NFL Odds Week 11: Bears vs Lions Lines, Spreads, Betting Trends

Patrick Everson Sports Betting Expert

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Week 11 of the NFL season continues with what's expected to be a lopsided NFC North tilt between the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions. The betting odds see Detroit as a double-digit home favrote despite QB Justin Fields potentially returning for Chicago this week. Coverage begins from Ford Field in Detroit on Sunday, November 19 at 1:00 p.m. ET on FOX.

Here's everything you need to know about the NFL odds for Week 11 Bears vs. Lines, Spreads, Betting Trends: the opening lines, spreads, betting trends and more. Stay tuned for more details regarding our ESPN BET promo code as well!

Chicago Bears vs Detroit Lions Odds

• Opening point spread: Lions -9
• Opening moneyline: Lions -550/Bears +400
• Opening total: Over/Under 47 points scored
• Time: 1 p.m. ET Sunday (FOX)

UPDATE 2:30 P.M. ET WEDNESDAY: PointsBet pegged the Lions as 9.5-point favorites to open, peaked at -10.5 a couple times Monday, then bottomed out at -8.5 this morning. Detroit is now -9.5 again, while netting 71% of early spread bets/60% of early spread dollars.

The total opened at 45.5 and spent the first half of the week mostly toggling between 46.5 and 47. It's currently 47, with tickets 2/1 and money beyond 9/1 on the Over.

UPDATE 11 P.M. ET SUNDAY: Detroit (7-2 SU and ATS) only enhanced its status as a public darling in Week 10. The Lions won a shootout against the Chargers 41-38 on a field goal as time expired. Detroit, which led by 14 twice in the second quarter, narrowly covered as a 2-point road fave.

Chicago (3-7 SU/3-6-1 ATS) enters off a mini-bye, having played in the Week 10 Thursday nighter. The Bears closed as 3.5-point favorites and edged Carolina 16-13.

The spread and total remain Lions -9/47 tonight on The SuperBook's NFL Week 11 odds board.

Click here for Vegas Insider senior reporter Patrick Everson's full NFL Odds Week 11 Report containing spreads, lines, and trends for every NFL matchup.

Bears vs Lions Pick, Prediction

Action Network NFL betting expert Brandon Anderson offers this prediction:

Fields had a slow start to this season as a runner, with only four rushing attempts in two of his first four games. He looked hesitant to take off and scramble, and Luke Getsy wasn't calling him many designed runs. That changed in his past two games, with 19 carries for 113 yards in a game and a half, and we can probably expect more Fields running going forward now that this offense found its rhythm with him.

Chicago's run blocking has been fantastic, and the Bears can run in this game. Fields terrorized the Lions' defense last year, running for 147 and 132 yards in two meetings and busting a long one in both. He's run for at least 46 yards in four of six games this season and in 16 of the past 19 dating back to last season (84%). That's a heck of a floor and it means this line is probably too low.

Pick: Justin Fields Over 48.5 Rushing Yards (-110)

For more NFL picks, check out Action Network's NFL Week 11: How to Bet Every Game & Every Team.

The One Stat to Know About Bears vs Lions

Action Network NFL researcher Evan Abrams offers his top betting stat:

Chicago is 4-13-1 ATS in their last 18 games overall and they are 25-50-2 ATS over the last 5 seasons – worst mark in the NFL

For more NFL betting stats, check out Action Network's NFL Week 11 Betting Trends, Stats, Notes.

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Patrick Everson

Patrick Everson is a senior reporter for VegasInsider. Based in Las Vegas since 1994, he's worked in the sports betting journalism/content space for more than a decade. He's most known for his deep roster of contacts behind sportsbook counters, providing readers and viewers with the ins-and-outs of how events are being bet. He's also a thought leader in the sports betting space, often appearing on or moderating panels at national conferences. More from Patrick Everson