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Chicago Bears vs. Detroit Lions
The Chicago Bears and the Detroit Lions will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Ford Field.
Oddsmakers opened the Lions as -1-point favorites versus the Bears, while the game's total opened at 41.
Detroit lost its last outing, a 19-16 result against the Redskins on November 24. The Lions failed to cover in that game as a -4-point favorite, while the 35 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
In their last action, Chicago was a 19-14 winner at home against the Giants. They failed to cover the -6-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (33) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Chicago:
Team record: 5-6 SU,3-8 ATS
Chicago is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Chicago is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games
Detroit:
Team record: 3-7-1 SU,4-7 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Detroit is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Detroit is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games
Next up:
Chicago home to Dallas Thursday, December 5
Detroit at Minnesota Sunday, December 8