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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. 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. 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 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