Detroit is the best team in the NFL, a covering machine, and it has a +177 point differential, which is 71 higher than the next team (Eagles). Of its last eight games (8-0), only two of them have come by single digits. The Bears and Lions are tied for third in the NFL in turnover margin (+9) and weirdly, Chicago is 4-7.

It's the season of giving so perhaps Detroit could be in a festive mood, offering to give Chicago a glimmer of hope that they may reach the postseason. Here are our experts' predictions for this Thanksgiving showdown.