The Chicago Bears and Cincinnati Bengals meet Sunday in NFL action at Paycor Stadium. Here’s a Bengals vs Bears Prediction. This article will include a Bengals vs Bears Pick.
Chicago Bears Betting Preview
The Chicago Bears beat the Saints, lost to the Ravens, and they play the Giants next. The Chicago Bears have won 4 of their last 5 games. Caleb Williams is completing 61.9 percent of his passes for 1,636 yards, 9 touchdowns, and 4 interceptions. DJ Moore and Rome Odunze have combined for 804 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns, while D’Andre Swift has 18 receptions.
The Chicago Bears ground game is averaging 124.6 yards per contest, and D’Andre Swift leads the way with 464 yards and 4 touchdowns. Defensively, Chicago is allowing 26.4 points and 350.7 yards per game. Tremaine Edmunds leads the Chicago Bears with 64 tackles, Grevon Dexter Sr. has 3.5 sacks and Kevin Byard III has 4 interceptions.
Cincinnati Bengals Betting Preview
The Cincinnati Bengals beat the Steelers, lost to the Jets, and they play the Steelers next. The Cincinnati Bengals have lost 5 of their last 6 games. Joe Flacco is completing 64.3 percent of his passes for 784 yards, 7 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins have combined for 1,080 receiving yards and 9 touchdowns, while Noah Fant has 23 receptions.
The Cincinnati Bengals ground game is averaging 82.9 yards per contest, and Chase Brown leads the way with 383 yards and 2 touchdowns. Defensively, Cincinnati is allowing 31.6 points and 407.9 yards per game. Demetrius Knight Jr. leads the Cincinnati Bengals with 62 tackles, Trey Hendrickson has 4 sacks and Jordan Battle has 3 interceptions.
Why the Cincinnati Bengals will win
- The Bears have lost nine of their last 10 road games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Bengals have won four of their last five games as home underdogs following a home loss.
- The Bengals have covered the spread in each of their last seven games following a home loss.
- The Bears have failed to cover the spread in each of their last six November games as favorites.
- The Bears have lost the first quarter in five of their last six games as favorites following a loss.
- The Bears have lost the first half in each of their last seven road games against teams that held a losing record.
Why the Chicago Bears will win
- The Bengals have lost each of their last eight Sunday games as underdogs.
- The favorites have won each of the Bears’ last seven Week 9 games.
- The Bengals have failed to cover the spread in each of their last four home games against NFC opponents.
- The Bears have covered the spread in six of their last seven games as favorites.
- The Bears have won the first quarter in four of their last five games.
- The Bengals have lost the first half in seven of their last eight games as underdogs against NFC opponents.
Total Points Facts
- Each of the Bengals’ last six home games following a loss have gone OVER the total points line.
- Seven of the last eight Sunday games at Paycor Stadium have gone OVER the total points line.
- Each of the Bears’ last five Sunday road games have gone OVER the total points line.
Cincinnati Bengals Player Prop Facts
- Tee Higgins has scored at least one touchdown in each of his last eight home appearances.
- Chase Brown has recorded 53+ rushing yards in four of the Bengals’ last five games following a home loss.
- Samaje Perine has recorded 32+ rushing and receiving yards in four of his last five appearances following a home loss.
- Joe Flacco has recorded 262+ passing yards in 11 of his last 13 home appearances as a starter.
- Tanner Hudson has recorded 10+ receiving yards in each of his last eight November appearances.
- Joe Flacco has recorded 25+ completions in five of his last six appearances with his team as an underdog following a loss.
- Heading into Week 9, Ryan Rehkow ranks 1st amongst qualified players for gross average yards per punt (52.8) this season.
Chicago Bears Player Prop Facts
- D’Andre Swift has scored a touchdown in each of the Bears’ last five road games.
- D’Andre Swift has recorded 59+ rushing yards in eight of his last nine regular season appearances with his team as a favorite.
- Cole Kmet has recorded 22+ rushing and receiving yards in each of his last 10 road appearances against AFC opponents.
- Cole Kmet has recorded 22+ receiving yards in each of his last 10 road appearances against AFC opponents.
- Caleb Williams has recorded 22+ completions in each of the Bears’ last four road games against AFC opponents.
- Heading into Week 9, Kevin Byard ranks T1st in the NFL in interceptions (4) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- Bengals – two different players have recorded 80+ rushing yards in a game this season – equal-most in the NFL, heading into Week 9.
- Bengals – two different players have recorded 90+ rushing yards in a game this season – equal-most in the NFL, heading into Week 9.
- Bears – two different players have recorded 80+ rushing yards in a game this season – equal-most in the NFL, heading into Week 9.
- Heading into Week 9, the Bears rank 1st in the NFL in interceptions (11) this season.
Bengals vs Bears Prediction
This line is a bit strange. Yes, the Bears are playing winning football, but they haven’t beaten anybody worth writing home about. A weak schedule, the Bears still have some showing and proving to do. The Bengals have major defensive issues, but the offense has come along with Flacco in the mix, topping 30 points in back-to-back games. The Bears have failed to cover 6 of their last 9 road games as a favorite. I’m just not bought in on the Bears, despite a few wins over the last month. Give me the home team and the free points.