Volpe’s NFL Showdown Plays – 10/29/23: Bears at Chargers
🏈 Sunday Night Showdown – 10/29/23 🏈
Bears @ Chargers | 8:20 PM EST
Chargers -9.5 | Over/Under 46
Projections are tailored to DraftKings’ Showdown Captain contests. If you have any lineup questions, for FanDuel or DraftKings, ask me @mvolp in Discord before lock!
This game feels like the Chargers should roll at home. The Bears have a lot of injuries and four key players questionable. The Bears give up a lot of receptions to running backs and tight ends, which feeds right into the Chargers’ offense. We are still trying to figure out what type of player Tyson Bagent is, but when the Chargers faced the Raiders backup Aidan O’Connell in week 4, they held him to 238 yards and sacked him seven times.
UPDATES: LAC: TE G.Everett is OUT, WR J.Palmer is IN…. CHI: S Jaquan Brisker is OUT
⭐ Notable News ⭐
- The Bears have allowed the most receiving yards to RBs (398) and the most receiving TDs to running backs (4). They are allowing 5.7 receptions for 56.8 yards. They have also allowed eight total TDs to running backs through seven games.
- The Bears have allowed the second most receptions to tight ends (45).
🩹 Key Injuries 🩹
- Bears: OUT: Justin Fields (QB, Thumb), Nate Davis (OL, Ankle), Braxton Jones (OL, Neck) | QUES: Eddie Jackson (S, Foot), Jaquan Brisker (S, Illness), Dan Freeney (OL, Knee), Lucas Patrick (OL)
- Chargers: QUES: Gerald Everett (TE, Hip), Alohi Gilman (S, Heel), Joshua Palmer (WR, Knee), Jalen Guyton (WR, Knee), Otito Ogbonnia (DT)
🌦️ Weather 🌦️
- SoFi Stadium INDOORS
🔄 Matchup History 🔄
- 10/27/2019: Chargers 17-16
🏈 QB Matchups 🏈
- Bears Defense: Ranked 24th | 22.5 FP/G allowed to QBs
- Chargers Defense: Ranked 32nd | 29.4 FP/G allowed to QBs
🏃 RB Matchups 🏃
- Bears Defense: Ranked 26th | 25.2 FP/G allowed to RBs
- Chargers Defense: Ranked 24th | 23.9 FP/G allowed to RBs
🏈 TE Matchups 🏈
- Bears Defense: Ranked 22nd | 13.4 FP/G allowed to TEs
- Chargers Defense: Ranked 26th | 13.9 FP/G allowed to TEs
🧩 Core Players 🧩
- Tonight’s Build: 4-2 LAC
- MUST-HAVES: Herbert, Ekeler, Parham
- Captains: Parham
🔝 More of 🔝
- All Chargers, Foreman, Moore, Scott
🔑 Best Values 🔑
- Parham, Scott, Bears DST
🚫 Less of 🚫
- Joshua Kelley, Cole Kmet
*Deeper GPP Plays In Order*
- Tyler Scott – The speedster is working his way up with more touches
- Derius Davis – WR 4, if Palmer were to be out, his playing time would increase
- Jalen Guyton – Not listed on DK
🔮 Prediction 🔮
- Chargers 27-16
🎰 Bets 🎰 (+2.5 units)
- Ekeler OVER 4.5 receptions – 1 unit
📈 Rankings 📈 See Detailed Player Projections ⬇️
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