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Chicago Bears vs. Detroit Lions
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the Chicago Bears and the Detroit Lions meet at Ford Field.
Oddsmakers opened the Lions as -7-point favorites versus the Bears, while the game's total opened at 48.5.
Last time out for Detroit, they were a 37-23 loser as they battled the Panthers on the road. The Lions failed to cover in the match as a -1.5-point favorite, while 60 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Chicago was a 35-13 loser at home against the Bills. They failed to cover the +8-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (48) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Chicago:
Team record: 3-12 SU,5-9-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 8 straight games.
Chicago is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Chicago is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Chicago's last 9 games
Detroit:
Team record: 7-8 SU,10-5 ATS
Detroit is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games
Detroit is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games
Next up:
Chicago home to Minnesota Sunday, January 8
Detroit at Green Bay Sunday, January 8