Los Angeles at Chicago

Chicago's vaunted defense has struggled the last two games in losses to Oakland and New Orleans, but fortunately the Bears get the demoralized Chargers, who lost a gut-wrenching game last week against the Titans. The Chargers are averaging 20.0 points and they are #27 in rushing yardage and with a 2-5 record. Their only wins were against the Colts in overtime and the hapless Dolphins. What's worse is that the Chargers allowed Tennessee 403 total yards, which is a season-high for the Titans, who had been struggling mightily on offense prior to that game. Philip Rivers went 24-of-38 for 329 yards and two touchdowns but his team was foiled again by turnovers inside the red zone. The Chargers are 1-5-2 ATS dating to last season and the Bears are 17-7-1 ATS their last 25 home games and 7-2 ATS against teams with losing records. Also, Chicago has easily gone OVER its last two games and this is a relatively low posted total for this matchup. The Bears abandonment of the running game didn't work against the Saints, so look for more rushing attempts that will give Mitch Trubisky some variety in the offense and more for a defense to think about. Play the Bears and the OVER.