Los Angeles Rams vs Chicago Bears Prediction, 9/29/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 4

Game: Los Angeles Rams at Chicago Bears

Date: Sunday, September 29, 2024

Location: Soldier Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Fox

Odds/Point Spread: Bears (-2.5)

Total/Over-Under: 41

The Chicago Bears (1-2) will try to beat the Los Angeles Rams (1-2) at Soldier Field on Sunday. Los Angeles opens as 2.5-point dogs. The total has been set at 41.

The Los Angeles Rams head into this game 1-2 for this season. In their last game, the Rams played the San Francisco 49ers and earned the victory with a final of 27-24. Matthew Stafford finished 16/25 with 221 yds through the air and 1 TD. He had a quarterback rate of 105.6 and finished the contest without throwing an interception. Kyren Williams was the rushing leader for the Rams with 24 totes for 89 yards (3.7 yards per attempt). Tutu Atwell left with an average of 23.3 yards per reception by accumulating 93 yards on 4 catches. The Los Angeles Rams ran the football 26 times and amassed 98 yards, earning them an average of 3.8 yards per attempt. For the game, they tallied 52 plays which gave them 296 yds. Los Angeles allowed 22 pass completions on 30 tries for 288 yds, and a completion percentage of 73.3%. Against the run, the Rams gave up 137 yds on 34 attempts, which is an average of 4.0 yards per run allowed.

Regarding getting in the endzone, the Los Angeles Rams are sitting at 19.0 points per contest. As a team they maintain an average of 78.0 yards rushing which is 29th in the NFL. The Rams have earned 928 yards in total this year. Los Angeles has a total of 32 1st downs as a unit, and they have committed 16 penalties for 135 yds. They have turned the ball over 2 different times (1 interception and 1 fumble). When it comes to getting in the endzone, Los Angeles has compiled 2 touchdowns via the pass and 4 rushing touchdowns.

The Rams rank 31st in the league regarding the opposition scoring, conceding 30.3 PPG. They are allowing teams to run for an average of 5.1 yards per rush on the ground and 177.0 rushing yards per contest over the course of this season. In total, they have given up 531 yards via the ground game in 3 outings. In terms of passing yardage, the Rams have surrendered 746 yards which has them ranked 29th in football. They have allowed 248.7 yards per outing via the pass and allowed a completion percentage of 72.2%. For the season, they have allowed 425.7 yards/game which ranks them 32nd in the league. They have yielded 7 touchdowns through the air and 3 touchdowns via the ground game.

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The Bears head into this game 1-2 for this season. In their last game, the Bears took a loss by a final score of 21-16 when they played the Indianapolis Colts. Caleb Williams (2 touchdowns) finished the contest with 363 yds on 33/52 through the air while his QB rate was 80.8. He tossed 2 interceptions and his avg yards per attempt was 7.0 yards. Rome Odunze was the best receiver for the Bears, hauling in 6 passes for 112 yards (18.7 yards per reception). D'Andre Swift carried the ball 13 times for 20 yards, finishing the contest with 1.5 yds per carry for Chicago. The Bears finished the game with 395 yards on 80 plays (4.9 yds per play). Chicago ran for 2.3 yds per attempt, finishing with a total of 63 yards on 28 carries. Chicago allowed 33 run attempts for 150 yards (4.5 yards per rush). The Bears pass defense conceded a completion percentage of 50.0%, relinquishing 156 yds on 10 out of 20 passing.

When discussing how much they score, the Bears rank 22nd in football with an average of 17.7 points per contest. During the season thus far, the Bears have thrown for a total of 530 yards via the pass in addition to holding an average of 176.7 passing yards per outing, which ranks 25th out of all NFL teams. They average 72.7 run yards per game and have toted the ball for 218 yards for the season. The Chicago Bears have an average of 249.3 yards/game which has them ranked 30th in the league. The Chicago offense has compiled 140 yds of penalties on 20 infractions, which is 15th in the NFL in terms of helping out the other team.

They have surrendered 2 touchdowns via the pass and 165.0 yards per outing, which has them sitting 7th in the NFL. Chicago has surrendered a total of 365 rushing yards (121.7 yards per outing) and 4 touchdowns rushing for the season. They have totaled 6 takeaways (2 fumbles recovered and 4 picks) on the season. The Bears defense has been on the field for 176 plays, which is good for 11th in the league. The Bears are conceding 19.0 points per contest, which puts them in 10th of all teams in the NFL.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take the Bears -2.5 and over 41 total points

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