Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears Prediction, Preview and Odds - 12/10/2023

Game Time: 1:00 pm ET, Sunday, December 10, 2023

Venue:  Soldier Field, Chicago, IL

Where to Watch:  FOX

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Lions -3.5, Bears +3.5; Over/Under:  43.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Lions -3.5, Bears +3.5; Over/Under:  43.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Lions -3.5, Bears +3.5; Over/Under:  43.5 points

Detroit Lions:  9-3 (1st place, NFC North)

Chicago Bears:  4-8 (4th place, NFC North)

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Detroit Lions:  won their last game on the road against the New Orleans Saints 33-28.

Chicago Bears:  won their last game on the road against the Minnesota Vikings 12-10.

The Lions are entering this game with a 9-3 record overall and they have a 2-1 record in their divisional games too. They are 4-2 in their home games, 5-1 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They won their last game against the New Orleans Saints 33-28. Jared Goff was the starting QB and he completed 16/25 passes for 213 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Jahmyr Gibbs led the team in rushing yards with 60. Sam LaPorta led the receivers with 140 receiving yards on 9 receptions and 1 TD. Tracy Walker III led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles while Romeo Okwara and Bruce Irvin each led the defense in sacks with 1. Brian Branch came away with the only interception for them in that game.

 

 

 

The Bears are entering this game with a 4-8 record overall and they have a 1-3 record in their divisional games too. They are 2-3 in their home games, 2-5 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They won their last game against the Minnesota Vikings 12-10. Justin Fields was the starting QB and he completed 27/37 passes for 217 passing yards, 0 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Justin Fields led the team in rushing yards with 59. D. J. Moore led the receivers with 114 receiving yards on 11 receptions. Terell Smith led the defense in that game with 8 solo tackles and 0 assisted tackles while Montez Sweat led the defense in sacks with 1.5. T. J. Edwards, Kyler Gordon, Jaquan Brisker, and Jaylon Johnson each came away with 1 interception for them in that game.

The current betting odds have the Bears listed as a 3.5 point underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Bears haven't looked great this season with their 4-8 record overall but they have looked a lot better in their games lately with Fields coming back healthy too. They almost beat the Lions on the road just a few weeks ago and they will be looking to get that win back as they were the better team that just collapsed at the end of the game. Now the Bears are at home though and they are coming off their bye week too. Meanwhile, the Lions have looked great this season with their 9-3 record overall as they looked a lot better in their win against the Saints last week, but once again, the Lions haven't looked great over their last 3 games despite winning 2 of them and even in their last game against the Saints, they got out to a big lead early and their defense let the Saints right back in it for a much closer end to the game. This is a divisional game that the Bears will be fighting to win, especially since they have been playing better lately and almost won in Detroit a few weeks ago. The best way to place a bet here is on the Bears to cover the spread in this game. 

Lions Bears Prediction:  Our NFL Pick for Sunday, December 10, 2023 (1:00 pm ET start time) is Bears 23 Lions 20.

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Detroit Lions: 31-15 ATS in all games. 15-8 ATS in road games. 16-6 ATS after playing a game where 50 total points or more were scored. 8-4 OVER in all games. 11-4 OVER as a favorite. 19-10 OVER in all games where the total is between 42.5 and 49 points.

Chicago Bears: 16-27 ATS in all games. 4-10 ATS as a home underdog. 4-12 ATS versus division opponents. 22-9 OVER off a road win against a division rival. 30-18 OVER after 3 or more consecutive wins against the spread.

Detroit Lions:  I. Buggs (DL) day-to-day - Illness. A. Anzalone (LB) day-to-day - Hand. F. Ragnow (C) day-to-day - Leg. J. Houston (LB) Mid Dec - Ankle. H. Vaitai (G) Out indefinitely - Back. S. Daly (LS) Out indefinitely - Knee. E. Moseley (CB) I-R - Knee. Z. Knight (RB) I-R - Shoulder. J. Cabinda (FB) Out indefinitely - Knee. M. Nelson (OT) Out indefinitely - Ankle. C. Gardner-Johnson (DB) I-R - Pectoral. N. Sudfeld (QB) I-R - Knee. S. Zylstra (TE) I-R - Knee. H. Hooker (QB) Out indefinitely - Knee.

Chicago Bears:  N. Sewell (LB) Ques Week 14 - Knee. D. Foreman (RB) Ques Week 14 - Ankle. L. Borom (OL) Ques Week 14 - Illness.

“We knew when we went back out there we wanted to finish with the ball in our hands. We converted those two third downs, and it was a good way to end the game.” - Sam LaPorta after their win against the Saints in their last game. 

“Proud of everyone for fighting to the end, no matter what.” - Justin Fields after their win against the Vikings in their last game. 

WR Reynolds, Josh

WR Williams, Jameson 

WR St. Brown, Amon-Ra 

TE LaPorta, Sam 

QB Goff, Jared 

RB Montgomery, David 

WR Moore, DJ 

WR St. Brown, Equanimeous  

WR Mooney, Darnell 

TE Kmet, Cole 

QB Fields, Justin 

RB Johnson, Roschon 

FB Blasingame, Khari 

Passing: J. Goff (3288)

Rushing: D. Montgomery (704)

Receiving: A. St. Brown (1042)

Touchdowns: D. Montgomery (10)

Passing: J. Fields (1587)

Rushing: D. Foreman (400)

Receiving: D. Moore (1003)

Touchdowns: D. Moore (6)

Coaches:

Detroit Lions: Dan Campbell (3rd season)

Chicago Bears: Matt Eberflus (2nd season)