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New Orleans Saints vs. Detroit Lions
The New Orleans Saints and the Detroit Lions will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Ford Field.
Oddsmakers opened the Saints as -6-point favorites versus the Lions, while the game's total opened at 50.5.
The Lions were a 26-23 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Cardinals. They covered the +5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (49) made winners of UNDER bettors.
New Orleans lost its last outing, a 37-30 result against the Packers on September 27. The Saints failed to cover in that game as a -3-point favorite, while the 67 combined points took the game OVER the total.
New Orleans:
Team record: 1-2 SU,1-2 ATS
New Orleans is 12-6 ATS in its last 18 games
New Orleans is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New Orleans's last 6 games
Detroit:
Team record: 1-2 SU,1-2 ATS
Detroit is 3-11 ATS in its last 14 games
Detroit is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games
Next up:
New Orleans home to Los Angeles Monday, October 12
Detroit at Jacksonville Sunday, October 18