The Chicago Bears are looking to rebound in 2020 after falling flat in 2019 as the defending NFC North champs. They open the 2020 NFL season by traveling to play the division-rival Detroit Lions at 1 p.m. ET Sunday at Ford Field. Below, we preview the Bears-Lions betting odds and lines and make our NFL picks and best bets.
Bears at Lions betting odds and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Friday at 1:45 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Bears +115 | Lions -134
- Against the Spread/ATS: Chicago +2.5 (-110) | Lions -2.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 42.5 (O: -110, U: -110)
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Bears at Lions game notes
- Mitchell Trubisky is a pedestrian quarterback at best, but, not against the Lions. In his last four meetings, he has thrown for 314 or more yards in three of them and has three touchdown passes in the last three – all Bears wins
- Chicago was 1-6 against the spread in its final seven games of the 2019 season, while Detroit went 2-9 ATS in its last 11 games of the season
- The Bears and Lions have gone Under the projected point total in six of their last nine head-to-head games
- In two games last season against the Bears, Lions WR Kenny Golladay owned them – catching 10 passes for 196 yards and two touchdowns
- Detroit has lost seven straight games against NFC opponents
Bears at Lions key injuries
Bears
- OLB Robert Quinn (ankle) questionable
- OLB Khalil Mack (knee) questionable
Lions
- WR Kenny Golladay (hamstring) questionable
- RB D’Andre Swift (hip) questionable
- DE Julian Okwara (knee) questionable
- S C.J. Moore (hamstring) questionable
Bears at Lions: Odds, betting lines, picks and prediction
Prediction
Chicago 20, Detroit 17
Moneyline (?)
Week 1 divisional games typically get the action on the home time, but, in these crazy times, home-field advantage has largely been taken away. Lions QB Matthew Stafford is making his return and the Lions are as deep at running back as they’ve been in years, but the Bears have the ability to take advantage of a defense that doesn’t make enough game-changing plays.
Take the BEARS (+115).
Against the Spread (?)
If you’re taking the BEARS +2.5 (-110) straight up, you will take them against the spread as well. Getting 2.5 points is big positive because this has all the makings of a one-score game barring a rash of turnovers.
Detroit has to win by 3 or more to cover that spread, so, at -110, you get to hedge your bet a bit. Take CHICAGO +2.5 (-110).
Over/Under (?)
These two teams tend to grind it out and play field position. Bears head coach Matt Nagy would like to change that, but he doesn’t have the horses to get it done.
With all the new faces in Detroit, they could have used a preseason of live action to get the offense rolling. Take the UNDER 42.5 (-110) and look for glimmers of potency from Detroit’s offense.
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Also see:
- 5 reasons for optimism ahead of Bears’ Week 1 game vs. Lions (Bears Wire)
- Adrian Peterson has always been a fan of ‘blessed’ Matthew Stafford (Lions Wire)
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