Chicago Bears at Pittsburgh Steelers Betting Preview/Player Prop

The Chicago Bears head to Pittsburgh to face off against the Steelers. The Bears, currently on a three-game losing streak, have to find a way to secure a win here. Unfortunately for them, they're facing a team that is currently red-hot. If the Bears want a shot at winning this one, they'll need to play at a much higher level.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are 3-0 in their last three games. With wins over the Broncos, Seahawks, and Browns, the Steelers have almost taken over the AFC North. They still have some work to do on offense, though, and the Bears' defense is a good test. If the Steelers can get a win here, they'll get one step closer to overtaking the Baltimore Ravens.

Chicago Bears: Perhaps it's time to go back to Andy Dalton

Over the last few games, the Bears have allowed Justin Fields to take the reigns. This experiment has borne little fruit for Chicago. Perhaps now would be the time to hand the offense back over to Andy Dalton. In eight games played, Justin Fields has thrown three touchdowns but seven interceptions.

They'll need a quarterback familiar with the Pittsburgh defense to win this one, and that's Andy Dalton. Dalton's time spent in Cincinnati will help the Bears' offense perform better against the seventh-ranked defense in the NFL. Still, as of today, it seems as if they'll have Justin Fields starting in this one as well.

Pittsburgh Steelers: Time for some offensive fireworks

One of the only things holding back the Steelers is their low-scoring offense. If they found a way to have a better offensive output, they'd easily take over the AFC North. Their defense allows just 20.29 points per game, seventh in the NFL. Unfortunately, their offense scores an average of 18.86 points per game.

The Steelers, without a doubt, are the better team in this game; they need to start playing like it. The Bears have the second-worst scoring offense in the NFL, averaging 15.38 points per game. If Pittsburgh shuts down the run, it'll force Chicago to pass. Once this happens, the Steelers can create turnovers, giving their offense another chance to score.

Our Pick For Bears at Steelers: Pittsburgh Steelers -6.5

When looking at the Chicago offense, one thing stands out, and it's how one-dimensional they are. When you take away their running game, you stall out the entire team. From that point, they try to force the passing game, which inevitably leads to interceptions. Considering they won't move on from Justin Fields, this game will go the same direction.

For the Pittsburgh Steelers, 6.5 points isn't a lot for them to cover. This becomes more obvious when looking at how the Steelers perform against the run. They allow just 106 rushing yards per game, 12th in the NFL. Although their offense doesn't score a lot of points, they'll have more opportunities because of turnovers. Look for the Steelers to win this one and cover the spread.

Player Prop

Najee Harris (-170) To Score A TD

The Steelers were hoping the addition of the rookie RB out of Alabama would improve a running game that finished dead last in the league last year with just 84.4 ypg. But doubtful they could have expected this much.

Harris is averaging 103.7 ypg over his last six games, which just happens to coincide with Pittsburgh’s turnaround this season. That also ranks him first among rookies and sixth among all NFL players.

And he has a chance tonight to join an elite group of rookie RBs – Franco Harris, Eric Dickerson, Alvin Kamara and Curtis Martin being the other four – if he can total at least 115 yards from scrimmage and score a TD for the fourth consecutive game.

We’ll bank of the AFC rookie of the month in October continuing his hot streak in November and take Harris (-170) to score a TD tonight versus the Bears.

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