The Arizona Cardinals (0-2) and Chicago Bears (1-1) will square off in the desert for an NFC North vs. NFC West clash on Sunday, September 23rd, 2018 at 4:25 PM ET. The game will be broadcasted on FOX. The last time the Cardinals and Bears met was in 2015 where the Cards smoked the Bears in the Windy City by a score of 48-23, covering a two-point line. Overall, the two teams have split the last four meetings between each other, but Arizona has gone 3-1 ATS over this span dating back to 2006.
Chicago Bears at Arizona Cardinals Overview
Chicago Bears
The Bears continue to look like an improved ensemble that many analysts have had high hopes for in 2018. After falling narrowly to Green Bay on Sunday Night Football two weeks ago where the Bears squandered a 20-point lead to lose by a point, the Monsters of the Midway followed this up with a 24-17 victory on Monday Night Football against the Seattle Seahawks. The Bears are 2-0 ATS this season.
Arizona Cardinals
2018 has been cruel to the Cardinals as they remain winless on the season and have done so looking abysmal. The Cards own back-to-back blowout losses against the Washington Redskins and the Los Angeles Rams falling by a combined margin of 58-6. In doing so, the Cardinals have yet to cover this season.
Reasons To Avoid Chicago
For two weeks in a row, national audiences have seen this Chicago Bears bunch take the field. What they saw looked very promising. Though they lost in their opener to the Packers, many saw that this young Chicago team could go into Lambeau Field and bully Green Bay on its own field. The same Green Bay team some predicted to go undefeated in 2017. This was followed up by a solid outing against a household name on Monday Night. Long story, short this team is likely to create an overreaction especially with what appears to be a very friendly line against their weakest opponent year-to-date.
Reasons To Back Arizona
The line here is almost too good to be true for Chicago takers. The Cardinals offense has only produced one touchdown this season, and their offense looked like a mockery against the Rams last week, as they were shut-out completely. It is hard to fathom that the Cardinals could hang with a team as well-balanced as Chicago. The Bears look too easy here, which means something is up. Home field advantage may be of the essence here as Chicago will leave cooler conditions to play in a scorching environment. That will play a role here in helping Arizona cover.
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