Carolina Panthers vs Chicago Bears Prediction, 10/6/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 5

Game: Carolina Panthers at Chicago Bears

Date: Sunday, October 6, 2024

Location: Soldier Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Fox

Odds/Point Spread: Bears (-3.5)

Total/Over-Under: 42

The Chicago Bears (2-2) will take on the Carolina Panthers (1-3) at Soldier Field on Sunday. Chicago opens as 3.5-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The total comes in at 42.

The Carolina Panthers come into this game with a record of 1-3 this season. The last time they stepped on the football field, the Panthers played the Cincinnati Bengals and took a loss by a score of 34-24. Andy Dalton went 25/40 with 220 yards passing and 2 touchdowns. He had a QB rate of 83.3 and walked away from the game with 1 pick. Chuba Hubbard led the offense in rushing for the Panthers with 18 carries for 104 yards (5.8 yards per carry). Diontae Johnson left with an average of 11.9 yards per catch by totaling 83 yds on 7 receptions. The Carolina Panthers ran the ball a total of 29 different times and tallied 155 yards, which earned them an average of 5.3 yds per attempt. In all, they ran 70 plays for 375 yds. Carolina relinquished 22 pass completions on 31 tries for 232 yds, and a completion rate of 71.0%. In the running game, the Panthers conceded 141 yds on 31 attempts, which is an average of 4.5 yds per run allowed.

The Panthers have earned 1,164 total yards for the year. Carolina has accumulated 37 first downs, and they have been called for 28 infractions for 258 yards. In terms of scoring touchdowns, Carolina has earned 5 touchdowns via the pass and 3 rushing touchdowns. They have surrendered the football 5 times (4 picks and 1 fumble lost). Offensively they're averaging 108.5 yards on the ground ranking them 18th in the National Football League. Regarding putting points on the board, the Carolina Panthers are averaging 18.3 PPG.

The Panthers are ranked 32nd in the league concerning their opponents scoring, allowing 32.3 points per game. They are allowing teams to run for an average of 4.6 yards per rush and 148.8 rushing yards per game for the year. In total, they have allowed 595 rushing yards through 4 games. In terms of passing yards, the Panthers have conceded 837 yards which ranks them 19th in football. They have surrendered 209.3 yards per game through the air as well as giving up a completion percentage of 71.3%. During this campaign, they are surrendering 358.0 yards/contest which ranks them 28th in the National Football League. They have yielded 9 touchdowns by air as well as 6 touchdowns pounding the rock.

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The Bears come into this game with a record of 2-2 for this season. In their last contest, the Bears got the victory with a final of 24-18 against the Los Angeles Rams. D'Andre Swift ran the ball 16 times for 93 yards, finishing the contest with 5.8 yards per carry for Chicago. D'Andre Swift was featured in the passing game for the Bears, snagging 7 footballs for 72 yards (10.3 yards per catch). Caleb Williams (1 touchdown) ended the contest with 157 yds on 17/23 passing while his quarterback rating was 106.6. He didn't throw any picks and his avg yards per attempt was 6.8 yards. Chicago conceded 26 rush attempts for 119 yds (4.6 yards per carry). The Bears passing defense allowed a completion rate of 69.0%, relinquishing 203 yds on 20 for 29 through the air. The Bears finished the game with a total of 264 yds while they ran 51 plays (5.2 yards per play). Chicago ended up running for 4.7 yards per attempt, finishing with 131 yards on 28 carries.

The Chicago Bears average 253.0 yards per game which has them ranked 30th in the NFL. They hold an average of 87.3 yards via the ground game and have toted the ball for 349 yards for this year. The Chicago offense has racked up 224 penalty yds on 30 infractions, which is 10th in the NFL in terms of making mistakes. For the season so far, the Bears have earned 663 passing yards not to mention an average of 165.8 throwing yards per contest, which has them ranked 26th in the league. In relation to the points being put on the board, the Bears currently rank 20th out of all teams in the league by tallying 19.3 PPG.

They have conceded 2 touchdowns from the passing game in addition to 174.5 yards/game, which has them ranked 9th in the league. Chicago has allowed the opposition a total of 484 rushing yards (121.0 yards per outing) in addition to 5 touchdowns by ground for the year. They have tallied 8 takeaways (3 fumbles and 5 picks) on the campaign. The Bears defense has been on the field for 234 plays, which ranks 9th in the NFL. The Bears are relinquishing 18.8 points per contest, which has them sitting 8th of all teams in the league.

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

Josh's Pick: Take the Panthers +3.5

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