The NFL's Week 7 schedule begins Thursday night with the New England Patriots (4-2) visiting the Chicago Bears (4-2) in Chicago, Illinois. Kickoff from Solider is at 8:15 p.m. ET (Prime Video). Let's analyze NFL prop bet odds around the Patriots vs. Bears and tab the 5 best prop bets to go along with SportsbookWire's expert NFL picks and predictions for Week 7.
The Patriots have looked like a team that has sorted out any their season in recent weeks. New England enters Thursday on a 3-game winning streak with wins against the Buffalo Bills, Las Vegas Raiders, and most recently, a 26-19 victory over the New York Jets. QB Drake Maye has 10 TDs and 1 INT over that span, including 3 TDs against the Jets. That win also saw the return of WR AJ Brown
to lineup.
Speaking of health, QB Caleb Williams returned to the Bears' sideline last week in a 31-23 win over the Atlanta Falcons. Williams was 30 for 36 passing with 305 yards and a TD. Chicago shined on the ground on both sides of the ball as well. Bears RB D'Andre Swift had 2 TDs while Chicago's defense held Atlanta's rushing attack, ranked No. 4 in the NFL (149.5 yards per game), to just 63 yards.
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Patriots at Bears prop bets
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Patriots WR AJ BROWN OVER 71.5 YARDS (-114)
Brown's first game back was not productive, but this number is favorably low because of that. Last week, Brown had just 3 catches for 27 yards, but he had 10 targets so these numbers should go up.
Bears RB D'ANDRE SWIFT ANYTIME TD (-150)
Teammate Kyle Monangai had cut into some of Swift's goal line touches and touchdowns this season. He was not healthy enough to do that last week and Swift score twice. Monangai is once again ruled out.
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Patriots QB DRAKE MAYE OVER 1.5 PASS TD (-122)
Maye is on a scoring streak and a big reason why the Pats have turned it around and he has 10 TD passes on their winning streak. The Bears' stout defense has allowed 9 passing TDs this season, a middle-of-the-pack number in the NFL.
Bears RB D'ANDRE SWIFT OVER 17.5 RECEIVING YARDS (-113)
Swift has 18 catches so far this season and as long as he gets his hands on a few, he'll pass this total. The Patriots defense has allowed 236 receiving yards to opposing running backs in 2026, fifth-most in the NFL.
PATRIOTS TEAM TOTAL: OVER 23.5 (-128)
The Patriots have hit the Over in every game on their current streak. They've scored no less than 26 points each game on that ride as well.
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