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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 Bears as -1-point favorites versus the Lions, while the game's total opened at 44.5.
Detroit was a 23-20 loser in its last match at home against the Packers. They covered the +13.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 43 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Last time out for Chicago, they were a 21-19 winner as they battled the Vikings on the road. The Bears failed to cover in the match as a -5-point favorite, while 40 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Chicago:
Team record: 8-8 SU,4-12 ATS
Chicago is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Chicago is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Chicago's last 21 games
Detroit:
Team record: 3-12-1 SU,6-10 ATS
Current Streak: lost 9 straight games.
Detroit is 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Detroit is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Chicago home to New York Sunday, September 20
Detroit at Green Bay Sunday, September 20