The Detroit Lions will be looking for their second victory over the Chicago Bears this season, when the Lions and Bears (oh my!), meet up again at Solider Field.
Back in Week 4 the Lions scored a team-record 34 points in the fourth quarter to shock Chicago 37-27 as a 2.5-point betting underdog. The Lions scored any way they could in the fourth quarter, with two touchdown passes from QB Jon Kitna, a touchdown run from Kevin Jones and a kickoff return for a touchdown by Casey Fitzsimmons on a poorly executed Chicago onside kick. The win snapped the Lions' four-game losing streak versus the Bears.
Last week Detroit improved to 4-2 on the season after defeating Tampa Bay 23-16 as a 2.5-point betting favorite. The Lions' offense was fairly quiet in the win, as Kitna threw for only 147 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions. Kevin Jones rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries, while wideout Calvin Johnson only ran the ball once, but made the most of it by finding the end zone on a 32-yard scamper. Despite allowing the Buccaneers to gain more yards than the Lions, the Detroit defense held its own in the win by causing Tampa Bay QB Jeff Garcia to make two costly fumbles, and defensive lineman DeWayne White had a career day with three sacks.The Bears pulled out a thrilling fourth-quarter win over Philadelphia last week thanks to a late touchdown drive by QB Brian Griese. With just under two minutes remaining the Bears started at their own three-yard line trailing 16-12. After a number of short passes and a 21-yard strike to Devin Hester, Griese finished the amazing drive with a 15-yard TD pass to Muhsin Muhammad with only nine seconds left on the clock. The last-minute touchdown gave the Bears a 19-16 win as a 5.5-point underdog. Griese finished the game with 322 yards on 27-of-41 passes with the one touchdown. All of Chicago's other points came off the foot of kicker Robbie Gould, who connected on four field goals.
Despite the fact the Lions topped Chicago once already this season, the Bears are a 5-point favorite in Sunday's game.
Chicago vs. Detroit Trends:
+ Detroit is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
+ Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Chicago
+ Chicago is 3-10 ATS in its last 13 games
+ Chicago is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
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