Carolina Panthers vs Chicago Bears Prediction, Preview and Odds - 11/09/2023

Game Time: 8:15 pm ET, Thursday, November 9, 2023

Venue:  Soldier Field, Chicago, IL 

Where to Watch:  Amazon Prime Video

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Panthers +3.5, Bears -3.5; Over/Under:  40 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Panthers +3.5, Bears -3.5; Over/Under:  40.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Panthers +3.5, Bears -3.5; Over/Under:  40.5 points

Carolina Panthers:  1-7 (4th place, NFC South)

Chicago Bears:  2-7 (4th place, NFC North)

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Carolina Panthers:  lost their last game at home against the Indianapolis Colts 27-13.

Chicago Bears:  lost their last game on the road against the New Orleans Saints 24-17.

The Panthers are entering this game with a 1-7 record overall and they have a 0-2 record in their divisional games too. They are 1-3 in their home games, 0-4 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They lost their last game against the Indianapolis Colts 27-13. Bryce Young was the starting QB and he completed 24/39 passes for 173 passing yards, 1 touchdown, and 3 interceptions. Chuba Hubbard led the team in rushing yards with 58. Hayden Hurst led the receivers with 54 receiving yards on 2 receptions. Frankie Luvu led the defense in that game with 8 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles while DeShawn Williams led the defense in sacks with 1. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that game.

 

 

 

The Bears are entering this game with a 2-7 record overall and they have a 0-2 record in their divisional games too. They are 1-3 in their home games, 1-4 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They lost their last game against the New Orleans Saints 24-17. Tyson Bagent was the starting QB and he completed 18/30 passes for 220 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions. D'Onta Foreman led the team in rushing yards with 83. Darnell Mooney led the receivers with 82 receiving yards on 5 receptions. T. J. Edwards led the defense in that game with 10 solo tackles and 5 assisted tackles while no one on the defense recorded a sack in that one. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that game.

The current betting odds have the Bears listed as a 3.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Bears haven't looked great this season with their 2-7 record overall and they have lost 2 games in a row now that they are dealing with an injury to Justin Fields keeping him out. Tyson Bagent hasn't looked terrible in his starts though and even in their loss to the Saints last week, they still kept the game within a TD. The last 2 weeks were tough for Bagent playing on the road in only his 2nd and 3rd ever start in the NFL but now he will be back at home for this game where he did get his only win as a starter a few weeks ago. The Panthers haven't looked any better this season either as they are 1-7 overall and unlike the Bears lately, the Panthers have been getting blown out in a lot of their losses like their loss to the Colts last week at home. The Panthers have one of the worst rosters in the NFL this year and Bryce Young hasn't looked up to speed running the offense either. As bad as the Bears have been this year, they are still a lot better than the Panthers and Bagent will guide them to his 2nd career win at home. The best way to place a bet here is on the Bears to cover the spread in this game. 

Panthers Bears Prediction:  Our NFL Pick for Thursday, November 9, 2023 (8:15 pm ET start time) is Bears 21 Panthers 13.

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Carolina Panthers: 15-26 ATS in all games. 7-14 ATS in road games. 2-10 ATS off a home loss. 8-4 OVER off a home loss. 10-5 OVER after allowing 250 or less total yards in 2 consecutive games. 12-6 OVER as a road underdog.

Chicago Bears: 15-6 ATS off 2 consecutive road losses. 26-18 ATS off a cover where the team lost as an underdog. 18-9 OVER off a road cover where the team lost as an underdog. 8-4 OVER after a game with a turnover margin of -2 or worse.

Carolina Panthers:  C. Wooten (LB) day-to-day - Ankle. S. Sullivan (TE) day-to-day - Shoulder. B. Burns (LB) day-to-day - Concussion. V. Bell (S) day-to-day - Quadricep. L. Shenault Jr. (WR) day-to-day - Ankle. J. Houston (LB) Out indefinitely - Hamstring. C. Cherelus (LB) Out indefinitely - Knee. G. Ricci (TE) Out indefinitely - Shoulder. Y. Gross-Matos (LB) Out indefinitely - Hamstring.J. Chinn (S) Late Nov - Quadricep. I. Thomas (TE) Out indefinitely - Calf. S. Thompson (LB) I-R - Leg. J. Horn (CB) Out indefinitely - Hamstring. B. Christensen (G) Out indefinitely - Bicep. M. Haynes Sr. (LB) Out indefinitely - Back. H. Anderson (DE) I-R - Foot.

Chicago Bears:  K. Blasingame (FB) day-to-day - Concussion. T. Edmunds (LB) day-to-day - Knee. J. Brisker (DB) day-to-day - Concussion. T. Smith (DB) day-to-day - Illness. J. Fields (QB) Mid Nov - Thumb. N. Davis (OL) Out indefinitely - Ankle. E. St. Brown (WR) Out indefinitely - Hamstring. K. Herbert (RB) Out indefinitely - Ankle. J. Blackwell (DB) Out indefinitely - Hamstring.

“I've seen this happen to the best quarterbacks in the history of the game. They all have games like this. Sure it's going to be easy to put it on the quarterback, but you bounce back. That is what makes the great ones. But developing into the franchise quarterback, it's a long road." - Frank Reich after his team’s loss against the Colts in their last game. 

“It really just comes all down to myself in that last quarter being able to do a better job taking care of the ball. We talk about it every day, and it was basically just me. Good on their part and bad on my part.” - Tyson Bagent after their loss against the Saints in their last game. 

WR Chark Jr., DJ 

WR Mingo, Jonathan 

WR THIELEN, ADAM 

TE HURST, HAYDEN 

QB Young, Bryce 

RB Hubbard, Chuba 

WR Moore, DJ 

WR Scott, Tyler   

WR Mooney, Darnell 

TE Kmet, Cole 

QB Fields, Justin 

RB Foreman, D'Onta 

FB Blasingame, Khari 

Passing: B. Young (1375)

Rushing: C. Hubbard (328)

Receiving: A. Thielen (610)

Touchdowns: A. Thielen (4)

Passing: J. Fields (1201)

Rushing: D. Foreman (287)

Receiving: D. Moore (735)

Touchdowns: D. Moore (5)

Coaches:

Carolina Panthers: Frank Reich (1st season)

Chicago Bears: Matt Eberflus (2nd season)