Chicago Bears vs Houston Texans Prediction, 9/15/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 2

Game: Chicago Bears at Houston Texans

Date: Sunday, September 15, 2024

Location: NRG Stadium in Houston, TX

TV: NBC

Odds/Point Spread: Texans (-6.5)

Total/Over-Under: 45.5

NRG Stadium is where the Houston Texans (1-0) will compete against the Chicago Bears (1-0) on Sunday. Houston opens this game as 6.5-point favorites. The betting total comes in at 45.5.

The Chicago Bears head into this game 1-0 this season. In their last game, the Bears went up against the Tennessee Titans and earned the victory with a final of 24-17. Caleb Williams went 14/29 with 93 yds passing. He had a QB rate of 55.7 and ended the contest with no picks. D.J. Moore held an average of 7.2 yards per catch by tallying 36 yds on 5 catches. D'Andre Swift led the offense in rushing for the Bears with 10 carries for 30 yds (3.0 yds per carry). At the end of the game, they tallied 51 plays which gave them a total of 148 yards. The Chicago Bears ran the football 22 different times and compiled 84 yards, which came out to an average of 3.8 yards per carry. In the running game, the Bears conceded 140 yds on 26 attempts, which is an average of 5.4 yards per run surrendered. Chicago relinquished 19 pass completions on 32 attempts for 104 yds, and a completion rate of 59.4%.

Concerning putting the ball in the endzone, the Chicago Bears are sitting at 24.0 points per contest. As a unit they're holding an average of 84.0 yards via the ground game giving them a rank of 24th in the league. The Bears have tallied 148 total yards for this campaign. Chicago has recorded 5 first downs, and they have been flagged for 7 infractions for 55 yds. They have surrendered the football 1 time. When it comes to distribution of touchdowns, Chicago has earned no touchdowns through the air and no touchdowns via the ground.

The Bears are ranked 7th in the NFL concerning team defense, conceding 17.0 points per game. The opposition is running for an average of 5.4 yards per rush and 140.0 yards on the ground per contest this season. Concerning yards through the air, the Bears have conceded 104 yards which has them ranked 2nd in the NFL. They have conceded 104.0 yards per outing through the air as well as giving up a completion percentage of 59.4%. In total, they have relinquished 244.0 yards per game which puts them 8th in the league.

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The Texans come into this matchup with a record of 1-0 for this year. The last time they stepped on the football field, the Texans walked away with a victory by a final of 29-27 when they played the Indianapolis Colts. C.J. Stroud (2 touchdowns) walked away from the contest with 234 yards on 24/32 through the air while his QB rate was 115.9. He didn't throw any interceptions and his avg yards per attempt was 7.3 yds. Joe Mixon carried the ball 30 times for 159 yards, walking away from the game with 5.3 yards per carry for Houston. Nico Collins was a featured target for the Texans, snagging 6 footballs for 117 yds (19.5 yds per catch). Houston ran the ball for 5.3 yards per carry, finishing the contest with 213 yds on 40 attempts. The Texans ended up finishing with 417 yds on 72 plays (5.8 yards per play). The Texans secondary gave up a completion rate of 47.4%, surrendering 199 yards on 9 out of 19 through the air. Houston surrendered 22 rush attempts for 104 yards (4.7 yds per rush).

Concerning the points being put on the board, the Texans rank 7th in the NFL with an average of 29.0 points per game. For the year to this point, the Texans have earned 204 yards through the air, which is ranked 11th out of all NFL teams. They average 213.0 yards per game via the ground game. The Houston Texans are averaging 417.0 yards per contest ranking them 2nd in the league. The Houston offense has accrued 30 yards of penalties on 5 infractions, which has them ranked 24th in the league in terms of giving up free yards.

The Texans are relinquishing 27.0 PPG, which has them in 22nd in football. They have conceded 2 touchdowns from the passing game and 199.0 yards/game, which has them ranked 18th in the league. Houston has surrendered a total of 104 yards rushing in addition to 2 touchdowns rushing for the season. The Texans defense has been on the field for 43 plays, which is good for 1st in the league. Their defense has totaled 1 takeaway on the year.

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

Josh's Pick: Take the Bears +6.5

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