Lions vs. Raiders Odds
OAKLAND, CA (The Spread) – The Detroit Lions get defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh back as they look to retain their playoff spot when they take on the Oakland Raiders Sunday at 4:05PM ET.
DETROIT: The Lions are coming off a 34-28 win at home against Minnesota last Sunday to get to 8-5 on the year. The Lions currently are in the sixth and final playoff spot in the NFC. Detroit is 4-2 on the road and 6-6-1 against the spread this season while hitting the over in 8 of 13 games. The Lions have one of the top offenses in the NFL, as they rank fourth in scoring at 28.2 points per game. The offense has been led by Matthew Stafford, who has thrown for 3,754 yards and 29 TD’s this season along with 14 INT’s. Defensively, the Lions are giving up 23.5 points and 345.2 yards per game, but they do have 35 sacks and 18 INT’s on the year. Getting Suh back should help out the defensive pressure as well.
OAKLAND: The Raiders lost 46-16 at Green Bay last week to fall to 7-6 on the season. Oakland has lost its last two games and it is 3-3 at home and 8-5 against the spread while hitting the over in 8 of 13 games as well. Oakland is posting 22.3 points and 366.7 yards per game this season on offense. Most of that comes from a running game that averages 138.8 yards per game. Michael Bush leads the team in rushing for 764 yards and seven TD’s. On defense, the Raiders are giving up 27.2 points and 374.7 yards per game. Oakland has struggled to stop the run, allowing 141 yards per game on the ground.
ODDS: Oddsmakers have made the Detroit Lions a slight favorite on the road, giving them odds of -1 at Oakland on Sunday. The over/under total has been set at 48 points for this game. Currently over 12,400 public bets have been placed on this contest as the Lions are receiving 75% of the wagers with a spread of -1 against Oakland.
TRENDS: Trends show that the Lions are 6-1-1 against the spread in their last 8 games on grass and 10-3-1 ATS in their last 14 games following a win. Oakland is 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games as an underdog and 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games after a loss. When it comes to the over/under, trends show that the Lions have hit the over in 7 of their last 9 road games and the Raiders have hit the over in 7 of their last 10 home games.
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