The Chicago Bears will face off against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field in Seattle on Sunday afternoon.
The Chicago Bears are 4-10 this season and have lost three games in a row. The Chicago Bears are coming off of a loss to the Minnesota Vikings by a score of 17-9 in their last game. The Bears out gained the Vikings by a total of 370-193, but committed 3 turnovers and got stopped on fourth down a few times for the loss. Chicago is averaging 17.1 points per game and is giving up 24.9 points per game against, while also averaging 182.1 passing yards per game and 125.2 rushing yards per game. Due to injuries to Andy Dalton and Justin Fields, the Bears are going to start Nick Foles at quarterback on Sunday, despite Foles not playing a single snap so far this season. David Montgomery has rushed for 668 yards and 4 touchdowns, while Darnell Mooney has caught 57 passes for 803 yards and 3 touchdowns. Cole Kmet has added 49 catches for 490 yards at the tight end position for the Bears.
The Seattle Seahawks are 5-9 this season and have won two of their last three games. Seattle lost to the Rams by a score of 20-10 in their last game. Seattle took the lead briefly right after halftime but the offense sputtered down the stretch and the Rams pulled away. Seattle only gained 214 total yards in the loss. Seattle is averaging 20.1 points per game and is giving up 20.1 points per game against, while also averaging 200.7 passing yards per game and 102.6 rushing yards per game. Russell Wilson has completed 65.4% of his passes for 2,458 yards, 16 touchdowns, and 5 interceptions. Rashaad Penny has rushed for 254 yards and 2 touchdowns, while Tyler Lockett has caught 62 passes for 1,023 yards and 5 touchdowns for the Seahawks.
Chicago is 3-7 ATS in their last 10 December games and 2-6 ATS in their last 8 road games. The under is 9-4 in Chicago’s last 13 games. Seattle is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against the NFC and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 December games. The under is 14-3 in Seattle’s last 17 games against the NFC. The over is 8-2 in these two teams last 10 head to head meetings.
The Bears actually played well in their loss to the Vikings, but are going to be without their quarterback for this game. The Seahawks have been disappointing this season as the offense has struggled to be as good as it has been in the past. With the unknown at quarterback for the Bears, I like Seattle at home in this game.
AUTHOR: David Racey
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