Houston Texans vs Chicago Bears Prediction, 8/1/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Hall of Fame Game

Game: Houston Texans vs Chicago Bears

Date: Thursday, August 1, 2024

Location: Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, OH

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Bears (-5.5)

Total/Over-Under: 40

The Houston Texans (10-7 last season) are traveling to Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium on Thursday where they will try to defeat the Chicago Bears (7-10 last year). Chicago opens this contest as 5.5-point favorites. The total has been set at 40.

The Houston Texans wrapped up their season holding a 10-7 record. The last time they stepped on the gridiron, the Texans faced the Ravens and took a loss by a score of 34-10. Devin Singletary was the best rusher for the Texans with 9 totes for 22 yds (2.4 yards per attempt). Nico Collins held an average of 13.6 yds per reception by totaling 68 yds on 5 catches. C.J. Stroud went 19/33 with 175 yards through the air. He had a QB rate of 72.2 and ended the contest without throwing a pick. Against the run, the Texans gave up 229 yards on 42 attempts, which calculates to 5.5 yards per rush surrendered. Houston allowed 16 completions on 22 tries for 123 yds, and a completion rate of 72.7%. On the day, they had 47 plays which totaled 213 yards. The Houston Texans ran the football 14 different times and accounted for 38 yds, which is an average of 2.7 yards per carry.

The Texans racked up 5,820 total yards over the course of last year. Houston compiled 215 1st downs offensively, and they were called for 114 penalties for 937 yds. Houston compiled 27 passing touchdowns and 10 rushing touchdowns. They gave the ball to the opposition 14 times (8 picks and 6 fumbles). As a unit they held an average of 96.9 yds via the ground game, ranking this team 22nd in the league. When it comes to putting points on the board, the Houston Texans averaged 22.2 points per outing.

When talking about yards via the pass, the Texans conceded 3,979 yards which had them sitting in 23rd in the league. During their 17 games played last year, they relinquished 234.1 yards per outing through the air in addition to relinquishing a completion percentage of 67.6%. They allowed 330.7 yards/game which had them sitting 14th in the league. Opposing teams ran for an average of 3.5 yards per rush on the ground and 96.6 yards on the ground per contest for the previous year. Over the course of last season, they allowed 1,643 yards via the ground game in 17 games. The Texans were sitting in 11th in the league in terms of team defense, conceding 20.8 PPG.

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The Bears ended the year holding a 7-10 record. When they last took the field, the Bears took a loss by a score of 17-9 when they faced the Packers. Khalil Herbert carried the ball 12 times for 28 yds, ending the game with 2.3 yards per attempt for Chicago. D.J. Moore was featured in the passing game for the Bears, snagging 4 throws for 64 yards (16.0 yards per catch). Chicago ended up running for 3.0 yards per tote, finishing with a total of 75 yds on 25 attempts. The Bears finished the game with 192 yards while they ran 46 plays (4.2 yds per play). The Bears secondary gave up a completion percentage of 84.4%, surrendering 308 yards on 27 out of 32 passing. Chicago relinquished 27 attempts on the ground for 124 yds (4.6 yards per rush).

In terms of their ability to score points, the Bears ranked 18th in the league by scoring 21.2 points per game. Last season, the Bears racked up 3,096 passing yards together with an average of 182.1 passing yards per contest, which had them ranked 27th out of all NFL teams. They averaged 141.1 yards per game via the rush and ran for 2,399 yards overall. The Chicago Bears had an average of 323.2 yards per game which ranked them 20th in the NFL. The Chicago offense totaled 853 yds of penalties on 99 infractions, which was good for 14th in the league in terms of giving up free yards. They gave away 15 interceptions while conceding 10 fumbles and they recorded 169 1st downs.

The Bears gave up 22.3 points per game, which had them in 20th of all teams in the league. They yielded 31 touchdowns via the pass and 237.8 yards per contest, which had them ranked 25th out of all teams. Chicago conceded a total of 1,468 yards on the ground (86.4 yards per game) and 8 touchdowns on the ground last season. The Bears defense was on the field for 1,035 plays, which was good for 5th in football. They had 28 turnovers (6 fumbles and 22 interceptions) over the course of the prior season. Last season, they allowed 379 total points.

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

Tony's Pick: Take the Texans +5.5

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