Football betting should be popular on the Chicago Bears this week as they travel to Detroit to face the Lions. Detroit is still looking for their first win of the season although people are a lot more optimistic after President and General Manager Matt Millen was fired. Gamblers that bet on football never really wanted to back the Lions in recent seasons, partly because of Millen. The Bears are small road favorites in NFL odds Week 5 numbers for this game.
Football stats show that the NFC North rivals have split their last 10 meetings both straight up and against the football betting pointspread. At Detroit, the Lions are 3-2 in the last five games against Chicago according to football stats. The Bears have been a solid football betting road favorite the past three years, hitting over 60% of the time according to football betting stats. Detroit as a football betting home underdog within the division has been poor the past few seasons, winning under 40% of the time according to football numbers. Gamblers that bet on football normally don’t like to take Detroit in any situation in football because the Lions just haven’t been a good bet most of the time.