This Thursday night, witness an engrossing preseason matchup between the Chicago Bears and the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA field. The Bears are coming to this contest on a winning streak, while the Chiefs have yet to post their maiden win of this NFL preseason. Kansas City will be hoping that their home advantage helps them win here. However, the best betting odds favor an easy win for the Chicago Bears in this pairing.
Chicago Bears vs Kansas City Chiefs preview information
Date: August 22, Thursday | Time: 8:20 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
TV: ESPN/Fox-32
Stream: NFL+/Fubo TV
Moneyline: Chicago Bears (-190) vs Kansas City Chiefs (+165)
Spread: Chicago Bears (-3.5 – 110) vs Kansas City Chiefs (+3.5 -110)
Total (O/U): Chicago Bears (u34.5) vs Kansas City Chiefs (o34.5).
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears started off their preseason with a bang and are yet to lose a game. As a team, the Bears are scoring 21.18 points per game on offense, and passing for 182.12 yards. In terms of defense, Chicago is allowing opponents to put up an average of 22.29 points in each game played. QB Caleb Williams is definitely delivering for the team, with his last performance against Cincinnati ending with him throwing for 75 yards and a single score.
Top 3 Players:
Brett Rypien: 229 Yds 3 TD 0 INT
Tyson Bagent: 150 Yds 2 TD 0 INT
Caleb Williams: 170 Yds 0 TD 0 INT
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs have not been lucky enough this preseason. In their last game, the Chiefs played against Detroit and managed to lose with a very close score of 24-23. Kansas City is posting an average of 22.19 points in each game, with a 248.62 yards passing average. The Chiefs are fortunate to have Chris Oladokun with his 76.5 percent pass-completion rate and his exceptional throwing accuracy.
Top 3 Players:
Chris Oladokun: 184 Yds 1 TD 0 INT
Patrick Mahomes: 120 Yds 0 TD 0 INT
Marquise Brown: 1 Rec 11 Yds 0 TD
Injury Report
Chicago Bears
No injuries
Kansas City Chiefs
Marquise Brown, out for 4-6 weeks, shoulder injury.
Betting Trends
Chicago Bears
Chicago are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago’s last 6 games.
Chicago are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games.
Chicago are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games against Kansas City.
Chicago are 3-12 SU in their last 15 games on the road.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City.
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Chicago’s last 17 games against an opponent in the American Football Conference.
Chicago are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games against an opponent in the American Football Conference West division.
Chicago are 8-1 ATS in their last 9 games played in August.
Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Kansas City’s last 19 games.
Kansas City are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Kansas City’s last 13 games against Chicago.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Kansas City’s last 10 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Kansas City’s last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago.
Kansas City are 12-5 ATS in their last 17 games against an opponent in the National Football Conference.
Kansas City are 3-6 ATS in their last 9 games against an opponent in the National Football Conference North division.
Kansas City are 6-1 SU in their last 7 games played on a Thursday.
Kansas City are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games played on a Thursday when playing at home.
Summary and Prediction
The Kansas City Chiefs are truly a promising team with amazing players. However, the Bears are too good at this point, and are bent on continuing their winning streak. The Chicago Bears will be winning this road game with a final score of 23-13.
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