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Bears and Lions who to start and sit for fantasy football and best bets against the numbers with an NFL power play record of 18-6-1 ATS and over/under tihe last five weeks
Justin Fields and DJ Moore as a passing combination has won over many fantasy owners throughout the year.
It’s among the major plays again this week for fantasy owners who are in playoffs or are playing the daily fantasy sports game. Even against a 9-3 Detroit Lions team and cold, windy Soldier Field conditions, the passing connection the Bears have built figures to produce.
points out the Lions defense has allowed the fourth-most fantasy points to perimeter receivers since Week 10 and the NFL’s highest catch rate (76.2%) to all wide receivers.
When you’re allowing the highest catch rate in the league for a given period and your facing one of the league’s best pass receivers after the catch, as Moore is fourth in yards after the catch now (444), it can mean trouble for the defense.
Three times in the last four games before Fields’ dislocated thumb the two had gone for 104 yards together in the passing game, then in the first two since Fields’ return they went for 96 and 114.
The Bears may or may not be able to execute well enough for four quarters to beat a division leader, but all indications are they will at least be able to move the ball and score and those who want to take advantage need to look at the Bears combination of Fields and Moore.
Here’s who to start and sit for Week 14 from Lions at Bears.
Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown
The Bears did a fair job on St. Brown last time and he still managed to score a critical touchdown and get 77 yards on eight catches. He has 23 catches in the last three games for 258 yards against the Bears.
.Bears WR DJ Moore
Moore is being labeled the fantasy play of the week In his last six games playing with Fields, Moore has scored at least 16.4 points for PPR leagues five times.
The only thing that could hold Moore back in this one is the Bears own offense, which tends to lean heavily on the run and still will incorporate Cole Kmet’s receiving.
The running attack has all the backs available and healthy for the first time since early October and it could offer enough options to keep Moore’s receiving down a bit.
. Lions RB David Montgomery
Returning where he used to play home games will mean much to the Lions starter.
Also, he had a strong game last time against the Bears with 12 runs for 76 yards even though the Bears rate No. 1 in the league against the run.
Montgomery was shut down by the Saints defense eventually after a strong start, and managed to run for 71 yards against a stout Packers defense.
So it’s still a difficult assignment for the Bears to stop their former starter, who is a big fantasy threat with 10 touchdown runs on the year and one in each of the last four games.
