NFL Football Betting – Washington Redskins at Detroit Lions
The sad sack Detroit Lions (0-6 SU, 2-4 ATS) look like they are almost hopeless at this point. On Sunday they will try once again to post their first victory of the season when they take on the Washington Redskins (5-2 SU, 4-3 ATS) in an NFL game that is set to get underway at 1 PM ET at Ford Field (artificial turf) in Detroit.
Sunday, October 26
BetUS NFL betting odds: WASHINGTON -7.5, Total 42
NOTABLE STAT: Lions allow 31.2 ppg, 31st in the NFL
KEY NFL FOOTBALL BETTING TREND:
In the BetUS NFL football betting odds, the Redskins are listed as a seven-point favorite, with a posted total of 42 points.
Here are some NFL football betting trends as they relate to this matchup:
* WASH has covered four of its last six games
* WASH has won five of its last six games SU
* WASH has played four of its last five games UNDER the total
* WASH has won and covered four of its last six road games
* DET has covered three of its last 14 games
* DET has lost its last seven games SU
* DET has lost 13 of its last 14 games SU
* DET has played eight of its last 12 games OVER the total
* DET has lost five of its last six home games SU
* DET has covered one of its last six home games
Also…
* WASH has covered five of the last seven meetings
* WASH has won 15 of the last 17 meetings SU
* Five of the last six meetings have gone UNDER the total
Let’s take a look at the situation in Detroit. The Lions are obviously not winning, but it’s the WAY they are not winning that is particularly noteworthy. Detroit has converted on 25% of third down situations and yielded a 50% success rate; they have allowed the opposition to complete 68% of its passes, and have one interception. Dan Orlovsky has thrown 72 passes and has been sacked nine times. The Lions hold the ball for less than 25 minutes per game. And the defense, which considered itself to have experienced addition by subtraction after Shaun Rogers’ departure, has yielded a whopping 4.8 yards a pop, which no doubt contributes to their 31.2 ppg allowed – on step from the bottom of the pack.
Maybe that’s where our story should begin with Washington, as Clinton Portis has been absolutely scintillating at times in the Redskin backfield. He’s got 818 yards and we are not yet at the halfway mark, and he’s tearing defenses apart for five yards a carry. Now he’s been joined by Shaun Alexander, who may not have his MVP form with him, but should give Portis enough of a blow every once in a while.
Jason Campbell has not thrown an interception yet (in 202 throws), which is noticeable enough. As we are seven games into the season, that automatically makes him a success in this west coast offense. With his balanced receiving corps, where Chris Conley, Santana Moss and Antwan Randle-El all have 30 catches or more, the secondary, which has held foes to less than six yards, and that running game, we see Detroit rolling snake eyes again.
We’re going with the Redskins, the 7.5-point road favorite in the NFL football betting odds.
