Redskins vs. Lions Odds
The Detroit Lions welcome quarterback Matthew Stafford back to the field on Sunday as the Lions host the Washington Redskins for a 1PM ET kickoff.
The Lions are 1-5 on the season and 1-1 at home while Washington is 4-3 overall and 2-1 on the road. The Redskins have won seven of the last 10 meetings with the Lions.
Oddsmakers from online sportsbook SBGGLOBAL have made the Lions a 2.5-point favorite against the Redskins at home. The over/under has been set at 44.5.
The opening point spread odds had the Lions favored by 1.5 points and the spread increased to 3 during the week before settling in at 2.5. The over/under opened at 44 and has since added the hook at 44.5.
Stafford has thrown just 15 attempts this season as he injured his throwing shoulder in the season opener against Chicago. The Lions still were competitive without Stafford, but the team has high hopes now. Jahvid Best has rushed for 249 yards on the season with four touchdowns while Calvin Johnson has caught 29 passes for 437 yards and five touchdowns. The Lions’ defense has been led by Louis Delmas with 41 tackles and two sacks while rookie Ndamukong Suh has fice sacks and 22 tackles.
The Redskins are winners of three of their last four, including a 17-14 win over Chicago last week where the Redskins got four interceptions out of Deangelo Hall. The Redskins have had all but one game decided by single digits this year. Donovan McNabb has thrown for 1,761 yards and six touchdowns this season but has seven interceptions. Santana Moss has caught 42 passes for 548 yards and two touchdowns. Hall is leading the defense with 57 tackles and five interceptions.
The under is 3-0-2 in the last five meetings between these two teams in Detroit and 6-0-2 in the last eight meetings overall.
McNabb is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game with a hamstring injury while safety LaRon Landry is questionable with an Achilles injury. Stafford is returning from injury for the Lions as is linebacker DeAndre Levy who has missed the last few weeks with an ankle injury.
Over 24,000 public bets have been made on this game with the Redskins getting 70% of the wagers at +2.5 against the Lions.
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