Washington-Detroit Preview

The Washington Redskins and the Detroit Lions will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Ford Field. Oddsmakers currently have the Redskins listed as 8-point favorites versus the Lions, while the game's total is sitting at 42. The Redskins put up a pair of touchdowns in the second half in Week 7 to get past the Browns by a final score of 14-11. The Redskins failed to cover the 7.5-point spread at home in that contest, while the combined score fell well UNDER the day's posted total (42). Calvin Johnson had 154 yards receiving and a TD in Detroit's 28-21 loss to the Texans in Week 7. The Texans failed to cover the 10-point spread at home in that contest, while the combined score went OVER the day's posted total (46.5). Current streak: Detroit has lost 6 straight games. Team records: Washington: 5-2 SU, 4-3 ATS Detroit: 0-6 SU, 2-4 ATS Washington most recently: When playing in October are 4-6 When playing on turf are 5-5 After outgaining opponent are 6-4 When playing outside the division are 6-4 Detroit most recently: When playing in October are 3-7 When playing on turf are 2-8 After being outgained are 1-9 When playing outside the division are 3-7 A few trends to consider: Washington is 15-2 SU in its last 17 games when playing Detroit Washington is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 6 games when playing Detroit The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games when playing Washington The total has gone OVER in 8 of Detroit's last 12 games Detroit is 3-7-1 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Washington Detroit is 3-11 ATS in its last 14 games Next up: Washington home to Pittsburgh, Monday, November 3 Detroit at Chicago, Sunday, November 2