The New Orleans Saints and the Detroit Lions will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Ford Field.Current streak:
Detroit has lost 14 straight games.
Team records:
New Orleans: 7-7 SU, 9-4-1 ATS
Detroit: 0-14 SU, 6-8 ATS
New Orleans most recently:
When playing in December are 4-6
When playing on turf are 7-3
After outgaining opponent are 6-4
When playing outside the division are 5-5
Detroit most recently:
When playing in December are 2-8
When playing on turf are 0-10
After being outgained are 0-10
When playing outside the division are 1-9
BSNblog reports that the oddsmakers currently have the Saints listed as 7-point favorites versus the Lions, while the game's total is sitting at 50.
The Saints forced overtime against the Bears in Week 15, but fell 27-24 as 3-point underdogs. The 51 points made it OVER the posted total of 46.
Pierre Thomas ran for 87 yards and a TD, while catching seven passes with a touchdown in the loss.
The Lions lost to Indianapolis 31-21 as a 17-point underdog last week. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (45).
Dan Orlovsky threw for 233 yards with a touchdown for Detroit and Calvin Johnson caught nine passes for 110 yards and a touchdown.
A few trends to consider:
New Orleans is 4-0-1 ATS in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New Orleans's last 9 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 14 of New Orleans's last 19 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New Orleans's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Detroit's last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Detroit's last 9 games when playing New Orleans
Detroit is 7-15 ATS in its last 22 games
Detroit is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Next up:
New Orleans home to Carolina, Sunday, December 28
Detroit at Green Bay, Sunday, December 28
