Buffalo Bills vs Chicago Bears Prediction, 8/26/2023 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason

Game: Buffalo Bills vs Chicago Bears

Date: Saturday, August 26, 2023

Location: Soldier Field in Chicago, IL

TV: No TV

Odds/Point Spread: Bears (+2)

Total/Over-Under: 38

The Buffalo Bills (14-4 last season) are hitting the road to Soldier Field on Saturday where they will try to beat the Chicago Bears (3-14 last year). Chicago opens as 2-point dogs. The total is set at 38.

The Buffalo Bills wrapped up their year with a 14-4 record. When they last stepped on the football field, the Bills went up against the Bengals and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 27-10. Josh Allen finished 25/42 with 265 yds passing. He had a quarterback rate of 68.1 and ended the contest with 1 interception. Josh Allen was the best rusher for the Bills with 8 totes for 26 yards (3.3 yards per attempt). Dawson Knox averaged 13.0 yds per catch by tallying 65 yards on 5 receptions. The Buffalo Bills ran the ball 19 different times and totaled 63 yds, earning them an average of 3.3 yards per tote. When the final whistle blew, they had 62 plays which gave them 325 yds. Buffalo gave up 23 completions on 36 attempts for a total of 240 yds, and a completion percentage of 63.9%. In the running game, the Bills gave up 172 yds on 34 attempts, which is 5.1 yds per rush allowed.

The Bills earned 6,361 total yards for last year. Buffalo accrued 212 1st downs, and they were called for 92 penalties for 709 yards. Buffalo compiled 35 touchdowns via the pass and 15 rushing touchdowns. They surrendered the ball 27 different times (14 picks and 13 fumbles). As a unit they maintained an average of 139.5 yards rushing, which was 7th in the NFL. Regarding scoring points, the Buffalo Bills held an average of 28.4 PPG.

The Bills were ranked 2nd in the National Football League in terms of their opponents scoring, conceding 17.9 PPG. They allowed an average of 4.3 yards per rush and 104.6 rushing yards per contest for the previous year. In total, they gave up 1,673 yards via the ground game in 16 games. In terms of passing yardage, the Bills conceded 3,433 yards which had them ranked 9th in the NFL. In their 16 games, they allowed 214.6 yards per outing through the air in addition to surrendering a completion percentage of 63.5%. They granted 319.1 yards per contest which put them 6th in the league. They surrendered 21 touchdowns via the pass as well as 10 running touchdowns.

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The Bears wrapped up their year with a 3-14 record. When they last stepped on the football field, the Bears went home defeated by a final of 29-13 against the Vikings. Nathan Peterman (1 TD) walked away from the game with 114 yds on 11/19 through the air while his QB rating was 92.9. He kept the ball away from the defense with no interceptions and his Y/A was 6.0 yds. Khalil Herbert carried the rock 10 times for 50 yards, ending the contest with 5.0 yards per carry for Chicago. Cole Kmet was one of the featured targets for the Bears, snagging 4 passes for 57 yds (14.3 yds per catch). Chicago ran the ball for 5.4 yards per carry, totaling 118 yds on 22 attempts. The Bears finished with a total of 259 yds while running 50 plays (5.2 yards per play). The Bears pass defense gave up a completion percentage of 84.8%, relinquishing 341 yards on 28 for 33 through the air. Chicago relinquished 38 running attempts for 141 yds (3.7 yds per carry).

Regarding the points being put on the board, the Bears sat 23rd in the NFL holding an average of 19.2 PPG. Over the course of last year, the Bears threw for a total of 2,219 passing yards along with an average of 130.5 passing yards per game, which had them sitting 32nd in the NFL. They maintained an average of 177.3 yards via the ground game and rushed for 3,014 yards for last year. The Chicago Bears averaged 307.8 yards/outing which had them ranked 28th in the league. The Chicago offense accrued 754 yards of penalties on 80 violations, which was good for 30th in the league in terms of helping out the other team. They gave away 15 interceptions while losing 10 fumbles and they earned 109 first downs.

They surrendered 22 touchdowns through the air in addition to 218.6 yards per game, which had them sitting 17th in the league. Chicago allowed a total of 2,674 yards via the ground game (157.3 yards per game) and 31 touchdowns by ground throughout last year. They tallied 23 takeaways (9 fumbles recovered and 14 picks) in the previous season. The Bears defense took part in 1,043 plays, which had them ranked 9th in the NFL. In total, they gave up 463 points in total. The Bears conceded 27.2 PPG, ranking them 32nd in the NFL.

Who will win tonight's Bills/Bears NFL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Bears +2

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