Headline: Unflattering 2-1 Teams Meet on Monday Night \u2013 Bears at Cowboys<\/strong><\/p>\n Two teams that had lofty expectations heading into the 2012 NFL season meet on Monday Night Football with their eyes on a 3-1 record and top spot in their division. <\/p>\n Chicago Bears (2-1) vs. Dallas Cowboys (2-1)<\/strong> ATS Matchup Stats<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Gambling Insight!<\/a> |\u00a0Buy Ray’s Picks!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Both teams have looked underwhelming to say the least the last couple of weeks \u2013 both won in unimpressive fashion in Week 3 and lost in uber-unimpressive fashion in Week 2.<\/p>\n The Chicago Bears can thank their defense for their 23-6 win in Week 3 against St. Louis.<\/p>\n Many expected a bounce back performance from Jay Cutler after a humiliating Week 2 loss. Instead Cutler managed just 183 yards passing on 17 of 31. He also added an interception for all you trustworthy Fantasy owners.<\/p>\n He didn\u2019t look great folks but he didn\u2019t have to! Brandon Marshall was better in Week 3 catching 5 balls for 71 yards but it doesn\u2019t appear as though the chemistry is quite there yet between him and his pivot. Michael Bush filled in for an injured Matt Forte last week and gained 55 yards on 18 carries with a touchdown.<\/p>\n Word out of Chicago is that Forte could suit up this week and should give his offense a much needed boost.<\/p>\n As mentioned the Chicago defense has been masterful. They held the Bears in their Week 2 game against the vaunted Packers and they single handedly won their Week 3 game against St. Louis allowing 160 yards of total offense, generating 6 sacks and 2 interceptions (1 for a touchdown).<\/p>\n This unit is playing at a very high level and will be licking their chops at the prospect of facing a Dallas team that made Tampa\u2019s defense look world class in Week 3.<\/p>\n Like the Bears, Dallas can thank their defense for a Week 3 win \u2013 the Cowboys offense didn\u2019t do much for the second straight week. Tony Romo has been plagued by some sketchy O-line play just like Jay Cutler.<\/p>\n Romo isn\u2019t helping his team either \u2013 he has just one touchdown pass in his last two games and failed to throw a TD last week. [soliloquy id=”82219″]<\/p>\n That means that Dez Bryant, Miles Austin and Jason Witten have been relatively inconsistent \u2013 hardly threatening at all! The Dallas running game has been less-than-impressive as well. DeMarco Murray has rushed for a total of 82 yards in the last two games although he did find the end zone last week.<\/p>\n Dallas is far from the offensive juggernaut that we expected this year and now they face the prospect of facing one of the most feared defenses in the land.<\/p>\n Speaking of defense, Dallas has been surprisingly stout along the line and in the secondary. They enter Week 4 #1 in overall defense in the NFL after allowing just 166 yards of total offense to the Bucs last week.<\/p>\n Cornerbacks Morris Claiborne and Brandon Carr have looked like Pro Bowlers and names like DeMarcus Ware and Sean Lee have been sensational up front. Safety Barry Church was lost for the season last week which is a big blow to the Cowboys defense.<\/p>\n Betting Prediction<\/strong>:<\/p>\n This game has defensive struggle written all over it \u2013 it will likely come down to which offense is more effective on Monday. I just don\u2019t trust Jay Cutler and the Chicago offense right now.<\/p>\n When things go bad, they unravel like a role of ribbon once the little piece of scotch tape is removed.<\/p>\n Dallas is the better team right now \u2013 period, although they didn\u2019t look like it last week.<\/p>\n The Boys get it done on National TV and send Jay Cutler into another high-profile hissy fit!<\/p>\n Pick<\/strong>: Dallas Cowboys -3 1\/2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Monday Night Football – Bears vs Cowboys Betting Headline: Unflattering 2-1 Teams Meet on Monday Night \u2013 Bears at Cowboys Two teams that had lofty expectations heading into the 2012 NFL season meet on Monday Night Football with their eyes on a 3-1 record and top spot in their division.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":29399,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[56596,24604,34556,56597,1534,34550,56595,463,700,706,802,830,856,2376,2379],"class_list":["post-55334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-bears-cowboys-line","tag-bears-vs-cowboys","tag-bears-vs-cowboys-odds","tag-bears-vs-cowboys-point-spread","tag-chicago","tag-chicago-bears-vs-dallas-cowboys","tag-chicago-dallas-spread","tag-free-nfl-picks","tag-mnf","tag-monday-night-football","tag-nfl-betting","tag-nfl-handicapping","tag-nfl-predictions","tag-nfl-week-4-odds","tag-week-four"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55334"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55862,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55334\/revisions\/55862"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n Date\/Time: Monday, October 1, 2012, 8:30 PM ET<\/strong>
\n Venue: Cowboys Stadium<\/strong>
\n Broadcast: ESPN<\/strong>
\n Beats vs. Cowboys Betting Lines from Bovada<\/a><\/strong>
\n Spread: Cowboys -3 1\/2 (-115)<\/strong>
\n Moneyline: Bears +175: Cowboys -205<\/strong>
\n Over\/Under: 41 1\/2 points<\/strong><\/p>\nGRAB OUR BEST Expert NFL Picks for 2012 NFL FOOTBALL Betting!<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
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