Monday, May 21st, 2012
The Detroit Lions will make the long road trip to the Bay area when they take the field for an NFL pro football week fifteen game against the Oakland Raiders on Sunday afternoon.
They kick off this NFL pro football contest from Oakland at 4PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by FOX.
The point spread opened up in this NFL game with the home team Oakland Raiders favored by –1 point with an over under coming in at 47 ½ points.
Early betting patterns in this game has come in on the side of the road club as the Detroit Lions are now favored by -1 ½ points.
The total has moved towards the under as the game is now lined at 47 points.
Those backing the favored Detroit Lions on the money line will lay –120 odds with the underdog Oakland Raiders returning +100 odds to win outright with no need for taking the points.
Detroit and Oakland meet in an NFL game on Sunday afternoon for the first time since the 2007 campaign where the Detroit Lions earned the 36-21 road win at the Raiders as a +2 ½ point underdog.
The total flew well over the closing line of 39 ½ points.
The Detroit Lions will travel to Oakland with a record of 8-5 on the season. The club is 4-2 on the road.
Detroit averages 28 points and 376 yards per game with 100 rushing yards for 4.4 yards a carry.
On defense the Lions allow 23 points and 345 yards per game. Teams run for 136 yards against them for 5.1 yards per rush against average.
The Lions broke their two game losing streak last week in their 34-28 home win against the Minnesota Vikings last week as a -10 point betting favorite.
The over under came in at over the closing total of 47 points.
The Lions were able to gain 280 offensive yards with 72 coming from their run game on 21 rushes.
The team allowed five sacks and scored one touchdown in their three red zone attempts.
Detroit had no turnovers and took six away from Minnesota.
Quarterback Matthew Stafford completed 20 of 29 passes for 227 yards with two touchdowns.
Keiland Williams had 12 carries for 43 yards.
Maurice Morris ran for 13 yards on four rushing attempts.
Rookie wide out Titus Young led Detroit with four receptions for 87 yards and a receiving touchdown.
Brandon Pettigrew caught six passes for 57 yards and a touchdown.
Calvin Johnson caught three balls for 29 yards.
Detroit allowed Minnesota 425 offensive yards with 269 yards rushing on 35 runs from scrimmage.
The Lions recorded four sacks and gave up three Vikings touchdowns in their four tries inside the red zone.
The Oakland Raiders return home with a record of 7-6 on the year. The club is 3-3 at home.
Oakland averages 22 points and 366 yards per game with 138 yards rushing for 4.6 yards per carry.
On defense the Raiders allow 27 points with 374 yards per game. Opponents rush for 141 yards against Oakland for 5.2 yards per rush against average.
The Raiders have lost two straight all on the road.
Oakland is coming off a bad 46-16 road defeat to the Green Bay Packers a week ago as a +11 ½ point underdog.
The total came in at over the closing line of 49 ½ points.
The Raiders gained 355 offensive yards with 117 yards on the ground on 29 rushes.
The club allowed one sack and scored two touchdowns in three red zone drives.
The team had five turnovers and took one from Green Bay.
Quarterback Carson Palmer completed 24 of 42 passes for 245 yards with a touchdown and four interceptions.
Michael Bush ran for 78 yards on 13 carries with a rushing touchdown.
Darrius Heyward Bey led Oakland with five receptions for 78 yards.
Louis Murphy caught four balls for 70 yards.
Kevin Boss grabbed five passes for 43 yards and a receiving touchdown.
Oakland allowed the Packers 391 yards of offense with 136 yards rushing on 24 runs from scrimmage.
The Raiders had four sacks and gave up two Green Bay touchdowns in their six red zone appearances.
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NFL Trend: Oakland Raiders are 4-0 to the over in their past four games.
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