The Detroit Lions and the Atlanta Falcons will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Wembley Stadium.
TV: 9:30 a.m. ET, FOX.
LINE: Lions -3.5. O/U: 46.5
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Oddsmakers currently have the Lions listed as 3-point favorites versus the Falcons, while the game’s total is sitting at 47.
Atlanta came into the season with questions surrounding its defense, but the Falcons have struggled on the other side of the ball – blowing a 10-point second-half lead against the New York Giants in Week 5 and scoring only one touchdown in each of their last two losses to Chicago (27-13) and Baltimore (29-7). Ryan opened the season with a 448-yard, three-TD performance in a win over New Orleans, but he has been limited to one scoring pass in four of the past six games. An already-suspect running game has been further hindered by an injury-ravaged offensive line that is missing four starters. Atlanta is 30th overall in both points (28.4) and total yards (412.1) and has only seven sacks.
In their last action, Atlanta was a 29-7 loser on the road against the Ravens. They failed to cover the +6.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (36) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Johnson has been a non-factor since his ankle issues cropped up in Week 4, but Detroit has compensated for the superstar receiver’s loss with a defense that permits a league-low 290.3 yards and ranks second with 15.0 points allowed. The Lions have also registered 21 sacks and could build upon that total against Ryan, who has been sacked nine times over the past two games. Lions quarterback Matt Stafford has thrown for only nine scoring passes versus six interceptions, but he rallied Detroit with two TD passes in the final 3:38 last week to erase a 13-point deficit against the Saints. Golden Tate had 10 catches for 154 yards and a TD last week and has at least seven receptions in four straight games.
Detroit won its last outing, a 24-23 result against the Saints on October 19. The Lions failed to cover in that game as a -1.5-point favorite, while the 47 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Detroit:
Team record: 5-2 SU,4-3 ATS
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit’s last 6 games
Detroit is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Detroit is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Atlanta:
Team record: 2-5 SU,2-5 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Atlanta is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta’s last 6 games
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Detroit
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