NFL Thanksgiving Same Game Parlays: Bears vs. Lions (Week 13)
Thanksgiving provides us with an NFL tripleheader. Thus, there are three games to build same-game parlays (SGPs) for. Here is my favorite NFL same game parlay for Bears vs. Lions.
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Thanksgiving Day’s Best Same Game Parlay Bets: Bears vs. Lions
(Odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook)
Bears vs. Lions
- Leg 1: Caleb Williams 25+ Rushing Yards (-180)
- Leg 2: Caleb Williams Over 5.5 Rush Attempts (-120)
- Leg 3: D’Andre Swift Under 46.5 Rushing Yards (-115)
- Leg 4: Jahmyr Gibbs 50+ Rushing Yards (-225)
The Lions are 10-point favorites at home on Thanksgiving. Therefore, the game script should be a nightmare for D’Andre Swift’s rushing outlook and dreamy for Jahmyr Gibbs’s rushing potential. Furthermore, if Caleb Williams drops back frequently, he’ll have opportunities to scramble, which count as rush attempts and give him chances to pile up rushing yards.
The Bears might not wait until they’re in a hole to air it out, either. According to RotoViz’s pace app, in two games with Thomas Brown as Chicago’s offensive coordinator, the Bears have had a 58% situation-neutral pass rate. Williams had nine and six rush attempts in those games for 70 and 30 rushing yards. While Williams’ rushing production has taken off, Swift had only 14 and 13 rush attempts for 71 and 30 rushing yards.
The matchup is at opposite ends of the spectrum for Williams’ and Swift’s rushing potential, too. According to Pro-Football-Reference, the Lions have allowed the 12th-most rushing yards per game (23.7) to quarterbacks and the fourth-fewest rushing yards per game (68.7) to running backs this season.
The Bears have struggled mightily to contain running backs. Chicago has coughed up the eighth-most rushing yards per game (111.1) to running backs this season. Gibbs is equipped to steamroll them. The second-year pro averages 80.5 rushing yards per game this year, recording at least 63 yards in 10 consecutive games since posting 40 yards in Week 1.
Parlay Odds: +500
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