Dallas Cowboys vs Chicago Bears 12/5/19 NFL Thursday Betting Odds and Pick

The Dallas Cowboys head to Soldier Field on Thursday for an all-important clash with the Chicago Bears.

The Cowboys have lost back to back games but are still on top of the NFC East right now, but barely. Dallas is 6-6 SU on the year with the Philadelphia Eagles close behind at 5-7 SU. Meanwhile, the Bears kept their slim playoff hopes alive with a win over the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Day. The Bears are 3rd in the NFC North with their 6-6 SU record. The Green Bay Packers lead the division at 9-3 SU while the Minnesota Vikings are 2nd at 8-4 SU.

Slim Lead in NFC East

The Cowboys have lost two in a row to the New England Patriots and Buffalo Bills to fall to 6-6 SU on the season. Despite those setbacks, Dallas is currently holding a slim lead over the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC East team standings. With the Eagles breathing heavily behind their backs, the Cowboys need to get back to the winning track this week.

Dak Prescott leads the NFL’s best passing team with a total of 3,788 passing yards with 23 scores and 11 picks on the season. Ezekiel Elliott has rushed for a total of 990 yards with 7 touchdowns on 227 carries while Amari Cooper has amassed a total of 971 receiving yards with 7 touchdowns on 64 catches.

The Cowboys are the top passing team in the NFL this season at 305.2 yards per game and they are 8th on the ground with an average of 127.6 rushing yards per contest. Dallas also ranks 8th in the league in scoring at 25.8 points per game this season. They are allowing their opponents to score 19.7 points per game this season.

Bears Still Alive

The Chicago Bears kept their slim playoff hopes alive with a 24-20 win over the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Thursday. Mitchell Trubisky threw for 338 yards with 3 touchdowns and 1 interception while leading a 90-yard 4th quarter drive that ended in a 3-yard TD pass to David Montgomery. The Bears improved to 6-6 on the season.

Trubisky has thrown for a total of 2,193 passing yards with 13 touchdowns and 7 interceptions on the season. David Montgomery leads the ground attack with a total of 594 rushing yards with 5 touchdowns on 172 carries. Allen Robinson II leads the receiving corps with 850 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns on 71 catches.

Chicago is one of the worst offensive teams this season as the Bears rank 28th in the league in passing and rushing at 202.4 and 79.3 yards per game, respectively. They rank 27th in the NFL in scoring at 17.7 points per game this season. However, the Bears have one of the top defenses this season and they are giving up only 17.3 points per game.

Who Wins?

Dallas is 3-6 SU in their last nine games played. The Cowboys are 8-2 SU in their last 10 December games, and 6-13 SU in their last 19 Week 14 games. Chicago is 3-1 SU in their last four games played. The Bears are 4-1 SU in their last five December games, 5-12 SU in their last 17 Week 14 games and 3-3 SU in six home games played this season. Head to head, the Cowboys are 2-1 SU in their last three games played against the Bears.

The Cowboys head to this game banged up with linebacker Vander Esch slated to miss this game with a neck injury and fellow linebacker Sean Lee listed as probable after suffering a pec injury. Dallas is likely going to have Amari Cooper for this contest after MRI on his knee revealed no structural damage following a helmet collision in their last contest.

Chicago has won three out of their last four games and while most would point to the defense as the reason, the Bears’ offense has played better in their last two games. Trubisky has averaged 308 passing yards in his last two outings while completing 68.3% of his passes. Receiver Anthony Miller has caught an average of 90.3 receiving yards in his last three outings.

The Bears are having a disappointing season but they are still technically alive in the NFC playoff race and it all starts here in this game. Chicago is coming off a win over the Lions and Trubisky is in a groove right now. If he continues this trend, the Bears’ defense will be able to hold the fort for them.

Prediction: Chicago Bears

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Other Bets to Make

The Cowboys are 4-2 ATS in their last six games played. Dallas is 4-2 ATS in six road games played, and 1-5 ATS in their last six games against the NFC North Division. The Bears are 1-7 ATS in their last eight games played. Chicago is 2-4 ATS in six home games played this season, 1-5 ATS in their last six games against the NFC Conference, and 1-6 ATS in their last six games against the NFC East Division. Head to head, the Cowboys are 2-1 ATS in their last three games played against the Bears.

The Bears are 10-2-1 ATS in their last 13 games as home underdogs. No question that the Cowboys have been the better offensive team all-season long but the Dallas offense has hit a snag in the last couple of weeks and the Chicago defense has continued to keep teams out of the end zone. I’ll take the plus points here and roll with the underdogs in this contest.

Prediction: Bears +3

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The total has gone over in 10 out of the last 15 games played by the Cowboys. The over is 6-2 in Dallas’ last eight games played on the road. The total has gone under in five out of the last six games played by the Bears. The under is 8-1 in Chicago’s last nine home games. Head to head, the over is 6-0 in the last six games between the Cowboys and Bears.

Dallas has scored an average of 19.7 points per game in their last three games and the Cowboys have scored just a total of 35 points in their last 10 quarters played. They have scored just a combined 24 points in their last two games, which have ended in losses. On the other hand, the Chicago defense has yielded just 17.0 points per game in their last three assignments. I like the teams to go under in this game.

Prediction: Under 42.5

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