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Alyssa Barbieri

Week 7 picks: Who the experts are taking in Bears vs. Bucs

The Chicago Bears will face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, where the Bears are looking to avoid losing two straight games for the first time this season. But it’s not going to be easy against one of the NFL’s best teams in the Bucs.

Chicago is coming off a frustrating loss to the Green Bay Packers in a game where they were in a good position to win. While the defense held up their end of the bargain, the offense only managed 14 points, which isn’t going to be enough to win games — especially against Aaron Rodgers and now Tom Brady.

There’s simply no confidence in them heading into this game, and no one is giving them a chance as 98% of experts are picking the Bears to lose to the Bucs on Sunday, according to NFL Pick Watch.

Chicago is currently 11.5-point home underdogs, according to Tipico Sportsbook, where they’re going to need a complete game if they stand a chance in upsetting Tampa Bay. But with questions on offense and the defense with some starters in jeopardy of not playing, it could be a rough afternoon.

Can the Bears pull off another upset against the Bucs? Will Chicago’s defense be able to contain Tom Brady?

We’ll see Sunday when the Bears and Bucs kick things off at 3:25 p.m. CT on CBS.

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