NFL Picks Chicago Bears vs. Indianapolis Colts: Sunday Night Football kickoff its 2008 NFL season with a terrific rematch of Super Bowl XLI, as the Chicago Bears travel to Lucas Oil Stadium to take on Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts . This game has a scheduled starting time of just after 8:15 PM on the east, and can be seen nationwide on NBC. SBGglobal.com has the Indianapolis Colts as –9.5 betting odds favorites to win their 2008-2009 NFL season-opener against the Chicago Bears (+9.5) .

Last NFL season, the Colts finished with a mark of 13-3, which was good for 1st place in the AFC South. Meanwhile, the Chicago Bears finished 3rd in the NFC North, with an overall record of 7-9, as they failed to make the playoffs.

Head coach Tony Dungy (80-28 including the postseason) is looking to get back to the big dance, as he is enters his 7th season at the helm of the Colts.

Across the field, Lovie Smith (38-30; including playoffs), who is currently in his 5th season leading the Bears, is also hoping his team can have a successful 2008-2009 NFL season.

Neither the Colts, nor the Bears had a good preseason this year, as they went 1-4, and 1-3, respectively.

In this game, it will be particularly interesting to see how Indianapolis’ offensive-line reacts to Chicago’s pressure “D”. It will be particularly intriguing t o see the match up between OTs, Ryan Diem and Tony Ugoh, vs. DEs, Adewale Ogunleye and Alex Brown.

Another thing people will be keeping a close eye on is QB Peyton Manning’s mobility in the pocket. After sitting out the entire preseason due to an offseason knee surgery, the Bears defensive might want to put some pressure early, to test his mobility in the pocket. The OVER/UNDER in this NFL Picks: Chicago Bears vs. Indianapolis Colts has been set at a combined total of 44 points.

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