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Titans vs. Lions Gambling Preview

The 0-11 Lions are just 4-7 against the spread (ATS) this season, they’ve been outscored 121-50 over four straight Thanksgiving losses and home underdogs of 7.5 points, we preview their betting chances for tomorrow’s matchup with Tennessee…

NFL: LIONS WOES TO CONTINUE ON THURSDAY?

The numbers are stacked against Detroit Lions backers having a profitable Thanksgiving afternoon.

The 0-11 Lions are just 4-7 against the spread (ATS) this season, they’ve been outscored 121-50 over four straight Thanksgiving losses and home underdogs of 7.5 points or more are just 2-8-1 ATS in recent Turkey Day games.

That explains why 89% of early bettors are backing the 10-1 Tennessee Titans as 11-point favorites for the first of three Thanksgiving games. Get the latest odds here and place your bets.

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Overall, Detroit has played 68 games on the national Holiday and take a 33-33-2 record into this year’s contest against a Tennessee team that has covered their last seven road games.

After losing to the Jets, 34-13, the Titans need a few more wins to wrap up the No. 1 seed in the AFC and now that veteran quarterback Kerry Collins has shown he can win games for Tennessee — like he did in Weeks 10 and 11 in Chicago and Jacksonville — it’s hard to find something to knock.

The offense is balanced, the defense is smothering and the special teams are pretty special. The appearance of the Jets loss was New York just wanted it more and was set up to beat them literally at their own game.

Tennessee is still a delectable 25-10-2 ATS versus the NFC.

Collins, whose been sacked six times in 310 pass attempts, has only nine touchdowns but five came in the last three games. It took him eight starts to throw for 200 yards in a game, but it’s rarely a necessity with a backfield tandem of LenDale White (11 touchdowns) and Chris Johnson (833 yards, five scores) and a defense allowing 15.0 points per game. When the Bears and Jaguars shut the running game down, Collins delivered though.

While Tennessee is fully loaded, Detroit has a couple of budding stars capable of turning the franchise around a season or two down the road.

Second-year wide receiver Calvin Johnson is developing a knack for big plays but can stand to be more consistent. He’s got six touchdowns in the last seven games and six receptions of at least 40 yards on the year.

In addition, rookie running back Kevin Smith has 294 yards in the last three games after totaling 305 in the first eight. If you want an upside, the Lions are 7-0 ATS as an underdog of 10 or more points over the last three seasons.

Detroit is on a run for four straight Over’s and is 7-0 OVER after five or more consecutive losses, which could make the Over 44-point Total a good bet on Thursday.

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