Monday, May 21st, 2012
The San Diego Chargers will make the road trip east for a Christmas Eve week sixteen NFL pro football game against the Detroit Lions.
They kick off this NFL game from Detroit at 4PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by CBS.
The point spread in this NFL contest opened with the home team Detroit Lions favored by –2 1/2 points with an over under lined at 52 1/2 points.
Early money has not moved this line as the game is still lined at Detroit -2 1/2 points.
The over under has seen movement shaded towards the under as the the total is lined at 52 points.
Those betting the favored Detroit Lions on the money line will lay –140 odds with the underdog San Diego Chargers returning +120 odds to get the straight up win with the points not needed on their side.
The San Diego Chargers and Detroit Lions meet on Christmas Eve on the NFL field on Saturday for the first time since the 2007 season where the Chargers pounded the Lions by the score of 51-14 as a -9 ½ point home betting favorite.
The total soared well over the closing total of 46 points.
The San Diego Chargers will travel to Detroit with an overall record of 7-7 on the 2011 season. The club is 2-4 on the road.
San Diego averages 25 points and 390 yards a game with 117 yards coming from their ground game for 4.2 yards a carry.
On defense the Chargers give up 22 points with 327 yards a game. Teams rush for 126 yards against them for 4.4 yards per rush against average.
San Diego is coming off the 34-14 home victory on Sunday night football against the Baltimore Ravens as a +1 point closing line underdog.
The total came in at over the closing line of 44 ½ points.
San Diego was able to amass 15 yards with 145yards on the ground on 37 carries.
The team allowed no sacks and had 3 touchdowns in 5 red zone opportunities.
The Chargers committed no turnovers and took 2 away from the Ravens.
San Diego quarterback Phillip Rivers connected on 17of 23 passes with 270 yards with 1 touchdown and no interceptions.
On the ground Ryan Mathews ran for 90 yards on 26 carries with two rushing touchdowns. Out of the backfield Mathews caught two passes for 19 yards.
Michael Tolbert contributed with eight rushes for 40 yards. He caught tow balls for 18 yards.
Malcolm Floyd led San Diego with five receptions for 96 yards and one touchdown.
Vincent Jackson caught three balls for 84 yards.
Antonio Gates caught two balls for 31 yards.
They allowed the Ravens 290 yards with 89 yards rushing on 14 runs from scrimmage.
The Chargers had 7 sacks and allowed Baltimore 1 touchdown in their 2 tries inside the red zone.
The Detroit Lions will host the San Diego Chargers with the record of 9-5 on the season. The team is 4-3 at home.
Detroit puts up 28 points and 380 yards a game with 97 yards on the ground for 4.3 yards a carry.
Defensively the Lions allow 23 points with 354 yards a game. Teams rush for 135 yards against them for 5.2 yards per rush against average.
Detroit is coming off the 28-27 victory against the Oakland Raiders as a -1 point betting favorite.
The total went over the closing line of 47 ½ points.
The Lions rallied late from a 13 point deficit with two touchdowns in the final five minutes of the game.
Detroit was able to amass 432 yards of offense with 57 rushing yards on 19 carries.
The Lions allowed two sacks and scored two touchdowns in two appearances in the red zone.
The team had on turnover and took one away from Oakland.
Quarterback Matthew Stafford completed 29 of 52 passes for 391 yards with four touchdowns.
Kevin Smith had 43 yards rushing on 15 carries.
Calvin Johnson led Detroit with nine receptions for 214 yards with two touchdowns.
Nate Burleson caught seven balls for 81 yards and a touchdown.
Brandon Pettigrew grabbed five passes for 49 yards.
Rookie wide out Titus Young had a touchdown catch to go with his five receptions for 21 yards.
Detroit allowed Oakland 477 offensive yards with 132 coming from their run game on 22 rushes.
The Lions had three sacks and allowed one red zone touchdown to the Raiders in their only drive inside the twenty.
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NFL Trend: Detroit Lions are 0-4 ATS in their past four games.
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