{"id":25315,"date":"2024-09-13T12:04:55","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T16:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/?p=25315"},"modified":"2024-09-17T12:05:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T16:05:51","slug":"caleb-williams-c-j-stroud-battle-in-showdown-on-sunday-night-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/nfl\/caleb-williams-c-j-stroud-battle-in-showdown-on-sunday-night-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Caleb Williams, C.J. Stroud Battle in Showdown on Sunday Night Football"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Bears and Texans tangle in the Sunday Night game in Week 2 as both teams come in off<\/p>\n\n\n\n

wins. Chicago rallied from 17 points down to defeat the Titans while Houston hung on for a<\/p>\n\n\n\n

two-point win in Indianapolis. We\u2019ll break down this prime-time matchup and also find some<\/p>\n\n\n\n

player prop best bets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chicago Bears<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his first professional game, top pick Caleb Williams really struggled completing less than 50%<\/p>\n\n\n\n

of his passes, 14-of-29 and just 93 yards with no touchdowns. Now he\u2019s thrust into the spotlight<\/p>\n\n\n\n

for his debut on national television. How will he respond? If the Bears have any chance to win<\/p>\n\n\n\n

the road Williams has to play better and the defense, special teams has to contribute like they<\/p>\n\n\n\n

did against the Titans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Houston Texans<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Houston found success on the ground rushing for 213 yards in Week 1 with newcomer Joe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mixon carrying much of the workload, 30 carries, 159 yards and a touchdown. He could be in<\/p>\n\n\n\n

line for more work as the Bears allowed 140 yards to Tennessee so clearly there are some<\/p>\n\n\n\n

holes in that Chicago defense. C.J. Stroud will look to improve from Week 1 where he went<\/p>\n\n\n\n

24-32 passes, 234 yards and two touchdowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Bet Player Props<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joe Mixon: Anytime TD (-143)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mixon will get the bulk of the work as the lead rusher and when the Texans are in the red zone,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

he\u2019ll likely be their main target. Not only from the goalline situations, but he can also come out<\/p>\n\n\n\n

of the backfield, he had 3 receptions against the Colts. Look for Mixon to find paydirt Sunday<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

D.J. Moore: Over 60.5 Receiving Yards (-115)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019d have to think Caleb Williams will have a better day than last week so we\u2019ll lean on D.J.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moore to have a productive day. Moore was one of Williams\u2019 favorite receivers last week as he<\/p>\n\n\n\n

was targeted 8 times and had 5 catches. With rookie Rome Odunze out with an injury, Moore<\/p>\n\n\n\n

should get lots of looks from his rookie QB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recent Trends<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Houston was 10-9 ATS last season, but didn’t cover vs Indy in Week 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Texans were 6-3 SU in 2023, 4-5 ATS at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chicago went 8-7-2 ATS in 2023 and covered vs Titans last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2020, the Bears are 28-38-3 ATS, 4th worst in the NFL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Game Betting Odds<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bears +6.5 (-106)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Texans -6.5 (-114)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Total: 46<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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