Thu, Nov 28, 2024, 12:30 PM ESTWeek 13 · at Detroit Lions · Division game
Closing spread
DET -10
✓ CHI W
Total
48.5
▼ Under · 43 pts
Model before kickoff
CHI 18–28 DET
✓ DET (82%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenDET -10.5
CloseDET -10
Total48.5
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Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenDET -10.5
0.5 → CHI
CloseDET -10
0.5 pts toward Chicago Bears
Total
Open48.5
no move
Close48.5
No change since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened DET -10.5 · closed DET -10 · moved 0.5 toward CHImodel DET -11.5
model DET -11.5
Opened 48.5 · unchangedmodel 46.5
model 46.5
Openline modelKickoff
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenDET -10.5
CloseDET -10
Total48.5
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Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
DET as a 10-point home favorite against CHI, the favorite won 8, covered 3, and 7 went over the total.
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This game: DET won 23–20; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 7 of the 10 similar games. 43 points stayed under 48.5, as in 3 of 10.
Favorite won
8 of 1080%
Normal range · usually 83%
Favorite covered
3 of 1030%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 54%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 10.7 against an average line of 9.3; 53.1 points a game (usually 46.7). Of the 6 overs, 3 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close |
2024 · Week 8 · close · similar situation & team ratings |
-12.5 | 52–14 | W | O46.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 5 · close · similar total |
-7.5 | 23–24 | L | U48.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 13 · loose · similar situation & team ratings |
-9.5 | 41–35 | L | O47.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 7 · loose |
-9.5 | 34–10 | W | O41.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 9 · loose |
-8.5 | 41–10 | W | O46.5 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 9 · loose · similar total & situation |
-6.5 | 30–27 | L | O49.5 |
| Loose | 2022 · Week 12 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-10 | 28–20 | L | O45.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 9 · loose · similar situation & season form |
-10 | 16–30 | L | U50 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 9 · loose |
-8.5 | 30–24 | L | O45.5 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 8 · loose · similar rest & team ratings |
-10 | 24–18 | L | U43 |
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2021 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found
Signals
The data signal, and 4 trends and market moves behind it
Strong Detroit Lions ATS trend Miss
Strong-or-stronger ATS leans went 22-16 (58%) in our 2023–25 backtest.
No clear signal on the total
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Chicago Bears away ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread on the road this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 71-65 (52%)
Detroit Lions ATS trend (9-2)
Detroit Lions have covered 82% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 83-84 (50%)
Detroit Lions 4-1 ATS at home
Strong against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 64-69 (48%)
Detroit Lions 8-2 ATS as a favorite
Covering consistently in the role they have in this game. · Backtest 2023–26: 81-81 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 19 in the 4th quarter and got 13. 48% of games with totals 45.5–51.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-7 30% | 5-5 50% | 4-6 40% | |
| 9-1 90% | 8-2 80% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
CHI 28–26 DET
CHI leads · 54 games since 1999 · DET has won the last 4 meetings
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10 2023 | Detroit Lions 13 @ Chicago Bears 28 | DET -3 | CHI W |
| Nov 19 2023 | Chicago Bears 26 @ Detroit Lions 31 | DET -8 | CHI W |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
CHI−0.3 →−1.5▼ 1.2#23
DET+1.6 →+5.9▲ 4.3#1
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW12
Longer bar = better
#25
Offense
DET better ▶#3
#14
Defense
DET better ▶#6
+0.8 #4
Turnovers
Even+0.8 #3
65 plays #4
Pace
◀ CHI faster63 plays #10
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| CHI off | DET def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 20.1 #22 | 16.6 #2 | DET |
| Yards / play | 4.59 #30 | 5.34 #14 | DET |
| EPA / play | −0.06 #23 | −0.15 #1 | DET |
| Success rate | 41% #23 | 39% #5 | DET |
| DET off | CHI def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 32.7 #1 | 19.7 #8 | DET |
| Yards / play | 6.23 #3 | 5.74 #25 | DET |
| EPA / play | +0.16 #3 | −0.05 #10 | DET |
| Success rate | 50% #3 | 42% #11 | DET |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
CHI scoring against the DET defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.8 #30 | 6.9 #15 | 8.7 #25 | 3.9 #21 | 7.5 #10 | 11.4 #15 | |
5.0 #26 | 4.2 #2 | 9.2 #6 | 3.6 #7 | 3.8 #3 | 7.5 #4 |
DET scoring against the CHI defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.1 #17 | 14.6 #1 | 18.7 #1 | 9.0 #1 | 4.5 #29 | 13.5 #7 | |
4.2 #17 | 6.7 #17 | 10.9 #15 | 3.9 #8 | 4.6 #7 | 8.5 #6 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
CHI4d short
DET4d short
Even
Tempo
Average 128 plays
slowavg 124fast
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