June 30, 2024

How to watch Sunday’s Week 11 game between the Bears and Lions on TV and streaming, with radio information and betting lines.

Chicago Bears (3-7) at Detroit Lions (7-2)

When: Noon, Sunday

Where: Ford Field, Detroit, Mich.

TV:  Fox (Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth, Kristina Pink)

Streaming: fubo TV (free trial)

Radio: ESPN AM-1000 (Jeff Joniak, Tom Thayer, Jason McKie)

SportsUSA, WGN AM-720 and WSCR AM-670 (Josh Appel, Brandon Noble)

Spanish Radio: Latino Mix 93.5 (Omar Ramos, Miguel Esparza)

The Line: Lions by 9 1/2 (Over/under 46 1/2)

The Matchup: The Bears try to break an 11-game NFC North losing streak and could have QB Justin Fields back after missing four straight starts due to a dislocated thumb. The Lions lead the NFC North by 1 1/2 games over the Minnesota Vikings and have won six of their last seven, the only loss in that stretch 38-6 Oct. 22 at Baltimore.

The Series: The 187th game overall, including a playoff game in 1933 won by the Bears indoors at Chicago Stadium after a blizzard, 9-0, over the Portsmouth Spartans before that team moved to Detroit. The Bears lost both games to the Lions last year and their last win in the series was at Ford Field in 2021 on Thanksgiving, 16-14. The Bears have won seven of the last 10 games in the series.

The Coaches:  Bears coach Matt Eberflus is 6-21 in his second season and 0-2 against the Lions.

Lions coach Dan Campbell is 19-23-1 in his third season with Detroit and 24-30 for four seasons in the NFL. He is 2-2 against the Bears with Detroit.

Last Week: The Bears beat the Panthers 16-13 on Thursday night with their defense allowing a season-low 213 total yards. D’Onta Foreman rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown.

The Lions had a 41-yard Riley Patterson field goal as time expired Sunday to beat the L.A. Chargers on the road 41-38. David Montgomery rushed for 116 yards and QB Jared Goff threw for 333 yards and two TDs.

Noteable: The Bears have run for 133 yards or more in six of their last seven games. … Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown has 102 yards receiving or more in four straight games and six of the last seven. He had a career-high 156 yards on eight catches against the Chargers last week. … Montgomery makes his first career start against the Bears after starting four seasons for them as their 2019 third-round draft pick. He has three 100-yard games this season. He needs two TD runs for a career season-high of nine.  …  The Bears defense has allowed 97 yards rushing or less in seven straight games and an average of 56.4 yards a game in that stretch. … LB T.J. Edwards has 112 tackles in 10 games, highest recorded total in team history for 10 games.

  • The Lions are 7-2 against the spread this year, best in the NFL.
  • It’s been under the total in four of the last five Bears games.
  • The Lions are 3-1 ATS and straight up at home this season.
  • The Bears have failed to cover in 14 of their last 18 games.

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