Cincinnati at Chicago

Chicago started Andy Dalton in the season opener against the Rams, but the offense looked just as bad as it has for two years, and the calls for rookie Justin Fields to take over are growing louder. The Rams' secondary was too much for Dalton to find many big openings, and he finished 27 of 38 for 206 yards behind a shaky offensive line. One bright spot was David Montgomery, who carried 16 times for 108 yards and a touchdown, but the Bears will have to have more luck opening it up to get more points on the board. Meanwhile, Cincinnati had a good opening week with a 27-24 overtime victory over Minnesota when linebacker Germaine Pratt recovered Dalvin Cook's fumble to set up a 33-yard field goal by Evan McPherson as time expired. Joe Burrow went 20 of 27 for 261 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions in his return from a season-ending injury in 2020. Joe Mixon ran for 127 yards and Ja'Marr Chase caught five passes for 101 yards for the Bengals. The UNDER is 12-4-2 in Cincinnati's past 18 games as a road underdog, and the Bengals are 12-5-2 UNDER their past 19 road games overall. Chicago is 19-7 UNDER following a loss and 14-5 UNDER overall its past 19 home games. Cincinnati is 36-17-2 ATS its past 55 September games and 8-3-1 ATS in Week 2. The Bears are also 3-7 ATS their last 10 games overall. I have two picks on this game. Play the Bengals ATS and the UNDER.