Chicago has a tough turnaround, playing on Thursday after a big win over Minnesota on Sunday night. However, the good thing for the Bears is they get to play the Lions, who are underachieving again with a 4-6 record with little hope for a playoff run. There is a myth that Detroit always wins on Thanksgiving, but actually it has lost 10 of its last 14 Turkey Day games, including last year's 30-23 defeat at the hands of the Vikings. The Lions were fortunate to get by Carolina on Sunday when Cam Newton threw an incomplete pass on a two-point conversion with a little more than a minute left. The Bears won the first meeting 34-22 and they are on a current four-game winning streak as new coach Matt Nagy has his team hitting on all cylinders. Khalil Mack had a sack and fumble recovery and the Chicago defense dominated the Vikings, who were outgained 308-268. Bears QB Mitchell Trubisky was 20-of-31 yards for 165 yards and a touchdown. Chicago is 9-3-1 ATS its last 13 November games and the Lions are 4-10 ATS their last 14 against teams with winning records and 3-11 ATS their last 14 games in Week 12. Look for Chicago to keep on rolling so play the Bears for the win and cover. Also take the UNDER here. Chicago's defense is quitely playing very well. They have allowed 19.5 points per game and just 15.3 per game over their last four. The Lions have struggled to score of late, averaging just 12.8 per game over their last four contests. Division games with a team coming off a division win have gone UNDER the total 58% of the time since 2001. Take the Bears and UNDER.
This pick was released to clients on November 23, 2022 at 9:36PM ET.
NFL
Chicago at Detroit
November 22, 2018
12:30 PM Eastern
2 units on Chicago -2.5 (-105) (risk 2 to return 3.9)
Result:
WIN
WIN
1 unit on Game Total UNDER 44.5 -110 (risk 1 to return 1.91)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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