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DETROIT (0-0) AT CHICAGO (0-0) Sunday, Sep 12 2010 at 1:00 PM Back to Games
						Offensive Statistics			Defensive Statistics
Teams	Line	PF/PA	SU	ATS	O/U/P	RY	PY	TY	RY	PY	TY
459: DETROIT 460: CHICAGO	43.5 -7.0	00.0 / 00.0 00.0 / 00.0	0-0 0-0	0-0-0 0-0-0	0-0-0 0-0-0	00.0 00.0	00.0 00.0	00.0 00.0	00.0 00.0	00.0 00.0	00.0 00.0

Power Rating Line
The power rating system is based on recent game results. The section should be used to compare the relative strength of the two teams involved. A power line is calculated using both teams ratings and home field advantage. Where the power line differs significantly from the current line, the team with the edge is indicated.

	Power Rating
	Estimate	Edge
DETROIT
CHICAGO	-17

Team Trends and Angles
All team trends listed below apply to the current game.

DETROIT - Recent ATS Trends
	Against the spread			Over/Under			Straight Up
	Current	Last 3	Since 1992	Current	Last 3	Since 1992	Current	Last 3	Since 1992
Description	W-L	W-L	W-L	O-U	O-U	O-U	W-L	W-L	W-L
as an underdog of 3.5 to 9.5 points	0-0	1-8	49-58	0-0	4-4	50-57	0-0	1-8	25-86
in all games	0-0	11-19	129-154	0-0	18-13	150-136	0-0	2-30	102-190
against conference opponents	0-0	7-15	99-116	0-0	11-12	109-108	0-0	1-23	77-145
versus division opponents	0-0	4-7	62-63	0-0	5-7	67-62	0-0	0-12	46-84
in games played on a grass field	0-0	4-5	36-55	0-0	7-3	52-41	0-0	0-10	21-74
in September games	0-0	1-5	30-33	0-0	3-3	31-32	0-0	1-5	27-37
in all lined games	0-0	11-19	129-154	0-0	18-13	150-136	0-0	2-30	102-190
as an underdog	0-0	11-16	96-101	0-0	16-12	102-98	0-0	1-28	54-150
as a road underdog of 3.5 to 7 points	0-0	0-1	16-32	0-0	0-1	25-23	0-0	0-1	10-40
in road games	0-0	7-7	60-82	0-0	10-6	76-69	0-0	0-16	33-115
in road lined games	0-0	7-7	60-82	0-0	10-6	76-69	0-0	0-16	33-115
in a road game where the total is between 42.5 and 45 points	0-0	3-1	9-17	0-0	3-1	17-11	0-0	0-4	3-25
in all games where the total is between 42.5 and 49 points	0-0	7-11	56-67	0-0	10-9	61-66	0-0	0-19	43-85

CHICAGO - Recent ATS Trends
	Against the spread			Over/Under			Straight Up
	Current	Last 3	Since 1992	Current	Last 3	Since 1992	Current	Last 3	Since 1992
Description	W-L	W-L	W-L	O-U	O-U	O-U	W-L	W-L	W-L
as a favorite of 3.5 to 9.5 points	0-0	4-2	26-28	0-0	2-4	31-24	0-0	6-0	42-14
in all games	0-0	13-18	141-146	0-0	13-19	141-152	0-0	16-16	135-160
against conference opponents	0-0	9-14	100-116	0-0	11-13	114-107	0-0	12-12	99-123
versus division opponents	0-0	5-7	61-66	0-0	6-6	67-61	0-0	7-5	56-73
in games played on a grass field	0-0	9-13	97-105	0-0	10-13	105-102	0-0	12-11	102-106
in September games	0-0	4-2	28-35	0-0	3-4	33-31	0-0	4-3	23-42
in all lined games	0-0	13-18	141-146	0-0	13-19	141-152	0-0	16-16	135-160
as a favorite	0-0	9-7	53-60	0-0	9-7	67-49	0-0	12-4	77-40
as a home favorite of 3.5 to 7 points	0-0	1-1	15-19	0-0	0-2	20-15	0-0	2-0	24-11
in home games	0-0	8-8	75-72	0-0	8-8	78-70	0-0	11-5	82-66
in home lined games	0-0	8-8	75-72	0-0	8-8	78-70	0-0	11-5	82-66
in a home game where the total is between 42.5 and 45 points	0-0	1-2	6-5	0-0	3-0	8-4	0-0	2-1	8-4
in all games where the total is between 42.5 and 49 points	0-0	6-11	24-37	0-0	7-10	25-37	0-0	7-10	18-44

Team Statistics
Peformance statistics for each team in various situations are listed below. Categories where a team has performed poorly are denoted in red. Categories where a team has performed well are denoted in green.

