Chicago Bears vs Houston Texans Prediction, Preview and Odds - 09/15/2024

Game Time: 8:20 pm ET, Sunday, September 15, 2024

Venue:  NRG Stadium, Houston, TX

Where to Watch:  NBC

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Bears +6.5, Texans -6.5; Over/Under:  45.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Bears +6.5, Texans -6.5; Over/Under:  45.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Bears +6.5, Texans -6.5; Over/Under:  45.5 points

Chicago Bears:  1-0 (3rd place, NFC North)

Houston Texans:  1-0 (1st place, AFC South)

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Chicago Bears:  won their last game at home against the Tennessee Titans 24-17.

Houston Texans:  won their last game on the road against the Indianapolis Colts 29-27.

The Bears are entering this game with a 1-0 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their divisional games too. They are 1-0 in their home games, 0-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They won their last game against the Tennessee Titans 24-17. Caleb Williams was the starting QB and he completed 14/29 passes for 93 passing yards, 0 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. D'Andre Swift led the team in rushing yards with 30. D. J. Moore led the receivers with 36 receiving yards on 5 receptions. T. J. Edwards led the defense in that game with 10 solo tackles and 5 assisted tackles while Darrell Taylor led the defense in sacks with 2. Jaylon Johnson and Tyrique Stevenson each came away with 1 interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

The Texans are entering this game with a 1-0 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their divisional games too. They are 0-0 in their home games, 1-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They won 

their last game against the Indianapolis Colts 29-27. C. J. Stroud was the starting QB and he completed 24/32 passes for 234 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Joe Mixon led the team in rushing yards with 159 and 1 TD. Nico Collins led the receivers with 117 receiving yards on 6 receptions. Derek Stingley Jr. led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 0 assisted tackles while Folorunso Fatukasi and Mario Edwards Jr. each led the defense in sacks with 1. Calen Bullock came away with the only interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have the Texans listed as a 6.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Texans looked great in their season opener with a divisional win on the road against the Colts. They won a closer game against the Colts, winning 29-27, but their offense looked great with the new faces on the team. Their defense didn't look as good, but DeMeco Ryans is a defensive guy that had that defense rolling last season so they will be looking to improve in week 2. Meanwhile, the Bears won their season opener at home against the Titans but they still looked terrible in that game. The defense was great, but it was also the only thing they had going for them with the defense even getting all of their touchdowns too. Caleb Williams looked terrible in his rookie debut with less than 100 passing yards in the game and not a single offensive touchdown even though they won 24-17. The Bears also got down early in that game, losing 17-0 at one point, and this is going to be a much harder offense for the Bears defense to bail them out again. This will also be the 1st prime time game for Caleb and it is on the road which won't help him out at all. The best way to place a bet here is on the Texans to cover the spread in this game. 

Bears Texans Prediction:  Our NFL Pick for Sunday, September 15, 2024 (8:20 pm ET start time) is Texans 24 Bears 13.

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Chicago Bears: 1-6 (-4 units) on the 2nd half moneyline in their last 7 road games. 7-2 to the 2nd quarter over in their last 9 road games. 

Houston Texans: 8-2 ATS in the 2nd half of their last 10 home games. 8-2 ATS in the 4th quarter of their last 10 home games. 

Chicago Bears:  M. Lewis (TE) Injured - Rest. K. Blasingame (FB) Injured - Hand. R. Odunze (WR) Injured - Knee. D. Walker (DL) Injured - Foot. K. Allen (WR) Injured - Heel. R. Bates (OL) Injured - Shoulder. Z. Pickens (DL) Injured - Groin. K. Amegadjie (OL) Injured - Quad.

Houston Texans:  N. Collins (WR) Injured - Illness. D. Pierce (RB) Injured - Hamstring. J. Scruggs (OL) Injured - Groin. D. Schultz (TE) Injured - Ankle. M. Stewart (SAF) Injured - Knee.

“It was a frustrating game. But the most important thing is that it shows a bunch of the personality of this team, I would say — the fight, the resiliency that we had.” - Caleb Williams after their win against the Titans in their last game. 

“It's everything for us. Those guys go out and make plays no matter what the situation is, like when you can count on those guys to make plays it's huge for our team, not just our offense but what they did for an entire team, providing the energy they did for our team, it's outstanding." - DeMeco Ryans after his team’s win against the Colts in their last game. 

WR Moore, DJ

WR Scott, Tyler

WR Allen, Keenan 

TE Kmet, Cole 

QB Williams, Caleb 

RB Swift, D'Andre

FB Blasingame, Khari

WR Collins, Nico 

WR Diggs, Stefon

WR Dell, Tank 

TE Schultz, Dalton

QB Stroud, C.J.

RB Mixon, Joe 

FB Brooks, British 

Passing: C. Williams (93)

Rushing: D. Swift (30)

Receiving: D. Moore (36)

Touchdowns: T. Stevenson (1)

Passing: C. Stroud (234)

Rushing: J. Mixon (159)

Receiving: N. Collins (117)

Touchdowns: S. Diggs (2)

Coaches:

Chicago Bears: Matt Eberflus (3rd season)

Houston Texans: DeMeco Ryans (2nd season)