The Chicago Bears will travel to Heinz Field to take on the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night Football and the line has already gone from -4 to -6.5.
Will the Steelers have enough offense to cover this number?
The Chicago Bears lost their 3rd straight game and dropped to 3-5 on the season after being defeated by the San Francisco 49ers, 33-22, this past Sunday. Chicago struggled defensively against the 49ers and could not fight back after a 5-yard TD run by Jimmy Garoppolo gave San Francisco a 30-22 lead with 6:34 left in regulation. Chicago was outgained San Francisco by a 467-324 margin and lost the turnover battle by a 1-0 margin in the loss. Leading the way for the Bears was QB Justin Fields who completed 19 of 27 passes for 175 yards, 1 TD, & 1 INT while also rushing for 103 yards & 1 TD.
On the season, Chicago is averaging 15.4 ppg on 294.3 total yards per game (157.6 passing yds/g; 136.6 rushing yds/g). Offensively, Chicago is led by QB Justin Fields who has completed 59.5% of his passes for 991 yards, 3 TD, & 7 INT while also rushing for 243 yards & 2 TD. In the backfield for the Bears has been Khalil Herbert who has 351 rushing yards & 1 TD on 81 carries. The top receiving threats for the Bears have been Darnell Mooney (33 rec, 409 yards, TD), Allen Robinson II (26 rec, 271 yards, TD), Cole Kmet (22 rec, 197 yards), & Marquise Goodwin (11 rec, 123 yards).
Defensively, Chicago is allowing their opponents to average 24.4 ppg on 377.8 total yards per game (252.8 passing yds/g; 125.0 rushing yds/g).
The Pittsburgh Steelers won their 3rd straight game and improved to 4-3 on the season after defeating the Cleveland Browns, 15-10, this past Sunday. Pittsburgh was outstanding defensively against Cleveland and was able to take the lead for good on a 2-yard TD reception by Pat Freiermuth with 11:04 left in the 4th quarter. Pittsburgh outgained Cleveland by a 370-306 margin and won the turnover battle by a 1-0 margin in the victory. Leading the way for the Steelers RB Najee Harris who had 91 rushing yards & 1 TD on 26 carries.
On the season, Pittsburgh is averaging 18.9 ppg on 340.4 total yards per game (254.4 passing yds/g; 86.0 rushing yds/g). Offensively, Pittsburgh has been led by RB Najee Harris who has 479 rushing yards & 3 TD on 128 carries while also hauling in 37 receptions for 273 yards & 2 TD. QB Ben Roethlisberger has completed 65.1% of his passes for 1781 yards (255.3 passing yds/g), 8 TD, & 4 INT. The top receiving threats for the Steelers have been Diontae Johnson (40 rec, 474 yards, 3 TD), Chase Claypool (26 rec, 403 yards, TD), & Pat Freiermuth (22 rec, 202 yards, 2 TD).
The Under is 6-1 in the Bears last 7 games overall and 5-1 in the Bears last 6 Monday games. Under is 7-1-1 in the Steelers last 9 games following a straight up win and 6-1 in the Steelers last 7 games overall.
Early Pick: BEARS +7