Chicago Bears (3-4) vs. Dallas Cowboys (5-2)
October 30, 2022 1:00 pm EDT
The Line: Dallas Cowboys -9.5 / Chicago Bears +9.5; Over/Under: 42.5
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The Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears do battle Sunday afternoon in week 8 NFL action at AT&T Stadium. The Chicago Bears look to get back to a .500 record. The Dallas Cowboys look for a win after winning 5 of their last 6 games.
The Chicago Bears have lost 5 of their last 7 road games. Justin Fields is completing 55.9 percent of his passes for 1,048 yards, 5 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. Darnell Mooney and Equanimeous St. Brown have combined for 452 receiving yards and 1 touchdown, while Cole Kmet has 12 receptions. The Chicago Bears ground game is averaging 181 yards per contest, and Khalil Herbert leads the way with 464 yards and 3 touchdowns. Defensively, Chicago is allowing 18.9 points and 330 yards per game. Roquan Smith leads the Chicago Bears with 78 tackles, Trevis Gipson has 2 sacks and Eddie Jackson has 3 interceptions.
The Dallas Cowboys have won 8 of their last 12 home games. Dak Prescott is completing 61.1 percent of his passes for 341 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception. CeeDee Lamb and Noah Brown have combined for 818 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns, while Dalton Schultz has 14 receptions. The Dallas Cowboys ground game is averaging 121.7 yards per contest, and Ezekiel Elliott leads the way with 443 yards and 4 touchdowns. Defensively, Dallas is allowing 14.9 points and 305.3 yards per game. Donovan Wilson leads the Dallas Cowboys with 50 tackles, Micah Parsons has 7 sacks and Trevon Diggs has 3 interceptions.
The Bears are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games and 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Cowboys are 11-1 ATS vs. a team with a losing record and 21-8 ATS in their last 29 games overall. The over is 5-2 in Bears last 7 road games. The under is 6-1-1 in Cowboys last 8 games overall. The over is 7-0 in the last 7 meetings.
The Chicago Bears are in a bit of a letdown spot after their upset win over the Patriots, and they’re on a short week. Also, no matter how well the Bears played last week, they still have major issues along their offensive line, have a limited passing game because of it and their defense is 29th against the run. The Dallas Cowboys are at home and Dak Prescott has had a week to get the rust off and find his rhythm in this offense. That above average Cowboys defense that leads the league with 29 sacks should have a field day against that Bears offensive line. Terrible matchup for the visiting side. Give me the Cowboys in a comfortable victory.
