Chicago Bears vs Cincinnati Bengals Prediction, 11/2/2025 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 9

Game: Chicago Bears vs Cincinnati Bengals

Date: Sunday, November 2, 2025

Location: Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, OH

TV: CBS

Odds-Point Spread: Bengals (+2.5)

Total-Over-Under: 52.5

Paycor Stadium is the site where the Cincinnati Bengals (3-5) will meet the Chicago Bears (4-3) on Sunday. Chicago opens this contest as 2.5-point favorites from oddsmakers. The total comes in at 52.5.

The Chicago Bears come into this game holding a record of 4-3 over the course of this year. In their last game, the Bears faced off with the Baltimore Ravens and took a loss by a score of 30-16. D'Andre Swift led the offense in rushing for the Bears with 11 carries for 45 yards (4.1 yards per attempt). Rome Odunze left with an average of 16.3 yards per catch by earning 114 yds on 7 catches. Caleb Williams finished 25-38 with 285 yards through the air. He had a QB rating of 77.2 and finished the game with 1 interception. Against the run, the Bears gave up 177 yards on 35 attempts, which is 5.1 yards per rush allowed. Chicago allowed 17 completions on 22 tries for 178 yards, and a completion percentage of 77.3%. At the end of the game, they ran 61 plays which totaled 372 yds. The Chicago Bears ended up rushing 23 times and amassed 96 yards, earning them an average of 4.2 yds per carry.

When examining notching touchdowns, the squad who plays in Chicago are sitting at 24.0 points per contest. As a unit, they are averaging 124.6 rushing yds which ranks 10th in football. The Bears have produced 2,451 yds for the season. Chicago has accrued 75 1st downs as a unit, and they have been flagged for 64 infractions for 533 yds. They have given the ball to the opposition 6 times (4 INTs and 2 fumbles). With reference to scoring points, Chicago has produced 9 touchdowns via the pass and 7 rushing touchdowns.

When it comes to passing yds, the Bears have relinquished 1,452 yds, which ranks them at 6th in football. They have given up 207.4 yards per outing through the air, and are conceding a completion percentage of 72.2%. In total, they have yielded 1,003 running yards through 7 outings on the season. They have yielded 16 touchdowns via the pass, along with 6 touchdowns on the ground. All in all, they are relinquishing 350.7 yds per game, which has them ranking 25th in pro football. They are giving up 5.3 yds per attempt on the ground and 143.3 running yards per outing on the season. The Bears rank 25th in football in terms of their opponents scoring, yielding 26.4 PPG.

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The Bengals step onto the field with a record of 3-5 this season. In their last contest, the Bengals took a loss by a score of 39-38 when they faced the New York Jets. Samaje Perine carried the football 9 times for 94 yds, walking away from the contest with 10.4 yds per attempt for Cincinnati. Ja'Marr Chase was the top contributor in the passing game for the Bengals, bringing in 12 passes for 91 yards (7.6 yds per catch). Joe Flacco (2 TDs) ended the contest with 223 yards on 21-34 passing while his QB rating was 100.5. He didn't throw any picks and his average yards per pass attempt was 6.6 yds. Cincinnati allowed 37 running attempts for 254 yards (6.9 yds per rush). The Bengals secondary gave up a completion percentage of 66.7%, relinquishing 248 yards on 22 out of 33 passing. The Bengals finished the game with 398 yards while running 57 plays (7.0 yards per play). Cincinnati ran the ball for 7.9 yds per carry, totaling 181 yds on 23 attempts.

In terms of their scoring prowess, the Bengals sit 22nd in the NFL, averaging 21.8 points per game. In this campaign, the Bengals have compiled 1,616 passing yds and average 202.0 passing yds per game, which ranks them at 21st in football. They average 82.9 running yds per game, and have carried the football for 663 total yards. The Cincinnati Bengals average 284.9 yds per game, which ranks them at 29th in football. The Cincinnati offense has relinquished 269 yds by way of 40 infractions, which has them sitting 31st in the NFL when analyzing helping out the opposition. They have tossed 8 interceptions while relinquishing 3 lost fumbles, and have recorded 84 first downs as a unit.

The Bengals are giving up 31.6 points per outing, putting them 32nd in football. They have yielded 19 touchdowns through the air along with 256.0 yards via the pass per contest, putting them 30th in football. Cincinnati has surrendered a total of 1,215 rush yds (151.9 yards per contest), along with 10 touchdowns on the ground on the season. The Bengals defense has taken the field for 524 plays from scrimmage, which ranks them at 32nd in professional football. Their defense has collected 9 takeaways (1 fumble and 8 interceptions) for the season. On the whole, they have surrendered 253 points.

Who will win tonight's Bears-Bengals NFL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Bengals +2.5

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