Tennessee Titans vs Chicago Bears Prediction, 8/12/2023 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason

Game: Tennessee Titans vs Chicago Bears

Date: Saturday, August 12, 2023

Location: Soldier Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NFL NET

Odds/Point Spread: Bears (+1)

Total/Over-Under: 35

The Tennessee Titans (7-10 last season) are on their way to Soldier Field on Saturday where they will play the Chicago Bears (3-14 last year). Tennessee is 1-point favorites. The total is 35.

The Tennessee Titans finished the year with a 7-10 record. The last time they stepped on the gridiron, the Titans stepped onto the field against the Jaguars and took a loss by a final of 20-16. Joshua Dobbs connected on 20/29 with 179 yds passing and 1 TD. He had a QB rating of 82.4 and ended the game with 1 pick. Derrick Henry was the best rusher for the Titans with 30 carries for 109 yds (3.6 yards per attempt). Chigoziem Okonkwo held an average of 14.0 yds per reception by totaling 42 yards on 3 catches. The Tennessee Titans ran the ball 39 different times and compiled 147 yards, which earned them an average of 3.8 yards per attempt. In the game, they ran 72 plays which gave them 312 yards. Tennessee conceded 20 completions on 32 tries for a total of 203 yds, and a completion percentage of 62.5%. When it came to the battle of the line of scrimmage, the Titans conceded 19 yds on 14 attempts, which averages out to 1.4 yds per run allowed.

Concerning putting the ball in the endzone, the Tennessee Titans were sitting at 17.5 PPG. As a unit they held an average of 125.4 yards on the ground, ranking this team 13th in the NFL. The Titans earned 5,045 total yards for the prior season. Tennessee accrued 153 1st downs, and they were flagged for 111 penalties for 956 yds. They turned the ball over 23 different times (11 interceptions and 12 fumbles). Tennessee earned 16 passing touchdowns and 16 rushing touchdowns.

The Titans were ranked 15th in the NFL regarding team defense, giving up 21.1 PPG. They gave up an average of 3.4 yards per rush on the ground and 76.9 yards on the ground per game for the prior year. Over the course of last year, they conceded 1,307 yards on the ground in 17 outings. When talking about passing yards, the Titans allowed 4,671 yards which had them ranked 32nd in the NFL. Over the course of their 17 games played, they allowed 274.8 yards per contest via the pass as well as relinquishing a completion percentage of 65.4%. They conceded 351.6 yards per contest ranking them 23rd in the NFL. They surrendered 29 touchdowns via the pass in addition to 9 touchdowns via the ground game.

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The Bears ended the season holding a 3-14 record. In their last contest, the Bears took a loss by a final score of 29-13 against the Vikings. Khalil Herbert carried the football 10 times for 50 yards, finishing the contest with 5.0 yards per carry for Chicago. Cole Kmet was one of the featured targets for the Bears, hauling in 4 footballs for 57 yds (14.3 yds per catch). Nathan Peterman (1 touchdown) finished the contest with 114 yards 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 avg yards per attempt was 6.0 yards. Chicago allowed 38 attempts on the ground for 141 yds (3.7 yards per carry). The Bears pass defense gave up a completion percentage of 84.8%, relinquishing 341 yds on 28 for 33 through the air. The Bears finished the contest with 259 yards and they ran 50 plays (5.2 yards per play). Chicago ended up running for 5.4 yds per carry, finishing the game with 118 yds on 22 carries.

The Chicago Bears maintained an average of 307.8 yards per game which had them ranked 28th in football. They held an average of 177.3 yards per game via the rush and toted the ball for 3,014 yards for last season. The Chicago offense accrued 754 yds of penalties on 80 infractions, which was good for 30th in football in terms of helping out the other team. They threw 15 picks while letting opponents recover 10 fumbles and they earned 109 1st downs. Last season, the Bears threw for a total of 2,219 passing yards in addition to averaging 130.5 passing yards per contest, which ranked 32nd in football. Regarding putting points on the board, the Bears ranked 23rd in the NFL with an average of 19.2 points per contest.

The Bears allowed 27.2 points per game, which had them ranked 32nd in the NFL. They gave up 22 touchdowns from the passing game as well as 218.6 yards per game, which had them in 17th in football. Last year, they allowed 463 points in total. Chicago conceded a total of 2,674 yards via the ground game (157.3 yards per game) as well as 31 touchdowns rushing last season. The Bears defense took the field for 1,043 plays, which was good for 9th in the NFL. They totaled 23 turnovers (9 fumbles recovered and 14 interceptions) last season.

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

Tony's Pick: Take the Bears +1

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