DETROIT - Current Season Performance
	Straight Up		Against Spread		Team					Opponent
	W-L	Units	W-L	O-U	Score	Half	Yards	YPP	TO	Score	Half	Yards	YPP	TO
All Games	2-14	-10.6	4-10	8-8	16.4	8.9	299.0	(4.8)	2.6	30.9	15.4	392.1	(6.3)	1.4
Road Games	0-8	-7	1-5	4-4	12.9	8.0	267.2	(4.4)	3.0	33.6	17.2	411.7	(6.4)	1.7
Last 3 Games	0-3	-3	1-1	2-1	17.7	4.3	306.7	(5.1)	3.7	29.3	12.0	356.0	(5.6)	1.3
Grass Games	0-5	-5	0-4	3-2	10.6	8.8	273.0	(4.4)	3.6	34.8	16.6	393.2	(6.3)	1.2
Division Games	0-6	-5	0-5	2-4	13.7	8.5	288.3	(4.6)	2.7	33.2	14.5	384.7	(6.4)	1.2

DETROIT - Current Season Statistics
					Rushing		Passing				Total
	PPG	Half	FD	TOP	ATT-YDS	YPR	CMP-ATT	PCT	YDS	PYA	ATT-YDS	YPP	YPPT
Offense (All Games)	16.4	8.9	17.6	28:57	26-101	(3.9)	20-37	54.0%	198	(5.4)	62-299	(4.8)	(18.3)
Opponents Defensive Avg.	21.2	10.9	18.4	30:55	26-108	(4.1)	21-34	60.8%	222	(6.5)	60-329	(5.5)	(15.5)
Offense Road Games	12.9	8.0	16.0	27:22	24-88	(3.7)	19-37	52.0%	179	(4.8)	61-267	(4.4)	(20.8)
Defense (All Games)	30.9	15.4	20.7	31:03	29-126	(4.4)	23-34	68.1%	266	(7.8)	63-392	(6.3)	(12.7)
Opponents Offensive Avg.	22.7	11.5	18.8	31:33	27-113	(4.2)	21-34	62.7%	224	(6.6)	61-337	(5.6)	(14.8)
Defense Road Games	33.6	17.2	21.0	32:38	31-142	(4.5)	23-33	69.8%	270	(8.2)	64-412	(6.4)	(12.2)

DETROIT - Turnovers, Penalties and Special Teams Statistics
	Turnovers Lost				Third Downs		Fourth Downs		Kickoff Returns		Punt Returns		Penalties
	INT	FL	TO	DIFF	#-MADE	PCT	#-MADE	PCT	KR-YDS	YPKR	PR-YDS	YPPR	PEN-YDS
Stats For (All Games)	2.0	0.6	2.6	-1.1	15-5	35.9%	2-0	26.9%	6-128	(21.4)	2-15	(8.3)	6-48
Opponents Avg. Stats Against	1	0.7	1.7	2.1	14-5	38.3%	1-0	44.5%	4-94	(22.5)	21-2	(9)	6-61
Stats For (Road Games)	2.4	0.6	3.0	-1.2	14-4	27.2%	2-0	15.4%	6-134	(21)	1-13	(11.7)	6-48
Stats Against (All Games)	0.6	0.9	1.4		13-5	40.5%	1-1	66.7%	4-85	(23.3)	3-22	(8.6)	7-61
Opponents Avg. Stats For	1.1	0.7	1.8		13-5	39.2%	1-0	47.8%	4-91	(23.4)	20-2	(8.3)	6-48
Stats Against (Road Games)	0.6	1.1	1.7		13-5	41.1%	1-1	62.5%	3-82	(26.2)	3-33	(11.5)	7-61

