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Detroit Lions vs. Philadelphia Eagles
The Detroit Lions and the Philadelphia Eagles will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Lincoln Financial Field.
Oddsmakers opened the Eagles as -8.5-point favorites versus the Lions, while the game's total opened at 48.5.
In their last action, Philadelphia was a 24-20 loser on the road against the Falcons. They failed to cover the -1-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (44) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Detroit won its last outing, a 13-10 result against the Chargers on September 15. The Lions covered in that game as a +0-point underdog, while the 23 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Detroit:
Team record: 1-0-1 SU,1-1 ATS
Detroit is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
Detroit is 4-7-1 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Detroit's last 9 games
Philadelphia:
Team record: 1-1 SU,0-2 ATS
Philadelphia is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
Philadelphia is 1-6-1 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Next up:
Detroit home to Kansas City Sunday, September 29
Philadelphia at Green Bay Thursday, September 26