Sunday Night Football

[mickey]

Philadelphia at Chicago


The Bears are coming off a tough loss at home against the Bucs in a game Chicago led by 10 with just over 3:00 minutes remaining. The usually stout Bears defense allowed 454 total yards to the punchless Bucs. In its first three games, Chicago is giving up close to 250 yards per game through the air. This is obviously an area of concern with Donovan McNabb and the Eagles coming to town. Rookie RB Matt Forte continues to be a bright spot for the Bears, averaging 101 yards rushing in his first three games.

The Eagles put up the defensive performance of the year so far in a 15-6 win over Pittsburgh, sacking Ben Roethlisberger eight times and allowing just 180 total yards. The big news for the Eagles is the status of injured running back Brian Westbrook, who injured his ankle against the Steelers and has been on crutches all week. It looks like Philly will have to play this game without its most explosive offensive weapon. It could be a long night for Bears quarterback Kyle Orton. The Eagles defense is allowing just 45 yards per game on the ground through three games.


Philadelphia is 2-1 straight up and 0-1 on the road. They're 3-0 against the spread overall and 1-0 on the road. They've averaged 30 points per game this season, 37 points on the road. They've given up an average of 16.7 points per game, while giving up 41 points on average on the road.
The Eagles are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 road games. The Eagles are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 vs. the NFC. The Eagles are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Eagles are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games in Week 4. The Eagles are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games in September. The road team is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings between the two teams.

Chicago is 1-2 straight up and 0-1 at home. They're 1-1 against the spread overall and 0-1 at home. They've played 1 under and 1 over. Playing at home they've played 0 unders and 1 over. They've averaged 23.3 points per game this season, 24 at home. They've given up an average of 20 points this season, while allowing 27 points per game on average at home.

The Bears are 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The Bears are 4-10 ATS in their last 14 home games. The Bears are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games in Week 4. The Bears are 1-6-1 ATS in their last 8 games in September. The underdog is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings between the two teams.



For a 1-2 team the Bears are very overrated. If McNabb’s ribs are OK, I like this spot.

Wiz's call: Philadelphia-3

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I'm on it too Mick...