In the first Monday Night Football game in Detroit since October 8, 2001, the 4-0 Detroit Lions are six-point favorites over the defending NFC North champion Chicago Bears, our partner Odds Shark shows.
NFL Odds And Lines Week 5: Bears Vs. Lions
In the first Monday Night Football game in Detroit since October 8, 2001, Calvin Johnson and the 4-0 Detroit Lions are six-point favorites over the defending NFC North champion Chicago Bears.
To get to 4-0, the Lions had to become the first time in NFL history to win consecutive games after trailing by 20+ points in each game. Once road doormats, the Lions erased a 20-point deficit to the Dallas Cowboys in Cowboys Stadium last week to improve to 4-0. Quarterback Matthew Stafford is healthy and ranks 2nd in the NFC with 11 touchdown pass on the season, with much of those going to perhaps the league's most dynamic play-maker on offense, wide receiver Calvin Johnson, who has a league-high 37 receiving touchdowns since 2008 and could become the first player in league history to score 2+ receiving touchdowns in five games to open the season. Johnson currently shares the NFL record with 2+ touchdowns in the first four weeks of 2011.
The Bears running game and special teams helped them to a 34-29 win over the Carolina Panthers, evening their record at 2-2 on the season. Bears wide receiver/punt returner Devin Hester set an NFL record with the 11th punt return for a touchdown during his career and running back Matt Forte had a career-high 206 rushing yards last week. The Bears have won six straight against the Lions, including a four-point win over the Lions in Detroit last December.
For more on the opening lines, head over to Odds Shark. Be sure to check out the Bears coverage at Windy City Gridiron, and the Lions at Pride of Detroit.
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