NFL: Chicago Bears vs Dallas Cowboys Previews and Picks 10/30/2022

 

Game Time:  1:00 PM ET, Sunday, October 30th, 2022

Venue:  AT&T Stadium, Arlington Texas

Where to Watch:  FOX

FanDuel: point spread: Cowboys -9.5; O/U 42

DraftKings:  Cowboys -9.5; O/U 42

Caesars: Cowboys -9.5; O/U 42

Bears: 3-4, 3rd place NFC North

Cowboys: 5-2, 3rd place NFC East

An NFC matchup between two teams that just had needed wins for their quarterbacks.  The Chicago Bears are not a good team.  Every week they play feels like another test for Quarterback Justin Fields and whether he can expend his limitations and maximize his physical gifts.  The Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott is the luckiest guy around.  The Cowboys have had the pleasure of going 3-1 with Dak prescott on the injured list… and the double pleasure of welcoming Dak back to the starting lineup with games against Detroit and Chicago.  That is a nice soft landing for a quarterback who opened the season with a lame duck loss followed by watching his unknown backup win the hearts of Cowboys fans everywhere.  

The Chicago Bears aren’t really a football team.  They are a chemistry experiment.  Will QB Justin Fields work and who should we keep on the roster if he does? After Week 7 it is clear that the numbers will have them in or near the bottom of every statistical category except rushing (where they are 1st).  The thing about the Bears is they have a really solid defense except against the run. Their last win was a shocking blowout of the New England Patriots 33-14. Add a win against the Washington Commanders the week before gives the Bears their first 2 game winning streak of the season… also 2/3rds of their total wins.  So they are finding their footing… just in time to be destroyed by the Cowboys.

The Dallas Cowboys have learned some important lessons while Dak was injured and they were winning without him.  Those important lessons all revolve around how the Quarterback should not be relied on for a high-flying offense.  The team wins games with defense and a strong rushing attack.  All Dak should really be doing is passing enough to keep the other side honest in coverage.  A double blessing of this upcoming game is that the Bears are bad against the run… which will open the field up for RB Ezekiel Elliot and RB Tony Pollard.  The Cowboys defense have 3 very bright spots in DE Demarcus Lawrence, LB Micah Parsons (the best in football right now), and CB Trevon Diggs

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RECENT FORM

Chi: 3-4, 3-3-1 ATS, 3-4 O/U, 1-3 on the road.

DAL: 5-2, 5-2 ATS, 1-5-1 O/U, 3-1 at home.

 

The Bears are 24th in scoring with 18 points per game, 25th in total yards with 307.3 per game, 32nd (dead last) in passing yards with 126 per game, and 1st in rushing yards with 181.

The Cowboys are 22nd in scoring with 19.1 points per game, 26th in total yards with 305 per game, 27th in passing yards with 183 per game, and 14th in rushing yards with 121 per game.

The Bears’ defense is 12th in defense of total yards with 330 allowed per game, 3rd in defense of passing yards with 180.3 per game, 29th in defense of rushing yards with 149.7 allowed, and 7th in defense of points with 18.9 allowed per game.

The Cowboys defense is 6th in defense of total yards with 305 allowed per game, 4th in defense of passing yards with 185 per game, 20th in defense of rushing yards with 120 per game, and 2nd in defense of points scored with 14.9 per game.

Our prediction for Sunday, October 30th is… Cowboys 30 - Bears 13

Expect a Cowboys blowout. Chicago is nowhere near as good as Detroit on offense and the Cowboys just blew them out.  Plus it completely fits the story…. The Cowboys will win enough to get into the playoffs where they will lose unceremoniously, causing Jerry Jones to reshuffle things yet again. This game will be the field day that Dak has been dreaming about since the season started.

 So the bet is for the Cowboys ATS  AND on the OVER.

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Dallas is 5-1 ATS in games played on turf this season.

Dallas is 5-1 ATS after a game with a turnover margin of +3 or better the last 3 seasons.

The Bears are 36-61 ATS in road games with a total between 42.5 to 45 points.

The Bears are 3-1 ATS this season as underdogs of 3.5 to 9.5 points.

The Bears are missing 3 OL indefinitely; Dozier, Kramer, and Whitehair.

The Cowboys are healthy among the starters.

 

Bears: QB Justin Fields, RB David Montgomery, WR Darnell Mooney, WR David Pettis, WR Equanimeous St Brown, TE Cole Kmet, LT Braxton Jones, LG Lucas Patrick, C Sam Mustipher, RG Teven Jenkins, RT Larry Borom

Cowboys: QB Dak Prescott, RB Ezekiel Elliot, WR Noah Brown, WR CeeDee Lamb, TE Dalton Schultz, TE Jake Ferguson, LT Tyler Smith, LG Connor McGovern, C Tyler Biadasz, RG Zach Martin, RT Terence Steele