The 2024 NFL preseason kicks off Thursday when the Chicago Bears and Houston Texans collide in the 2024 NFL Hall of Fame Game at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio. The Texans are coming off a 2023 season in which they went 11-8, won the AFC South, knocked off the Browns in the playoffs and reached the AFC Division Round. The Bears went 7-10, which tied for the worst record in the NFC North. 

Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. ET. Houston is a 1.5-point favorite in the latest Bears vs. Texans odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 31.5. Before you make any Texans vs. Bears picks or Hall of Fame Game predictions of your own, you need to see what NFL expert R.J. White has to say, given his mastery of picks in games involving the Bears.

White, a Fantasy and gambling editor for CBS Sports, consistently crushes against-the-spread picks and has gone 643-543-34 on his ATS picks from 2017-23, which returned more than $4,600 to $100 players. He also went 101-84-4 (+1366) on all NFL spread picks last season.

Most importantly, White has a read on the Bears. In fact, he is 64-46-5 (+1539) on his last 115 picks in games involving Chicago! Anyone who has followed him is WAY UP!

Now, White has locked in on Bears vs. Texans. We can tell you he's leaning Under the total and he's found a critical X-factor that has him jumping ALL OVER one side of the spread! You NEED to see his analysis before locking in any Texans vs. Bears picks of your own.

Who wins Bears vs. Texans in the Hall of Fame Game? And what critical X-factor makes one side of the spread hit? Join SportsLine right now to see which side of the Texans vs. Bears spread is a MUST-BACK, all from the expert on a 64-46 roll on picks involving Chicago!