Week 17 got underway on Wednesday with a couple of Christmas Day clashes in the AFC. The action continues tonight, as the Bears (4-11) host the Seahawks (8-7) in an important game. Well, it's important for the latter of the teams, as Seattle finds itself fighting for a playoff spot.
I'm heading to PrizePicks to get a few player predictions locked in for tonight's game. Below I've listed my three favorite player predictions on the platform. If all three cash we'll net a 5x multiplier.
Kickoff is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. ET from Soldier Field in Chicago, IL.
Week 17 got underway on Wednesday with a couple of Christmas Day clashes in the AFC. The action continues tonight, as the Bears (4-11) host the Seahawks (8-7) in an important game. Well, it's important for the latter of the teams, as Seattle finds itself fighting for a playoff spot.
I'm heading to PrizePicks to get a few player predictions locked in for tonight's game. Below I've listed my three favorite player predictions on the platform. If all three cash we'll net a 5x multiplier.
Kickoff is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. ET from Soldier Field in Chicago, IL.
While Chicago's season hasn't gone well, it appears Caleb Williams is going to be the guy moving forward. The first overall draft pick has logged a 19:5 touchdown-to-interception ratio this season. Now, most importantly for this player prediction, Williams hasn't thrown an interception in his last nine games. You have to go all that way back to October 13th to find his last interception, a game where Chicago destroyed the Jaguars 35-16 in London.
Williams’ streak of interception-less passes has reached 326 pass attempts, which is the longest streak by a rookie of all time. I'll back him to keep the streak alive in front of his home crowd. Seattle has the 14th-fewest interceptions this year (11), and their interception rate (2.2%) is also the 14th-lowest.
Being that we can snag D. Moore's reception line at 5.5, I think it's worth a play on the more than. Moore has hauled in 83 receptions this year, which is the 11th-most in the NFL. He's caught six or more passes in six straight games (7, 7, 8, 6, 8, 7) while racking up 56 targets (9.3 targets/game) over the span. It's clear Moore is Williams' favorite target, and they're constantly trying to get him the ball.
The Seahawks are 20th in completion percentage against (65.6%). Interestingly, Seattle's opponents are also running the 10th-most plays per game (62.8) this season. By the sheer volume of plays the Bears will likely run, and considering they'll probably be in a pass-first mode as they're always losing, I think Moore clears this number comfortably.
While I expect the Seahawks to be leading in this game, I'm not sure they'll completely lean into their rushing game. This is an extremely pass-heavy bunch ranked sixth in passing attempts per game (36.2) and fifth in passing play percentage (63.93%).
The guy who gets the raw end of that deal is running back Zach Charbonnet. In 15 games played this season, Charbonnet has only eclipsed this total twice. He's only logged 15+ rushing attempts in two games.
While this is a somewhat favorable matchup against a bottom-tier Chicago rushing defense, I don't think Charbonnet breaks through this threshold of 67.5 rushing yards. Ultimately, with the way the Bears’ passing defense has been shredded in recent weeks, Geno Smith and this high-flying pass attack opt to gut them through the air. Give me Charbonnet to go for less than 67.5 rushing yards.
