Chicago Bears vs Arizona Cardinals Prediction, 11/3/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 9

Game: Chicago Bears at Arizona Cardinals

Date: Sunday, November 3, 2024

Location: State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: Cardinals (-1.0)

Total/Over-Under: 44

State Farm Stadium is the site where the Arizona Cardinals (4-4) will attempt to defeat the Chicago Bears (4-3) on Sunday. Arizona opens this contest as 1.0-point favorites. The over/under has been set at 44.

The Chicago Bears head into this game 4-3 for this year. In their last game, the Bears faced off with the Washington Commanders and took a loss by a score of 18-15. Caleb Williams connected on 10/24 with 131 yards through the air. He had a quarterback rate of 59.5 and finished the contest with no picks. Rome Odunze left with an average of 13.7 yards per catch by totaling 41 yds on 3 receptions. D'Andre Swift was the rushing leader for the Bears with 18 carries for 129 yds (7.2 yds per attempt). In all, they tallied 58 plays which gave them 307 yards. The Chicago Bears ran the rock 34 times and amassed 196 yards, which earned them an average of 5.8 yards per attempt. Against the run, the Bears gave up 168 yds on 32 attempts, which is an average of 5.3 yds per run allowed. Chicago gave up 21 pass completions on 38 attempts for a total of 313 yards, and a completion percentage of 55.3%.

The Bears have attained 2,116 yards in total over the course of this year. Chicago has accumulated 69 1st downs offensively, and they have been called for 45 infractions for 340 yds. When it comes to distribution of touchdowns, Chicago has amassed 9 passing touchdowns and 9 touchdowns via the ground. They have given the ball to the opposition 8 different times (5 interceptions and 3 fumbles). As a unit they're holding an average of 117.9 yards on the ground which is 19th in the NFL. When talking about putting points on the board, the Chicago Bears are sitting at 23.3 points per outing.

In terms of yards through the air, the Bears have surrendered 1,393 yards which puts them in 7th in the league. They have conceded 199.0 yards per game via the pass in addition to giving up a completion percentage of 61.5%. They have yielded 5 touchdowns via the pass in addition to 6 touchdowns pounding the rock. For the season, they have allowed 319.0 yards/outing putting them at 11th in football. They are giving up an average of 4.7 yards per run and 120.0 rushing yards per game this year. The Bears rank 4th in the National Football League in terms of the opposition scoring, conceding 17.0 PPG. During this campaign, they have allowed 840 yards on the ground through 7 games.

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The Cardinals head into this game 4-4 for this season. When they last stepped on the football field, the Cardinals went home victorious with a score of 28-27 against the Miami Dolphins. Kyler Murray (2 touchdowns) finished the contest with 307 yds on 26/36 through the air while his QB rate was 116.3. He didn't toss any interceptions and his average yds per pass attempt was 8.5 yards. Trey McBride was featured in the passing game for the Cardinals, catching 9 balls for 124 yds (13.8 yards per catch). James Conner ran the football 20 times for 53 yds, ending the game with 2.7 yards per carry for Arizona. The Cardinals finished the contest with a total of 389 yds and they ran 62 plays (6.3 yards per play). Arizona ended up running for 3.2 yards per carry, finishing with a total of 82 yards on 26 attempts. Arizona relinquished 25 attempts on the ground for 150 yards (6.0 yards per rush). The Cardinals pass defense conceded a completion rate of 73.7%, relinquishing 227 yards on 28 out of 38 passing.

The Arizona Cardinals hold an average of 338.5 yards/outing which has them sitting 12th in the league. They have an average of 141.8 yards per game via the ground game and have run for 1,134 yards overall. The Arizona offense has 344 penalty yards on 39 violations, which ranks them 28th in the NFL in terms of hurting your team. For the season thus far, the Cardinals currently have a total of 1,574 yards through the air in addition to an average of 196.8 passing yards per game, giving them a rank of 22nd in the NFL. When looking at this team's ability to score points, the Cardinals currently rank 18th in football holding an average of 22.3 points per game.

The Cardinals are allowing 25.6 PPG, which puts them in 24th of all teams in the NFL. They have given up 11 touchdowns via the pass in addition to 235.6 yards/game, which has them in 26th in the league. Arizona has yielded a total of 1,127 rushing yards (140.9 yards per contest) in addition to 10 touchdowns rushing for the year. The Cardinals defense has participated in 506 plays, which has them ranked 23rd in the league. Their defense has tallied 10 turnovers (5 fumbles and 5 interceptions) on the season.

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

Guy's Pick: Take the Bears +1.0

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