The Detroit Lions and the Indianapolis Colts will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Lucas Oil Stadium.Current streak:
Detroit has lost 13 straight games.
Indianapolis has won 6 straight games.
Team records:
Detroit: 0-13 SU, 5-8 ATS
Indianapolis: 9-4 SU, 5-8 ATS
Detroit most recently:
When playing in December are 2-8
When playing on turf are 1-9
After being outgained are 0-10
When playing outside the division are 1-9
Indianapolis most recently:
When playing in December are 7-3
When playing on turf are 6-4
After outgaining opponent are 7-3
When playing outside the division are 7-3
BSNblog reports that the oddsmakers currently have the Colts listed as 17-point favorites versus the Lions, while the game's total is sitting at 45.
The Lions lost to Minnesota 20-16 as a 10-point underdog last week. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (45.5).
Daunte Culpepper passed for 220 yards with a touchdown for Detroit and Calvin Johnson had three catches for 84 yards with a TD.
The Colts defeated Cincinnati 35-3 as a 13.5-point favorite last week. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (42).
Peyton Manning passed for 277 yards with three touchdown passes for the Colts, while Marvin Harrison caught three passes for 78 yards and a touchdown.
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games
Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Detroit's last 10 games on the road
Detroit is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Indianapolis
Indianapolis is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Indianapolis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indianapolis's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Indianapolis's last 6 games at home
Next up:
Detroit home to New Orleans, Sunday, December 21
Indianapolis at Jacksonville, Thursday, December 18
