The Philadelphia Eagles head to Soldier Field for an early season NFC tilt against the Chicago Bears in a prime time featured matchup on Monday Night Football. Kickoff is set for 8:30 p.m. (ET) and the game will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.
The Eagles opened their season at home against Cleveland and following a slow start they were able to pull away in the second half to win 29-10 as four-point favorites. The total stayed UNDER the 41.5-point closing line. Philadelphia comes into this game with a 4-2 record both straight-up and against the spread in its last six games and the total has gone OVER in four of their last five games on the road.
When the Eagles decided to trade Sam Bradford to Minnesota right before the start of the regular season it paved the way for rookie Carson Wentz to take over the reins as the team’s starting quarterback. He posted a pretty solid NFL debut with 278 yards passing and two touchdown throws while completing 22 of his 37 attempts. The Eagles also did a good job moving the ball on the ground with 133 yards rushing and a score on 34 attempts. Philadelphia’s defense did its part by holding Robert Griffin III to just 190 passing on the day.
Chicago will be looking to avoid a 0-2 start after coming up short in a 23-14 loss to Houston last Sunday as a 4.5-point underdog on the road. The total in that game stayed UNDER 43 after going OVER in four of its previous five games. The Bears ended last season with a SU five-game losing streak on their home field while going a costly 1-4 ATS. The total has stayed UNDER in four of its last six games played at Soldier Field.
The Bears took a four-point lead into halftime of last week’s game, but they gave up 13 unanswered points to the Texans in the second half to go down in defeat. Jay Cutler was not at his best against a tough Houston defense. He completed 16 of his 29 passing attempts for 216 yards and a score, but he was also picked off once and sacked five times. Jeremy Langford ran the ball 17 times for 57 yards and a score as part of Chicago’s 73 total rushing yards. Overall, the Bears were held to just 258 yards of total offense.
- The Eagles are 5-12-1 ATS in their last 18 games played in September, but they have covered in four of their last five Monday Night Games. The total has gone OVER in their last six games against a team from the NFC.
- The Bears are 6-19-1 ATS in their last 26 home games, but they are also 4-1 ATS in their last five games played on Monday night. The total has gone OVER in four of their last five conference games.
- Head-to-head in this matchup, the underdog has covered ATS in eight of the last 11 meetings and the total has gone OVER in four of the last five games between the two.
