VEGAS BETTING REPORT: Bears’ Super Bowl Surge Leads NFL Midseason Betting Surprises

Perhaps the biggest National Football League (NFL) betting storyline to emerge as the season approaches its halfway point is the Chicago Bears’ emergence as a legitimate Super Bowl threat, according to Las Vegas-based Johnny Avello , director of sports operations at DraftKings. The Bears are coming off a convincing 34-17 win over the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks on Monday (Nov. 2) night and are now +750 to win the championship in futures at DraftKings, behind only the San Francisco 49ers (+550) and the Buffalo Bills (+600). With the NFL trade deadline on Nov.