said the six points DraftKings is hanging on the Bears is too many. Chicago is pounding opponents for 153.8 rushing yards a game—second-best in the league—and Bowen loves how OC Shane Waldron layers post-snap motion to spring big lanes. He added that the Bears’ defense leads the NFL in takeaways, a trait he trusts to travel outdoors at Lambeau in December weather. Bowen’s conclusion: with a ground game that shortens contests and a defense that flips possessions, the Bears are live dogs and should be grabbed at +6 before the number shrinks.