Tennessee Titans vs Chicago Bears Prediction, 9/8/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 1

Game: Tennessee Titans at Chicago Bears

Date: Sunday, September 8, 2024

Location: Soldier Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Fox

Odds/Point Spread: Bears (-4.0)

Total/Over-Under: 42.5

The Tennessee Titans (6-11 last season) are hitting the road to Soldier Field on Sunday where they will take on the Chicago Bears (7-10 last year). Chicago is 4.0-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under comes in at 42.5.

The Tennessee Titans finished the season having earned a 6-11 record. When they last stepped on the football field, the Titans played the Jaguars and notched a win by a score of 28-20. Derrick Henry was the rushing leader for the Titans with 19 carries for 153 yds (8.1 yds per attempt). DeAndre Hopkins averaged 6.6 yds per reception by tallying 46 yards on 7 catches. Ryan Tannehill connected on 17/26 with 168 yards passing and 2 touchdowns. He had a QB rate of 93.1 and finished the contest with 1 interception. In the running game, the Titans gave up 82 yds on 23 attempts, which averages out to 3.6 yds per rush allowed. Tennessee surrendered 29 pass completions on 43 attempts for 280 yds, and a completion percentage of 67.4%. Once the final whistle blew, they had 55 plays which converted into 327 yards. The Tennessee Titans rushed the ball a total of 26 times and accumulated 175 yards, which is an average of 6.7 yards per carry.

When it comes to putting the ball in the endzone, the Tennessee Titans were sitting at 17.9 points per game. As a unit they held an average of 108.6 yds on the ground, which had them sitting 17th in the league. The Titans earned 4,913 total yards over the course of last year. Tennessee compiled 158 1st downs offensively, and they were hurt by 110 penalties for 882 yards. They turned the football over 20 times (11 picks and 9 fumbles lost). Tennessee totaled 14 passing touchdowns and 16 touchdowns on the ground.

When talking about yards through the air, the Titans gave up 3,866 yards which ranked them 18th in football. In their 17 games played last year, they conceded 227.4 yards per outing through the air as well as surrendering a completion percentage of 67.8%. They gave up 335.1 yards per outing putting them at 18th in the NFL. They allowed an average of 3.8 yards per running attempt and 107.7 rushing yards per contest for the previous season. Over the course of last year, they allowed 1,831 rushing yards through 17 games. The Titans ranked 16th in the league in relation to team defense, allowing 21.6 PPG.

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The Bears ended the year holding a 7-10 record. The last time they stepped on the football field, the Bears took a loss by a final score of 17-9 when they faced the Packers. Justin Fields finished the game with 148 yards on 11/16 through the air while his QB rating was 97.9. He didn't throw any picks and his avg yards per attempt was 9.3 yards. D.J. Moore was the leading receiver for the Bears, grabbing 4 passes for 64 yards (16.0 yards per reception). Khalil Herbert carried the ball 12 times for 28 yds, finishing the game with 2.3 yds per attempt for Chicago. The Bears ended up finishing with 192 yds while running 46 plays (4.2 yards per play). Chicago rushed the ball for 3.0 yds per carry, finishing the contest with 75 yards on 25 attempts. Chicago surrendered 27 rush attempts for 124 yards (4.6 yds per rush). The Bears passing defense allowed a completion percentage of 84.4%, relinquishing 308 yds on 27 out of 32 through the air.

In terms of their ability to score points, the Bears had a ranking of 18th in the league averaging 21.2 points per game. Throughout last season, the Bears earned 3,096 yards via the pass along with averaging 182.1 throwing yards per game, which had them ranked 27th in football. They averaged 141.1 rushing yards per game and rushed for 2,399 yards overall. The Chicago Bears had an average of 323.2 yards per outing which was good for 20th in the NFL. The Chicago offense compiled 853 penalty yds on 99 infractions, which had them sitting 14th in football in terms of helping out the other team. They threw 15 interceptions while allowing opponents to recover 10 fumbles and they earned 169 first downs.

The Bears surrendered 22.3 PPG, which had them ranked 20th in football. They conceded 31 touchdowns via the pass as well as 237.8 yards per outing, which had them ranked 25th in the NFL. Chicago gave up a total of 1,468 yards rushing (86.4 yards per outing) and 8 touchdowns by ground throughout last year. The Bears defense was on the field for 1,035 plays, ranking them 5th in football. Their defense compiled 28 turnovers (6 fumbles and 22 interceptions) during the previous year. Last year, they gave up 379 total points.

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

Guy's Pick: Take the Titans +4.0

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