Ben Burns

Play Title *9* Ben Burns' Sunday ROAST! (71% NFLX Run!) *TV*

Play Selected Point Spread: -2.5/-102
I'm playing on DENVER. As you're probably aware, this game is arguably a little more important than a typical preseason game. For starters, it's Week 3, the week where the starters see the most playing time. Additionally, it features a pair of starting quarterbacks which were traded for each other during the offseason. Cutler, a former Bronco, is now leading the Bears. Orton, a former Bear, is now the starter for the Broncos. Naturally, both quarterbacks will be motivated for a big performance against their former team. That said, I expect the Broncos to be the 'hungrier' team overall. The Broncos are playing at home and have a new coach. That new coach (Josh McDaniels) surely doesn't want to be shown up in front of the home fans by Cutler, particularly with Denver already 0-2. I expect him to play to win and expect him to have his team "fired up." Off a solid win, with an established coach and playing on the road, the Bears have much less to prove. Even with last week's win, Chicago is just 3-6-1 ATS its last 10 preseason games. Looking back further and we find the Bears at a money-burning 14-25-4 ATS the last 43 times they played a preseason game with a line ranging from -3 to +3. The Broncos were generally tough at home in the preseason under Shanahan. In fact, they're 25-8 SU and 20-12-1 ATS their last 33 preseason games here. This is their first home game of this year's preseason and I expect them to continue their winning ways here under McDaniels, improving to 5-0 ATS the last five times they were coming off b2b preseason defeats. *9 Roast