Ravens vs. Lions Odds
DETROIT, MI (The Spread) – The Detroit Lions and Baltimore Ravens are playing for the playoff lives on Monday night when the two meet at 8:40PM ET on ESPN.
Detroit is 7-6 overall, 4-2 at home and 6-7 against the spread. Baltimore is 7-6 overall, 1-5 on the road and 6-7 against the spread. The home team has won seven meetings between these two franchises.
Trends show that the home team has covered in four straight in this series. The Ravens are also 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games after a win while Detroit is 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games after losing against the spread.
According to oddsmakers from Bovada.lv, Detroit is the favorite at home, as the Lions have odds of -6.5 points against the Ravens. The over/under total for the game has been set at 50 points (View Matchup). The opening odds for this game had the Lions favored by 6 points. The spread climbed to 7 before falling back to 6.5. The over/under total opened at 48.5 and hit a low of 48 before climbing up to 50.
Detroit is coming off a 34-20 loss at Philadelphia last week to lose three of their last four. The Lions need a win to stay atop the NFC North with Chicago. The Lions are averaging 409.7 yards per game on offense while the defense is allowing 355.1 yards per contest. Matthew Stafford has thrown for 3,976 yards and 27 touchdowns while Calvin Johnson has 75 catches for 1,351 yards and 12 scores. The defense is being led by DeAndre Levy, who has 100 tackles, seven tackles for loss and six interceptions.
Baltimore is coming off a 29-26 win over the Vikings at home for their third straight win. The game saw the lead change hands six times in the fourth quarter. Baltimore has had its last 5 losses come by 6 points or less. The offense is averaging 310.2 yards per game while the defense is allowing 332.9 yards per contest. Joe Flacco has thrown for 3,238 yards and 18 touchdowns, but has 17 interceptions. Torrey Smith has added 55 catches for 963 yards and four scores. The defense is being led by Daryl Smith, who has 102 tackles with 17 pass deflections.
In terms of Injuries, Detroit cornerbacks Chris Houston (toe) and Darius Slay (knee) are both questionable for the game. Baltimore linebacker Elvis Dumervile (leg) is questionable while center Ryan Jensen (foot) is out.
The Public Bets for this game are currently backing the Lions, as Detroit is getting 52% of the wagers with odds of -6.5 points against the Ravens on Monday night.
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