670 staff predictions: Bears-Lions

(670 The Score) The Bears (4-7) will visit the Detroit Lions (10-1) on Thanksgiving, with kickoff set for 11:30 a.m. CT on Thursday at Ford Field.

Our 670 The Score pregame show with Mike Mulligan, Olin Kreutz and Patrick Mannelly will begin Thursday at 9 a.m. Our postgame show will begin around 2:30 p.m., just after the final buzzer. You can listen by clicking here.

You can check out all of 670's preview coverage of the Bears-Lions matchup by clicking here. Below are game predictions from our 670 hosts, producers and writers.

David Haugh (7-4): Lions 42, Bears 17
The Bears can be thankful there are only five games left after Thursday. This is a mismatch in Motown.

Matt Spiegel (5-6): Lions 37, Bears 17
Detroit by 20.

Chris Tannehill (6-5): Lions 41, Bears 34
I'm in sunny southern California on vacation this week for Thanksgiving. The only thing I'm not looking forward to is the inevitability of someone in my family choosing to watch Bears/Lions. There's no such thing as vacation. I don't have any meaningful football thoughts for the game, but I can predict the following:

--- a trip to The Comedy Store,
--- a peaceful drive up and down PCH
--- a French dip at Phillipe's
--- a possible visit to the Coliseum for Notre Dame-USC
--- so much to be thankful for

Chris Emma (7-4): Lions 34, Bears 17
In a matchup between the NFL's most dynamic team and one of its most disappointing, it's hard to see this going well for the Bears. The Lions have won six of their last eight games by double digits. This will be another rout – and a sixth straight loss for Chicago.

Paul Pabst (7-4): Lions 30, Bears 20
I'm trying to trick myself into believing the Bears have a chance to beat the Lions. I hope they do from the standpoint of how weird the reaction would be in Chicago afterward. The Bears playing the early game on Thanksgiving and a bad loss could put a pall over my Thanksgiving eating plans – it won't stop them, but it could contain them.

Evan Thomas (8-3): Lions 42, Bears 24
I have zero reasons to believe the Bears have a chance against the Lions this week.

Alex Kuhn (7-4): Lions 31, Bears 28
The Bears' smart deployment of their offensive resources continues to press on. DJ Moore was unleashed by new offensive coordinator Thomas Brown last week, with his versatility being featured. These new looks will give Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn more to think about on a short week.
Meanwhile, the Bears are going to have a hell of a time stopping the Lions' offense and the wave of playmakers they throw at you. Detroit, closer than the experts think.

Tyler Ferengul (7-4): Lions 45, Bears 20
Thomas Brown has done a great job with the Bears offense in his first two games as the team's play-caller. Caleb Williams looks like a much better quarterback, and his weapons have been more involved. The problem is the Bears will now face by far the best team in the NFL on a short week. The Lions defense has played better than anticipated with Aidan Hutchinson sidelined by injury. While the Bears will continue to move the ball well offensively, their defense will have its toughest test of the season. Matt Eberflus' unit hasn't looked the same in recent weeks, and this Lions offense is as well-rounded as you could imagine. Jared Goff is going to pick apart the Bears defense, and the combination of David Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs will bulldoze through Chicago's struggling rush defense. The Bears should've swept the Lions last year, as Detroit struggled against Chicago in both games. That's going to be in the back of Lions coach Dan Campbell's mind heading into this matchup, which won't be close. The Lions bully the Bears and make them look silly in the process.

Robbie Triano (7-4): Lions 1 billion, Bears 1
Bears kneecaps are going to taste better than the Thanksgiving turkey. Go Lions. (Editor's note: Robbie is a Lions fan. We're not sure how he got here.)

Sean Sears (6-5): Lions 30, Bears 10
I'm just going to keep picking against the Bears until I'm wrong, which probably means they'll win this week. Happy Thanksgiving, Chicago. Sorry your football team sucks, again.