NFL: Thursday's plays

Plays: Chicago +3.5 +100 and Dallas/Chicago under 52 -110

Time: 8:25 p.m. ET

Reasoning: The power rankings say the Cowboys should be favored by 1. Dallas has played the second-easiest schedule in the NFL and the Bears have played the eighth-toughest. Chicago has won the last three meetings, including a 45-28 victory last season. In that one the Bears didn't punt, Josh McCown threw for 348 yards and four TDs. Tony Romo went 11-for-20 passing for 104 yards and in his career he's 12-17 as a starter in December. Last week against Philadelphia, Dallas was held to 267 yards. DeMarco Murray, the league's runaway rushing leader, was held to 73 yards on 20 carries and Romo threw two picks, zero TDs and absorbed four sacks en route to his lowest QB rating (53.7) since 2011. Defensively the Cowboys yielded a season-high 464 yards, including 256 on the ground, and they allowed the Eagles scoring drives of 80 and 88 yards in the first quarter. Chicago, which has won two straight at home, is 10th in the NFL in rushing defense (105.5 per contest). The Bears could be without Robbie Gould on Thursday because of a quadriceps injury. So Jay Feely may handle the kicking duties after being signed Wednesday. Games at Soldier Field have averaged just 41.4 points. And the temperature should be in the low 30s with a 10-15 mph wind.

Record: 221-164-8 (57.4%)
Bankroll: +146.86%