Tonight is one of those nights I hate. The are playing a primetime NFL game, and the world will be watching. That never works out well for me. Sometimes the Bears win, and they might tonight (more on that shortly), but it's never pretty. They usually lose in blowout fashion (often against the ) or blow a huge lead and break my heart (often against the Packers, but occasionally the too).When they win, it's the ugliest game you've ever seen, and viewers wonder why they're subjected to the Bears in primetime. CBS Sports HQ Newsletter Your Ultimate Guide to Every Day in Sports We bring sports news that matters to your inbox, to help you stay informed and get a winning edge. I agree Hassan Whiteside Jersey to receive the "CBS Sports HQ Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. By pre sing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the and acknowledge Paramount's . Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Thanks for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. Sorry! There was an error proce sing your subscription. So I'm sure we've got nothing to fear about a game between the mighty 2-3 Chicago Bears and 1-4 . That's Game of the Century material! And if you think it can't be any worse than last week's Thursday night game between the and , my friend, it definitely can be.....As you saw, we have no baseball tonight, but we do have three football games to bet, so let's do that. Key Trend: Washington is 9-17 on the road since 2019The Pick: Bears +1 (-110)It's time to ask yourself a simple question. Do you, Kelly Olynyk Jersey as a person of sound mind and body, really want to bet on Carson Wentz as a road favorite? Do you want to bet on the QB who has thrown six interceptions and been sacked 20 times -- not because of a bad OL, but because he just stands there for days waiting for something that's never coming -- as a favorite? I don't!The other side of this coin is that we're betting on the Chicago Bears in a primetime spotlight game and that seldom goes well, but it's the right play tonight. The Bears' offense has been one of Duncan Robinson Jersey the worst in the NFL, but it looked noticeably better last week in a 29-22 lo s at Minnesota. After the game, Fields commented on how much more comfortable he felt in the offense, and it seems he's figuring things out. While players say a lot of things, Fields tends to be pretty blunt in his postgame comments, so what he said stands out to me.Plus, on a short week, the Bears will likely rely more on their run game than usual. returned last week and played well, and while the Commanders have been good against the run, we've seen teams like the and get to them. Believe me, this isn't going to be a comfortable bet, no matter what side you take, but the Bears should be the favorites. . The Pick: Baylor -3 (-110) --Baylor and West Virginia haven't shared a conference for long, so they've only played each other 10 times. The Bears are yet to win a game in Morgantown. They've lost the first five, but aside from a 58-14 lo s in 2018, they've all been close lo ses. And there's a first time for everything. That first time will be tonight.Baylor is not as good as the team that won the Big 12 last season, but West Virginia's Denzel Curry Jersey results have been slightly misleading. The Mountaineers rank seventh nationally with 3.47 points scored per po se sion but rank 26th in succe s rate and 100th in explosive play rate. It's hard to be as consistent as the Mountaineers' offense with an explosive play rate that low, and the Baylor defense is one of the toughest defenses West Virginia has faced. Also, the Mountaineers defense stinks. Their inability to get stops tonight will prove to be the difference. The Pick: UCF 1st Half -14 (-110) --The Temple defense rates pretty well in many statistics I care about: 12th nationally in succe s rate, 14th in points per drive, 18th in explosive play rate and 10th in EPA per snap. Of course, those numbers become le s impre sive when you look at who Temple has played. The Owls gave up 30 in their season-opener against Duke but have allowed only 54 points in their last four games against Lafayette, Rutgers, UMa s and Memphis.UCF is the most dangerous offense the Owls will have seen Avery Bradley Jersey . The Knights should fare fine against the Temple defense and have an excellent defense of their own. Not that they'll need it against a Temple offense that ranks outside the top 120 (of 131, mind you) in basically every stat imaginable. My only fear is that the Knights relax in the second half, opening the po sibility of a backdoor, but they should blow the feathers off the Owls in the first half. .
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