Chicago Bears (4-9) vs Detroit Lions (12-2)
Game Info: Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 1:00 pm (Soldier Field)
The Line: Betting Odds: Chicago Bears +6.5 / Detroit Lions -6.5 — Over/Under: 46.5
The Detroit Lions and the Chicago Bears meet Sunday in NFL action from Soldier Field. Here’s a Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Lions vs Bears pick. We will examine:
The Detroit Lions’ recent form and player performance
The Chicago Bears’ recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Detroit Lions
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Chicago Bears
Recent betting trends in games played between the Lions and Bears
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Lions vs Bears game
Detroit Lions Betting Preview
Detroit took a 3-1 record into their (early) bye week, falling to only the Buccaneers in that time. The Lions would beat the Cowboys, Vikings, Titans, Packers, Texans, Jaguars, Colts, Bears, and Packers again in the next nine games.
Last weekend versus Buffalo, Detroit took their second loss of the year. The Lions were down 35-21 by the fourth quarter and eventually fell 48-42. Jared Goff threw for 494 yards and five scores, while Amon-Ra St. Brown led the receivers on 14 catches for 193 yards and a touchdown.
Chicago Bears Betting Preview
Over on the Bears’ side, they went into their bye week with a pretty solid 4-2 run through six games. Chicago would fall to the Commanders, Cardinals, Patriots, Packers, Vikings, Lions, and 49ers over the next seven outings, however.
Matched up against the Vikings on Monday, the Bears took a 13-0 deficit into the second half. Chicago gave up another 17 points from there in a 30-12 loss. QB Caleb Williams threw for 191 yards and a TD. Leading receiver Keenan Allen caught the score among six receptions for 82 yards.
Total Points Facts
- Each of the Lions’ last four December games as favorites has gone OVER the total points line.
- Five of the Bears’ last six games as underdogs following a road loss have gone UNDER the total points line.
Chicago Bears Player Prop Facts
- D.J. Moore has recorded 64+ rushing and receiving yards in each of the Bears’ last eight games as underdogs against NFC North opponents.
- D.J. Moore has scored at least one touchdown in each of his last four appearances against the Lions.
- Cole Kmet has recorded 42+ receiving yards in nine of the Bears’ last 10 home games against NFC North opponents.
- Caleb Williams has recorded 27+ rushing yards in five of the Bears’ last six Sunday games as underdogs.
- Caleb Williams has recorded 231+ passing yards in three of the Bears’ last four games against NFC North opponents.
- Caleb Williams has thrown two or more touchdowns in three of the Bears’ last four games.
- Heading into Week 16, Caleb Williams ranks 1st in the NFC amongst qualified players for sack percentage (11.1%) this season.
Detroit Lions Player Prop Facts
- David Montgomery has scored the first touchdown in four of his five previous December appearances with his team as a favorite against NFC North opponents.
- Jared Goff has recorded 269+ passing yards in four of the Lions’ last five games.
- Jahmyr Gibbs has recorded 91+ rushing and receiving yards in nine of the Lions’ last 10 Sunday games.
- David Montgomery has recorded 20+ receiving yards in each of the Lions’ last seven games as favorites.
- David Montgomery has recorded 65+ rushing yards in five of the Lions’ last six road games against NFC opponents.
- Amon-Ra St. Brown has scored a touchdown in nine of the Lions’ last 10 regular season road games against NFC opponents.
- Jared Goff has recorded 24+ completions in each of his last four Week 16 road appearances.
- Jared Goff has thrown three or more touchdowns in each of the Lions’ last two games.
- Kwon Alexander is just one away from 10 career interceptions.
Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears Prediction
I’ll lean toward the Lions. Detroit took a tough loss to a surging Bills team in a shootout last weekend. The “lion’s” share of the yardage came via the pass—473 of 521 yards—as Detroit was playing catchup most of the game. The defense gave up a whopping 559 yards (362 passing) to a great Bills squad. That makes a combined 79 points surrendered by the defense in the last pair.
The last time these teams met up wasn’t that long ago: a 23-20 home win for Detroit on Thanksgiving. The Lions have scored 76 points across two games since then, however, so it wouldn’t be surprising to see a scoreboard surge here—especially after a tough loss. The Bears being on short rest won’t hurt either. This could be a tricky one for Detroit but I think the cover is theirs if all goes well.