Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Sunday when the Chicago Bears and the Detroit Lions meet at Ford Field.
Oddsmakers currently have the Bears listed as 3½-point favorites versus the Lions, while the game’s total is sitting at 45½.
The Bears defeated Philadelphia 24-20 as a 3-point underdog in Week 4. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (40).
Kyle Orton passed for 199 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions for Chicago, while Greg Olsen caught four passes for 35 yards with a touchdown in the win.
The Lions lost to San Francisco 31-13 as a 5-point underdog in Week 3. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (47).
Jon Kitna passed for 146 yards with a touchdown and an interception for Detroit and Rudi Johnson rushed for 83 yards on 14 carries with a TD reception.
Current streak:
Detroit has lost 3 straight games. Team records:
Chicago: 2-2 SU, 2-1-1 ATS Detroit: 0-3 SU, 0-3 ATS Chicago most recently:
When playing in October are 8-2 When playing on turf are 6-4 After being outgained are 6-4 When playing within the division are 5-5 Detroit most recently: A few trends to consider:
Chicago is 5-1-1 ATS in its last 7 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago’s last 7 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago’s last 7 games when playing on the road against Detroit The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago’s last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 7 of Detroit’s last 9 games Detroit is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games when playing at home against Chicago The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit’s last 7 games when playing at home against Chicago The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit’s last 6 games at home Next up:
Chicago at Atlanta, Sunday, October 12 Detroit at Minnesota, Sunday, October 12 |