Caleb Williams, C.J. Stroud Battle in Showdown on Sunday Night Football
The Bears and Texans tangle in the Sunday Night game in Week 2 as both teams come in off
wins. Chicago rallied from 17 points down to defeat the Titans while Houston hung on for a
two-point win in Indianapolis. We’ll break down this prime-time matchup and also find some
player prop best bets.
Chicago Bears
In his first professional game, top pick Caleb Williams really struggled completing less than 50%
of his passes, 14-of-29 and just 93 yards with no touchdowns. Now he’s thrust into the spotlight
for his debut on national television. How will he respond? If the Bears have any chance to win
the road Williams has to play better and the defense, special teams has to contribute like they
did against the Titans.
Houston Texans
Houston found success on the ground rushing for 213 yards in Week 1 with newcomer Joe
Mixon carrying much of the workload, 30 carries, 159 yards and a touchdown. He could be in
line for more work as the Bears allowed 140 yards to Tennessee so clearly there are some
holes in that Chicago defense. C.J. Stroud will look to improve from Week 1 where he went
24-32 passes, 234 yards and two touchdowns.
Best Bet Player Props
Joe Mixon: Anytime TD (-143)
Mixon will get the bulk of the work as the lead rusher and when the Texans are in the red zone,
he’ll likely be their main target. Not only from the goalline situations, but he can also come out
of the backfield, he had 3 receptions against the Colts. Look for Mixon to find paydirt Sunday
Night.
D.J. Moore: Over 60.5 Receiving Yards (-115)
You’d have to think Caleb Williams will have a better day than last week so we’ll lean on D.J.
Moore to have a productive day. Moore was one of Williams’ favorite receivers last week as he
was targeted 8 times and had 5 catches. With rookie Rome Odunze out with an injury, Moore
should get lots of looks from his rookie QB.
Recent Trends
Houston was 10-9 ATS last season, but didn’t cover vs Indy in Week 1.
The Texans were 6-3 SU in 2023, 4-5 ATS at home.
Chicago went 8-7-2 ATS in 2023 and covered vs Titans last week.
Since 2020, the Bears are 28-38-3 ATS, 4th worst in the NFL.
Game Betting Odds
Bears +6.5 (-106)
Texans -6.5 (-114)
Total: 46