Sunday, September 20, 2015

TCF Bank Stadium

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The Detroit Lions take on the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday at TCF Bank Stadium. The opening line for this matchup has the Vikings as 3 point favorites and the over/under was set at 44.5.

The Detroit Lions are coming off a tough loss against the San Diego Chargers by a score of 33 - 28. This was a game where they were outscored 23 - 7 in the second half to give up the win it looked like they had in the bag. The Chargers were able to cover the spread as a 3.5 favorite and the over was 1 - 0 on the day.

Matthew Stafford led the Lions in passing with 246 yards through the air. He completed 19 of his 30 attempted passes and threw for 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions on the day. He was also sacked once for a loss of 13 yards.Former Nebraska running back Ameer Abdullah led the Lions in rushing with 50 yards on 7 carries. He averaged 7.1 yards per carry with 1 touchdown. Abdullah also hauled in 4 passes for a total of 44 yards and averaged 11 yards per catch. However, Eric Ebron was the team leader in receiving with 53 yards for the contest by way of 4 receptions for an average of 13.3 yards per catch.

On the other side of the field we have the Minnesota Vikings who are looking to rebound after a rough first outing. The Vikings lost 20 - 3 to the "rebuilding" San Francisco 49ers. The Vikings weren't able to cover the spread as they were 3 point favorites in this matchup and the over was 0 - 1.

Teddy Bridgewater led the Vikings in passing, throwing for 231 yards on 23 of 32 passing attempts. He didn't throw a a touchdown pass and had 1 interception. He was sacked 5 times by an aggressive 49ers squad for a total of 54 yards lost. Bridgewater also had 3 rushing attempts for the game for 16 yards, giving him a 5.3 average yards per carry. Adrian Peterson was the rushing leader for Minnesota with just 31 yards on 10 carries. This gave him an average of 3.1 yards per carry and he was unable to get into the endzone on this night. Peterson also caught 3 passes for a total of 21 yards, giving him a 7 yards per catch average. Mike Wallace caught 6 passes on Monday night for a total of 63 yards. This gave him an average of 10.5 yards per catch with no touchdowns.

The Vikings are 4-0 against the spread in their last 4 games after accumulating less than 250 total yards in their previous game and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 home games vs. a team with a losing road record. They are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games on field turf and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games. The under is 5-0 in the Vikings last 5 vs. the NFC North and 4-0 in their last 4 games following an ATS loss. The under is also 4-1 in their last 5 games after scoring less than 15 points in their previous game and 6-2 in their last 8 games following a straight up loss.

The Lions are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a S.U. loss and 10-23-1 ATS in their last 34 road games vs. a team with a losing home record. They are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games after allowing more than 350 total yards in their previous game and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 8-0 in Lions last 8 games after accumulating less than 90 yards rushing in their previous game and 7-1 in their last 8 games following a S.U. loss. The under is also 10-2 in their last 12 games following an ATS loss and 9-2 in their last 11 road games.

Detroit Betting Trends

Detroit is 1-0-0 against the over/under this season

Detroit has an ATS record of 0-1-0 this season

Minnesota Betting Trends

Minnesota is 0-1-0 against the over/under this season

Minnesota has an ATS record of 0-1-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Detroit

09/13/15 DT Caraun Reid Ankle "?" Sunday vs. Minnesota
09/13/15 CB Darius Slay Ankle injured last game, "?" Sunday vs. Minnesota
09/13/15 LB DeAndre Levy Hip "?" Sunday vs. Minnesota
09/13/15 T LaAdrian Waddle Elbow "?" Sunday vs. Minnesota
09/13/15 G Larry Warford Ankle "?" Sunday vs. Minnesota
09/13/15 TE Timothy Wright None "?" Sunday vs. Minnesota
09/07/15 CB Alex Carter Ankle IR - designated to return (eligible to return week 10)

Minnesota

09/10/15 C John Sullivan Back IR - designated to return
09/04/15 CB Jabari Price Suspension expected to miss first 2 games of regular season
09/04/15 CB Josh Robinson Pectoral out indefinitely
08/16/15 T Phil Loadholt Achilles IR

Guy's Pick: Take Detroit

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