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Bears Defense ranked 25
Raiders Defense ranked 24
Edge: Slight Edge to Bears (because they have a great rush D)
Bears Rush Defense ranked 10
Raiders Rush Offense ranked 3
Edge: Even (McFadden Out)
Bears Pass Defense ranked 30
Raiders Pass Offense ranked 19
Edge: Slight Edge Raiders (Carson unfamiliar with backup WRs)
Bears Rush Offense ranked 14
Raiders Rush Defense ranked 25
Edge: Bears (Raiders allow lots of big runs, Matt Forte could have big day)
Bears Pass Offense ranked 22
Raiders Pass Defense ranked 25
Edge: Even (Caleb Hanie is a big question mark, even though you expect that the Pass offense is a little worse without Cutler, Hanie can do well tomorrow against Oakland's poor Defense)
The key matchup of this game will obviously be the Raiders offense vs. the Bears Defense. We know that the Raiders can run the ball, and now that they have Carson Palmer throwing the ball they can definitely pass too. The Bears are beasts at stopping the run, but have had some issues with pass defense. Even with the Raiders pass offense improving, they are missing 2-3 of their top 3 wide receivers. It's hard to imagine the Raiders Passing game firing on all cylinders tomorrow, even against a suspect pass defense (statistically). Even so, with all the injuries, I expect the Raiders offense to be fired up for this game, For anyone following the Raiders, this is the "biggest" home game since acquiring Carson Palmer. But I think the Raiders will have issues scoring TDs on Chicago, and Carson may very well throw an INT tomorrow. I think Janikowski could see 3-4 FGs tomorrow.
The Bears on the other hand, are one of my favorite teams during the preseason this year. I had Jay Cutler on my fantasy team, and after watching a few of his games I noticed that there were many TD drives that happened only because of Jay Cutler and his ability to create plays after being forced to scramble. Matt Forte will be effective tomorrow, but i'm not sure if only a strong running game will be enough to score 2-3 TDs tomorrow. Keep in mind that the Raiders are the most penalized team in football, and that RON WINTER- THE PENALTY KING OF THE LAST THREE YEARS- IS THE HEAD REFEREE TOMORROW. Even without Cutler, the Bears will have an opportunity to score TDs because the Raiders will likely give up at least one major penalty on their side of the field... possibly even in the redzone.
I expect a lot of FGs tomorrow. It's a Non Conference Road Underdog, that's missing their stud QB after he was having a great year and was a big reason why they won 5 games in a row. Also, Shane Lechler is not interested in punting to Devin Hester (you can look up this info on google). I really expect the Bears Defense to play VERY WELL TOMORROW, they know that they cannot win without extra effort from their defense.
On the other hand, it's a really hyped up first place Home team. It's going to be really loud in Oakland, and it's going to help this young team persevere. Oakland is missing key offensive players, but they have solid backups, enough to do the job. my only concern is Carson's chemistry with Chaz Schillens, Louis Murphy, TJ houseman.
Final Score, Oakland 16 - Bears 10
my picks
Oakland -3 (because I am an Oakland fan)
Under 41.5
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