The Detroit Lions (4-7) are coming off yet another disappointing loss and it sparked a need for a change in Allen Park. The Lions fired coach Matt Patricia and general manager Bob Quinn this past Saturday and named offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell as interim head coach but the early odds suggest low expectations for change in Detroit.
The Lions will travel to Chicago in Week 13 and face a Bears team that has lost five games in a row, but the good folks over at BetMGM believe Detroit will bring a change of fortune to town and are favoring the Bears by 3.5 points.
This is expected to be a low-scoring affair, with Chicago’s anemic offense averaging just 17.6 points per game over their losing streak and the Lions’ unpredictable offense projected to struggle against the Bears’ top-level defense. These factors have led to the over/under being set at just 44.5 points.
BetMGM has various bet lines to wager on, but here’s a look at the basic concepts most would be interested in, including the Moneyline, points spread, over/under, and total Lions points scored.
Moneyline
| Lions | +150 |
| Bears | -176 |
Spread
| Lions | +3.5 | -115 |
| Bears | -3.5 | -106 |
Over/Under
| Total points scored | Over | Under |
| 44.5 | -115 | -106 |
Lions total points scored
| Lions total points | Over | Under |
| 17.5 | -176 | +135 |
| 20.5 | -112 | -115 |
| 23.5 | +135 | -176 |
There will also a considerable amount of player prop bets added throughout the week, including touchdowns scorers, the first player to score, quarterback passing props (yards, touchdowns, interceptions, attempts, completions, longest completion), running back props (rushing yards, attempts, rushing + receiving yards), and receiver props (receiving yards, receptions, longest reception).
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