NFL Week 3: Monday Night Football Best Bet and Preview

Eagles at Bears

Our Best Bets went 1-3 yesterday and are at 2-3 for the week. Tonight, we need to get a win to end up even for the week. We have the Eagles and Bears playing on Monday Night Football to end Week 3. I have gone through the available bets and picked the one that I believe will hit. Let’s make some money!

Best Bet: Dontayvion Wicks Receiving Yards over 41.5

Game Odds

The Public Numbers

The Bears come into this game as 3.5-point home underdogs. The public is heavily betting on the Eagles to win with 92% of the bets and 91% of the money being placed on the Eagles to win outright. 77% of the bets and 66% of the money is being placed on the Eagles to cover 3.5 points. The point total is set at 42.5 with 58% of the bets and 57% of the money being placed on the over.

Match-up Overview

These teams have faced each other 49 times with the Bears holding the edge in the all-time series 31-17-1. The most recent game was on November 28, 2025 and was a 24-15 Chicago victory.

The Eagles come into this game 2-0 but have not covered in the first 2 games of the year. Philadelphia has not looked great in their first couple of games but they have gotten the job done, which is to win. Their offense in particular has been struggling with consistency. Their offensive line has several injuries which has impacted their ability to run the ball. Overall, they are averaging 24 points per game, which is 13th in the NFL. They are averaging 217 pass yards per game, which is 12th, and 112 rush yards, which is 14th. Jalen Hurts has thrown for 467 yards, 5 TDs and 2 interceptions. He has relied on Devonta Smith and Dontayvion Wicks as his primary targets in this offense. Smith has 13 receptions for 170 yards and 1 TD. They matchup against a Bears defense that does not have the talent available to stop many offenses through the air. On the ground, Saquon Barkley is the leading rusher with 92 yards. Barkley had a stinger in his last game and will be someone to watch throughout this matchup. The cause for concern on this offense is the offensive line which has not been performing well all season.

On defense, the Eagles are allowing an average of 21 points per game, which is 12th in the NFL. They have been pretty solid against the pass, allowing 166 yards per game, which is 5tgh in the league. They have struggled more against the run, allowing 127 yards per game, which is 24th in the league. This is an area that will be vital to their success tonight. The Bears are built to run the ball and will have to continue to run with their top 2 quarterbacks out.

The Bears enter this game without starting quarterback, Caleb Williams, and without the full availability of their backup Tyson Bagent. That means that 38-year old Case Keenum will be the starter for the Bears. Keenum has not played since 2023 when he was a member of the Houston Texans. He will most likely have to rely on the league’s best run game to help move this offense against the Eagles. The Bears have a two-headed monster in their backfield with D’Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai. Swift has 34 rushes for 169 yards and 3 TDs while Monangai has 20 rushes for 147 yards and 1 TD. I would expect them to have a heavy workload tonight against the Eagles. The Bears also have no shortage of weapons in the pass game for Keenum to lean on. They have the likes of Rome Odunze, Colston Loveland, and Luther Burden who can all make plays. It will just be a question of whether or not Keenum can get them the ball.

The defense for the Bears will continue to be an area of weakness for the team all year long. They are allowing 23 points per game, which is 15th in the league but are letting up a ton of yards. They are allowing 240 pass yards per game and 122 rush yards per game. Those numbers rank 24th and 23rd respectively. They will have to find a way to contain this Eagles offense in order to allow their own offense to find their footing.

Injuries

Eagles

Fred Johnson (OT) – Out
Jonathan Greenard (LB) – Questionable
Hollywood Brown (WR) – Out
Dallas Goedert (TE) – Out
Landon Dickerson (OT) – Out

Bears

Anthony Johnson (S) – Out
Caleb Williams (QB) – Out
Shemar Turner (DT) – Out
Noah Sewell (LB) – Out
Kyler Gordon (CB)-Out

Best Bet Background – Dontayvion Wicks Receiving Yards over 41.5

The player I will be tracking tonight will be Dontayvion Wicks. Wicks came over to the Eagles this offseason from Green Bay and has had an immediate impact on this offense. He has posted games of 74 and 73 yards and added his first TD last week. Jalen Hurts seems to trust him down the field and targets Wicks on deep throws. He had a 64-yard catch last week and a 27-yard catch in Week 1. He faces a depleted Chicago secondary and should be an easy target for Hurts to find tonight.