Stu Feiner's Bears Super Bowl call resurfaces before Bucs

Stu wants his flowers, and he isn't waiting for February. He put the receipt back out himself, all caps, no hedging.

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@VivaLaStool

Stu predicted a Bears Super Bowl in week 1

For the record, this was not a popular take when he made it. ESPN has Chicago opening the season at 24-1 to win Super Bowl LXI. The books moved them to 14-1 after the Bears traded for All-Pro defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons, and then to +950 after they went on the road Monday night and beat the defending champion Seahawks. That has them tied for 3rd-best odds in the league, behind only the 49ers and Bills. BetMGM told ESPN the Bears took the most Super Bowl money of any team over the past week and are now a loser for the book in the futures market. So everyone who bet with Stu at the start is sitting on a ticket that looks pretty good right now.

Not everybody at the Sports Advisors desk is riding the wave, though. Big Cat, who has lived and died with this franchise as loudly as anybody, looked at Sunday's matchup and didn't like it.

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@barstoolsports

Big Cat thinks the Bears are in a stinky spot against the Bucs @manscaped Lawn Mower Late Slate: Buccaneers vs. Bears

You can see where he's coming from. Chicago is coming off a huge, emotional Monday night road win, and now it gets a short week before a home game in prime time with everyone suddenly calling it a contender. Tampa Bay is 3-5 but has won 2 straight division games, including a 16-0 shutout of Atlanta where it ran for a franchise-record 324 yards. That's a team that can shorten the game and make a favorite uncomfortable. The books still have the Bears laying about 6.5 points, so Big Cat is going against the market and against the hype.

That's the whole Bears fan experience in 1 week of Sports Advisors. Stu is already planning the parade, Big Cat is the guy who has been burned too many times to trust a good feeling, and both of them are going to tell you they were right no matter how Sunday goes. Chicago and Tampa kick off Sunday, November 8 at 8:20 p.m. ET at Soldier Field on Sunday Night Football. Cover it and Stu gets louder. Lose it and Big Cat has his receipt.