CHICAGO - Current Season Performance
	Straight Up		Against Spread		Team					Opponent
	W-L	Units	W-L	O-U	Score	Half	Yards	YPP	TO	Score	Half	Yards	YPP	TO
All Games	7-9	-0.7	6-10	6-10	20.4	8.9	310.3	(5.3)	2.1	23.4	13.0	337.7	(5.4)	1.7
Home Games	5-3	+3.5	4-4	3-5	25.4	11.6	310.7	(5.3)	0.9	21.1	10.6	335.4	(5.4)	2.4
Last 3 Games	2-1	+2.6	2-1	2-1	26.7	12.0	333.7	(5.3)	2.3	28.0	8.0	372.7	(5.7)	1.7
Grass Games	6-6	+1.5	5-7	4-8	21.3	9.3	310.5	(5.2)	2.0	20.8	10.7	318.1	(5.2)	1.9
Division Games	3-3	+1.6	3-3	3-3	26.7	11.0	305.3	(5.6)	1.7	25.8	13.0	374.7	(5.7)	1.5

CHICAGO - Current Season Statistics
					Rushing		Passing				Total
	PPG	Half	FD	TOP	ATT-YDS	YPR	CMP-ATT	PCT	YDS	PYA	ATT-YDS	YPP	YPPT
Offense (All Games)	20.4	8.9	16.4	28:37	23-93	(4)	21-35	60.4%	217	(6.2)	59-310	(5.3)	(15.2)
Opponents Defensive Avg.	22.1	11	18.6	30:56	26-106	(4.1)	21-34	61.5%	229	(6.7)	60-335	(5.6)	(15.1)
Offense Home Games	25.4	11.6	16.5	29:03	24-105	(4.4)	21-34	60.7%	205	(6)	58-311	(5.3)	(12.2)
Defense (All Games)	23.4	13.0	19.5	31:45	29-126	(4.3)	21-33	64.2%	212	(6.4)	62-338	(5.4)	(14.4)
Opponents Offensive Avg.	22.2	11.8	19	30:25	27-113	(4.2)	21-34	60.9%	221	(6.5)	61-335	(5.5)	(15.1)
Defense Home Games	21.1	10.6	19.5	31:40	29-132	(4.5)	21-33	62.5%	203	(6.2)	62-335	(5.4)	(15.9)

CHICAGO - Turnovers, Penalties and Special Teams Statistics
	Turnovers Lost				Third Downs		Fourth Downs		Kickoff Returns		Punt Returns		Penalties
	INT	FL	TO	DIFF	#-MADE	PCT	#-MADE	PCT	KR-YDS	YPKR	PR-YDS	YPPR	PEN-YDS
Stats For (All Games)	1.7	0.4	2.1	-0.4	14-5	37.3%	1-0	38.9%	5-124	(24.7)	3-24	(9)	6-54
Opponents Avg. Stats Against	1	0.7	1.7	2.1	13-5	38.3%	1-1	49.5%	4-92	(22.3)	22-2	(9)	7-44
Stats For (Home Games)	0.7	0.1	0.9	1.5	14-5	33.9%	1-0	37.5%	5-119	(25.8)	3-28	(8)	6-54
Stats Against (All Games)	0.8	0.9	1.7		14-6	41.2%	1-0	46.2%	4-97	(24.2)	2-17	(8)	5-44
Opponents Avg. Stats For	1.1	0.7	1.8		14-5	38.7%	1-1	48.0%	4-90	(22.7)	20-2	(8.7)	6-54
Stats Against (Home Games)	0.9	1.5	2.4		14-5	37.3%	1-0	50.0%	5-102	(22.1)	3-24	(8.6)	5-44

Average power rating of opponents played: DETROIT 20.9, CHICAGO 19.6

Current Season Results And Upcoming Games
Here are the most recent results and upcoming schedules for the two teams involved. Lines, total, game scores, results versus the spread, straight up and against the total are all displayed.

DETROIT - Season Results

Team Stats

Opp Stats

Date

Opponent

Score

Line

ATS

Tot.

O/U

Rushing

Passing

Rushing

Passing

9/12/2010

@ CHICAGO

9/19/2010

9/26/2010

10/3/2010

10/10/2010

CHICAGO - Season Results

Team Stats

Opp Stats

Date

Opponent

Score

Line

ATS

Tot.

O/U

Rushing

Passing

Rushing

Passing

9/12/2010

DETROIT

9/19/2010

@ DALLAS

9/27/2010

GREEN BAY

10/3/2010

@ NY GIANTS

10/10/2010

@ CAROLINA

Head-to-Head Series History
Listed below is a summary of the games results in recent Head-to-Head matchups.

