The Chicago Bears and Cincinnati Bengals meet Saturday in NFL preseason 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 Bears look for another preseason win after smoking the Browns a week ago. The Bears are 7-0-1 SU in their last 8 preseason games.
In the victory, Tyson Bagent threw for 169 yards, 1 touchdown, and 1 interception, while Case Keenum had 154 passing yards and 2 touchdowns. Roschon Johnson led the Bears with 34 rushing yards while Kaden Davis and Ray-Ray McCloud III combined for 151 receiving yards on 7 catches. Defensively, Ruben Hyppolite II led the Bears with 7 tackles, Jamree Kromah had 2 sacks, and Neville Gallimore had 2 tackles for loss.
Cincinnati Bengals Betting Preview
The Bengals also look for another victory after beating the Lions 9 days ago. The Bengals are 2-7-1 SU in their last 10 preseason games.
In the victory, Josh Johnson threw for 84 yards on 19 attempts while Joe Flacco had 51 passing yards and 1 touchdown. Kendall Milton led the Bengals with 21 rushing yards while Dohnte Meyers and Colbie Young combined for 57 receiving yards on 5 catches. Defensively, Joe Giles-Harris led the Bengals with 9 tackles, Kris Jenkins Jr. had 1 sack, and Swayze Bozeman had 1 tackle for loss.
Bengals vs Bears Prediction
Those who have followed me over the years know my handicapping in preseason is all about the quarterback position. The rest of the positions are toss-ups, and you have no idea who is going to play nd for how long. The one constant thing is decent quarterback play and the guys who can put points on the board.
The Bengals have an experienced backup quarterback situation in Flacco and Johnson, and that is attractive. However, Bagent and Keenum looked solid in the first preseason game, and the Bears have been money in recent exhibitions, which includes a 7-0-1 SU record in their last 8 tries. The same way we blindly backed the Ravens over the years when they won a million preseason games, the Bears have put themselves in a similar boat. The Bears haven’t lost a preseason game in 1,092 days. Give me the Bears.