Detroit Lions (+9) at New Orleans Saints (-9)

The Pick: New Orleans Saints -9


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Saints vs. Lions Betting Overview

The Detroit Lions will head out to the Big Easy to take on the New Orleans Saints. The Lions and Saints are currently both fighting for a postseason berth out of the NFC. Detroit is 7-4, coming off a loss to the Green Bay Packers on Thanksgiving Day. The Lions are tied with the Bears and the Atlanta Falcons for the final two spots out of the NFC. New Orleans comes into the game with an 8-3 record. The Saints are looking to track down San Francisco for the second seed in the NFC. New Orleans is just a single game ahead of Atlanta for the South divisional lead.

 

New Orleans Saints News and Betting Tips for Sunday, December 04, 2011

 

The New Orleans Saints have won three straight games. The Saints last lost came on October 30th, when somehow the St. Louis Rams beat them. New Orleans looks to be the offensive firepower that they were two seasons ago when they won the Super Bowl. The Saints are of course led by Drew Brees, who has a shot at picking up 5,000 passing yards on the season. Brees has completed 323 of 460 passes for 3,689 yards and 27 touchdowns. Jimmy Graham has emerged as the top threat for New Orleans, catching 67 passes, and 957 yards and 8 touchdowns. The Saints are the top passing team in the entire NFL with over 320 yards per game.

 

Detroit Lions News and Betting Tips for Sunday, December 04, 2011

 

 

For Detroit, their loss to Green Bay was magnified by the loss of their top defensive player. Ndamukong Suh was ejected from the game, and will miss the next two games due to kicking a player on the ground. Suh hopes to return and clean up an image that has quickly turned into one of the dirtiest in all of the National Football League. The Lions are 6th in passing with 272 yards per game, led by Matthew Stafford. Calvin Johnson got off to a quick start, and still leads the league in touchdown receptions, with 12. The Lions have three winnable games following this game, but will end the season against the Green Bay Packers.

 

Our Lions vs. Saints Pick and Predictions

The Saints are a deadly football team when they are playing at home. Their offense has nearly been unstoppable at home, and the defense seems to come to play. Jim Schwartz and his Lions bunch appear to be heading towards the downward slide, and that looks to continue in this tough NFC match-up as well. Our pick for this game is certainly the New Orleans Saints. The Saints are nearly a double digit favorite; with the line at 9. We will take the New Orleans Saints -9 over the Detroit Lions on Sunday Night.


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In-depth Lions at Saints Betting Trends

Detroit:
  • DET are 11-4-1 ATS in their last 16 games overall.
  • Over is 13-5-1 in DET last 19 games in December.
  • Over is 18-7-1 in DET last 26 road games.
New Orleans:
  • NO are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games in December.
  • Over is 9-4 in NO last 13 games in Week 13.