Chicago Bears vs Cleveland Browns Prediction, 8/27/2022 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason Week 3

Game: Chicago Bears vs Cleveland Browns

Date: Saturday, August 27, 2022

Location: FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, OH

TV: NFL League Pass

Odds/Point Spread: Browns (-3)

Total/Over-Under: 37.5

The Cleveland Browns (8-9 last year) host the Chicago Bears (6-11 last season) at FirstEnergy Stadium on Saturday. Cleveland opens this matchup as 3-point favorites from oddsmakers. The total has been set at 37.5.

The Chicago Bears ended the season with a 6-11 mark. In their last contest of last season, the Bears played against the Vikings and took a loss by a score of 31-17. David Montgomery was the rushing leader for the Bears with 20 attempts for 72 yds (3.6 yards per attempt). Darnell Mooney averaged 10.5 yards per catch by totaling 126 yards on 12 receptions. Andy Dalton went 33/48 with 325 yds through the air and 1 TD. He had a quarterback rating of 77.2 and finished the contest with 2 interceptions. In the running game, the Bears gave up 104 yards on 22 tries, which is an average of 4.7 yards per rush allowed. Chicago gave up 14 pass completions on 22 tries for 227 yards, and a completion rate of 63.6%. In all, they had 80 plays which converted into 356 yds. The Chicago Bears ended up running the ball 25 different times and recorded 90 yds, which had them averaging 3.6 yards per carry.

The Bears tallied 5,225 yards in total for last season. Chicago accumulated 180 1st downs offensively, and they committed 106 infractions for 914 yds. Chicago amassed 16 touchdowns via the pass and 14 touchdowns on the ground. They turned the ball over 29 times (20 picks and 9 fumbles lost). As a team they averaged 118.7 yards in the run game, which had them sitting 14th in the National Football League. Regarding putting the ball in the endzone, the Chicago Bears had an average of 18.3 points per game.

The Bears ranked 22nd in the NFL concerning their opponents scoring, conceding 23.9 points per contest. They allowed 4.4 yards per rushing attempt and 125.1 rushing yards per game for the previous season. For the year, they gave up 2,127 yards on the ground in 17 games. Concerning passing yards, the Bears gave up 3,257 yards which had them ranked 3rd in the league. Over the course of their 17 games played last season, they gave up 191.6 yards per game via the pass as well as relinquishing a completion percentage of 65.8%. They allowed 316.7 yards per contest which put them 6th in the NFL. They conceded 31 touchdowns via the pass as well as 14 touchdowns via the ground game.

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The Browns ended the year having earned a 8-9 record. For their last game of last season, the Browns went home victorious with a score of 21-16 when they faced the Bengals. Case Keenum (2 TDs) walked away from the contest with 176 yds on 17/24 passing while his QB rating was 102.1. He tossed 1 pick and his Y/A was 7.33 yds. Jarvis Landry was the best receiver for the Browns, hauling in 6 balls for 75 yards (12.5 yards per reception). D'Ernest Johnson ran the ball 25 times for 123 yards, finishing the contest with 4.9 yards per carry for Cleveland. The Browns finished the game with a total of 376 yds while running 66 plays (5.7 yds per play). Cleveland ran the football for 5.0 yards per tote, finishing the game with 205 yards on 41 attempts. Cleveland relinquished 18 attempts on the ground for 79 yds (4.4 yards per carry). The Browns pass defense conceded a completion percentage of 51.7%, surrendering 103 yards on 15 out of 29 passing.

Regarding this team's ability to score points, the Browns ranked 20th in football maintaining an average of 20.5 points per contest. Last season, the Browns compiled 3,320 yards via the pass in addition to an average of 195.3 passing yards per game, putting them at 27th in football. They maintained an average of 145.4 yards per game via the rush and rushed for 2,471 yards overall. The Cleveland Browns averaged 340.6 yards/game which ranked them 18th in football. The Cleveland offense had 1,035 yds of penalties on 112 violations, which was good for 7th in the league in terms of helping out the other team. They threw 14 picks while allowing opponents to recover 8 fumbles and they obtained 177 first downs.

Cleveland gave up a total of 1,857 yards rushing (109.2 yards per contest) and 13 touchdowns on the ground last season. They allowed the opposition 29 touchdowns through the air as well as 202.3 yards/game, ranking them 5th in the NFL. Their defense tallied 19 takeaways (6 fumbles recovered and 13 picks) last season. Overall, they allowed 371 points in total. The Browns defense was on the field for 1,056 plays, which ranked 12th in the NFL. The Browns relinquished 21.8 points per game, which had them sitting 14th of all teams in the NFL.

Who will win tonight's Bears/Browns NFL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Browns -3

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