NFL Week 4 Picks: Vegas Odds and Predictions Before Thursday Night

Lions vs. Bears

It’s difficult to see the Chicago Bears turning it around anytime soon.

The Bears are off to a painful 0-3 start. They appear to lack comparable talent to a majority of the 31 other teams in the NFL and have also been beset by injuries.

That combination is deadly, and Chicago has not come close to playing effectively for 60 minutes this season.

A visit from the Detroit Lions might seem to be the right medicine. But the Lions have won six straight games in the series, and the Bears haven’t been able to perform well at home.

The former Monsters of the Midway were 1-7 at home last year, and they have dropped their only home game this year. Soldier Field has become a playground for the visitors, so Matthew Stafford and Co. should be able to find plenty of wide-open spaces in the Chicago secondary.

The Lions no longer have Calvin Johnson to torment NFC North opponents, but they have a slew of pass-catching weapons, including Marvin Jones, Anquan Boldin, Eric Ebron and Golden Tate.

That does not bode well for a Chicago pass defense that features just one proven performer, Tracy Porter.

The Lions are 1-2 on the young season, but they could be 2-1 if they hadn’t let a Week 2 game against the Tennessee Titans slip through their grasp. They also made a strong comeback against the Green Bay Packers in Week 3 before falling short.

The Lions are three-point favorites in Chicago, according to Odds Shark, which should not bother them. If Stafford gets off to …

continue reading in source www.bleacherreport.com