Overview

• Kickoff is Sunday, Sept. 14 at 1 p.m. ET on FOX from Ford Field.
• Both teams are 0-1 after Detroit lost 27-13 to the Packers and Chicago fell 27-24 to the Vikings.
• Oddsmakers price Detroit around -6.5 with a total near 46.5, and money line odds of roughly Lions -258 and Bears +210.
• SportsLine’s projection model has the Lions covering in about 57–60% of simulations.
• Kenny Albert and Jonathan Vilma call the game for FOX, Land Clark is the referee, and DE Aidan Hutchinson is expected to return for Detroit.