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Chicago Bears -10
Free NFL Pick
On offense, Seattle is a below-average team. Against defenses that have allowed on average 22.1 ppg, they've been able to score only 20.6. It’s even worse defensively, where the Seahawks have given up 26.1 points per game to teams averaging 21.3. It’s even worse on the road, where the offense produced 16.7 ppg while giving up 29.2 ppg on defense. Let’s take a look at the Bears:
When looking at the Bears for the whole 2010, they are just like the Seahawks, a below-average team offensively. But here’s where a more in-depth analysis helps. If you look at this team after their week 8 bye, not counting the meaningless week 17 game @ Green Bay, Bears offense has actually averaged 26 points per game in going 7-1 during that span (Their only loss was to the Patriots in a ‘blow-out’ fashion.) By comparison, Seahawks have averaged 20.6 ppg in their last 7. Bears improved from 20.9 ppg ave for the whole season to 26 ppg in their last 7 games, while the Seahawks have stayed the same. This is a critical fact here, since the expectation for every NFL team is to improve as the season goes on. Bears O has done that, while the Seahawks have not. Defensively, Bears are a very strong team. The Bears are one of the most balanced teams in the 2nd half of the season. Actually, they are #6 most balanced team in the last 9 weeks of the season. They have had 258 rushing attempts and 276 passing attempts in that time
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