All games in this series since 1992

DETROIT is 19-16 against the spread versus CHICAGO since 1992

CHICAGO is 19-17 straight up against DETROIT since 1992

19 of 36 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL since 1992

Games over the last 3 seasons

CHICAGO is 3-1 against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons

CHICAGO is 4-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons

3 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

All games played at CHICAGO since 1992

DETROIT is 10-8 against the spread versus CHICAGO since 1992

CHICAGO is 12-6 straight up against DETROIT since 1992

10 of 18 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL since 1992

Games played at CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons.

CHICAGO is 1-1 against the spread versus DETROIT over the last 3 seasons

CHICAGO is 2-0 straight up against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons

2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons

								Rushing	Passing		Turnovers		Penalties
Date	Teams	Score	Line	Result	Half	FD	TOP	ATT-YDS	CMP-ATT	YDS	FL	INT	PEN-YDS
1/3/2010	CHICAGO	37	-5	SU ATS	13	22	29:13	28-150	22-36	268	0	0	5-35
	DETROIT	23	44	Over	10	18	30:47	25-100	23-34	249	1	1	6-35
10/4/2009	DETROIT	24	43	Over	21	25	36:30	26-90	30-47	308	1	1	7-51
	CHICAGO	48	-10	SU ATS	21	14	23:30	20-151	18-28	125	0	0	3-36
11/2/2008	DETROIT	23	43.5	ATS	23	21	32:09	26-53	28-47	280	1	2	4-36
	CHICAGO	27	-13	SU Over	13	18	27:51	30-154	17-33	166	1	1	3-25
10/5/2008	CHICAGO	34	-3	SU ATS	17	21	38:15	34-97	24-34	328	1	0	6-45
	DETROIT	7	45.5	Under	0	12	21:45	13-54	21-39	131	1	1	6-41

Team Line Action - Where the money is going!

Oddsmakers move a line in part because of one-sided public betting action on a side or total. They also move the line in reaction to wise guys selections. Either way, this section attempts to uncover whether the wise guys and public have a read on a given team. It summarizes both line and total movements. As a general rule, follow the line or total movement when percentages exceed 57% and go against it when they are below 43%.

As indicated by the movement of the line, the betting public is favoring DETROIT in this game
The betting public is correct when moving the money line in DETROIT games 48.2% of the time since 1992. (105-113)
The betting public is correct when moving the money line in DETROIT games 48% of the time over the past 3 seasons. (12-13)
The betting public is correct when moving the money line in CHICAGO games 51% of the time since 1992. (107-103)
The betting public is correct when moving the money line in CHICAGO games 45.8% of the time over the past 3 seasons. (11-13)
No Edge.

As indicated by the movement of the total, the betting public is favoring the OVER in this game
The betting public is correct when moving the total in DETROIT games 48.1% of the time since 1992. (111-120)
The betting public is correct when moving the total in DETROIT games 51.7% of the time over the past 3 seasons. (15-14)
The betting public is correct when moving the total in CHICAGO games 45.4% of the time since 1992. (103-124)
The betting public is correct when moving the total in CHICAGO games 38.5% of the time over the past 3 seasons. (10-16)
No Edge.

Key Player Injuries

DETROIT

[DE] 07/11/2010 - Copeland Bryan IR ( Knee )

[DE] 08/29/2010 - Jared DeVries IR ( Knee )

[DB] 09/09/2010 - Jonathan Wade probable Sunday vs. Chicago ( Finger )

[DB] 09/09/2010 - C.C. Brown probable Sunday vs. Chicago ( Forearm )

[OLB] 08/15/2010 - Jordon Dizon IR ( Knee )

[CB] 08/31/2010 - Jack Williams PUP List, expected to miss at least first six games of season ( Knee )

[OLB] 09/03/2010 - DeAndre Levy doubtful Sunday vs. Chicago ( Groin )

[FS] 09/09/2010 - Louis Delmas probable Sunday vs. Chicago ( Groin )

CHICAGO

[RB] 08/15/2010 - Harvey Unga IR ( Hamstring )

[LB] 09/06/2010 - Nick Roach probable Sunday vs. Detroit ( Knee )

[LB] 09/06/2010 - Lance Briggs probable Sunday vs. Detroit ( Ankle )