Bears vs Lions Week 12 Thanksgiving Thursday Props

• The Chicago Bears head to Detroit to face the Lions in the early game on Thanksgiving Thursday
• See three props you’ll want to consider for this game

This year’s Thanksgiving slate kicks off with a rather interesting matchup, well as interesting as a game can be when one-half is the perpetually mediocre Lions.

The Chicago Bears come to town, only 11 days removed from a 34-22 beat-down of Detroit that wasn’t even as close as it sounds. However…

Bears say QB Mitch Trubisky has right shoulder injury: https://t.co/pzJzjiKWvw pic.twitter.com/RTIndx12by

— ABC 7 Chicago (@ABC7Chicago) November 20, 2018

Mitch Trubisky’s questionable status makes this early afternoon affair far more intriguing, but it also limits the amount of props books have been willing to put out for this game. Still, we forge ahead!

Prop #1: Lions cover the halftime spread

Trubisky or not, I don’t love the odds of the Bears coming out flying in this one. They’re in uncharted territory: no team has ever played on Sunday Night and then played in the early Thanksgiving window the following week.

With the Bears playing Sunday Night Football, & then in the early window Thursday on Thanksgiving in Detroit, they will have the fastest Sunday to Thursday turnaround since 2000. That’s 88 hours in between kickoffs. 2000 was as far back as @NFLResearch could track this data.

— StaceyDales (@StaceyDales) November 20, 2018

It’s not even that common for a team to play in the 4pm window on Sunday and then visit Detroit on Turkey Day. Of the last five teams to attempt that turnaround, four trailed going into halftime in Detroit. And that included the 2010 New England Patriots.

The Bears are bound to be sluggish coming into this one. Take the Lions to at least be in this game by the time some garbage local act nobody cares about comes out for halftime.

Mike Posner to play hometown halftime show at Detroit Lions Thanksgiving game https://t.co/jzl9D84qq8 pic.twitter.com/Fp4vBJgvPE

— billboard (@billboard) November 17, 2018

Pick: Lions 1st Half +3 (-120)

Prop #2: Kenny Golladay To Have At Least 1 Receiving TD and At Least 71 Receiving Yards

The Lions have had three games since Golden Tate’s departure at the trade deadline. Here’s what he’s been able to do.

Kenny Golladay Stats Since Week 9

Keep in mind Stafford was basically throwing from his back against the Vikings as they racked up 10 sacks(!) in that game. Golladay is an unquestioned number one receiver in this offense. The Bears have excellent corners, but even they can’t stop catches like this.

Kenny Golladay catches everything ? (Video via @Lions) pic.twitter.com/briQlxwNGv

— Lions Insider (@Lions_Insider) November 21, 2018

With Kerryon Johnson out, the Lions have little else on offense to work with. Take Golladay to feast.

Pick: Golladay To Have At Least 1 Receiving TD and At Least 71 Receiving Yards (+122)

Prop #3: Drew Brees to have more completions than Matthews Stafford

Sure, we’re crossing games, but that’s part of the fun of Thanksgiving!

And the fact that these QBs have the same odds was actually shocking to me. Throw out the fact that Brees is averaging a whole completion more per game than Stafford: he’s also not playing a terrifying defense this week.

Bears defense is a PROBLEM ?Eddie Jackson PICK-6 ?pic.twitter.com/Wn2xMIL8aM

— VERSACEBOYENT (@versaceboyent2) November 19, 2018

Chicago is tops in defensive DVOA by a wide margin and already showed Stafford how tough sledding against them can be. Stafford finished their Week 9 game with 25 completions, but he added 12 of those in the fourth quarter when the game was well out of reach.

Since I’m predicting this game to be a lot closer this time around, Stafford will see a lot less easy completions and a lot more of this.

MUST SEE: Khalil Mack manhandles his way through the Lions' offensive line to sack Matt Stafford. ?#DaBears | #DETvsCHI | #NFL @FrankDangelo23 pic.twitter.com/F7UBx62sv8

— NextSportStar.com (@NextSportStar) November 12, 2018

Meanwhile, last time Brees played the Falcons, he completed 39 of 49 passes, a sub-par day by this year’s standards. Take Brees here.

Pick: Drew Brees has More Completions Than Matthew Stafford (-122)