The Detroit Lions host the Washington Redskins, Sunday Oct 31, as the Redskins try to win their third straight on the road. The Redskins have won their last two straight, regular season games, over the Lions. The NFL oddsmakers at BETUS.com have the Lions as -2.5 point home favorites over the Redskins while the game's total has been posted at 44 points. Be sure to get your NFL Week 8 Predictions: Washington Redskins vs Detroit Lions Betting Odds in now at BETUS.com 
The Redskins (4-3) won in Chicago 17-14 and now sit second in the NFC East. QB Donovan McNabb made 17 of 32 passes for 200 yards with one TD, but two interceptions. RB Ryan Torain was great with 21 carries for 125 yards, while WR Santana Moss made five catches for 63 yards with a TD. The Skins must do better to protect the ball, as they fumbled six times, but recovered all but one. Their defense had four sacks on the day and CB DeAngelo Hall pulled in a record four interceptions last week and now has five for the Skins. CB's DeAngelo Hall and Carlos Rogers are one of the best tandems in the NFL. The Redskins offense is still without RB Clinton Portis, who’s career may be over after suffering a third-degree separation of his left groin muscle. They also have punter Josh Bidwell and wide receiver Mike Furrey on injured reserve, the loss of punter Josh Bidwell has meant a drop off in punt coverage. RB Ryan Torain is filling in nicely for the injured Clinton Portis, Torian has three TD’s and 381 yards rushing in five games. Now Torain may be the “Big Train”, but he is a big step down from the running backs that the Lions have failed to contain in previous games. After a steady dose of stud running backs (Forte, Peterson, Jackson, etc.), the Lions can catch their breath with Torain. The Redskins are ranked 18th overall on offense (332ypg) with a 12th ranked pass game (236ypg) and an 21st ranked ground game (96ypg). They have NFL’s second worst ranked defense (406ypg), with the NFL’s second worst ranked pass rush (292ypg) and a 20th ranked rush defense (113ypg). The Redskins defense allows the 10th least amount of points per-game (19ppg).
The Lions (1-5) are coming off their BYE Week after losing to the NY Giants in Week 6. Against the Giants, QB Shaun Hill completed 9 of 15 passes for 91 yards with a TD before leaving the game. Backup QB Drew Stanton made 19 of 34 passes for 222 yards with one TD and an interception. Stanton was also their top rusher with three carries for 30 yards. WR Calvin Johnson made five catches for 146 yards with a TD, while Nate Burleson made six for 50 yards with a TD. They fumbled five times and recovered two. When the Lions offense is on the field, look for more of the same short-to-intermediate pass routes. The Lions will need to get the ball out of Matt Stafford’s hands extremely fast as he returns from a shoulder injury. Expect WR Calvin Johnson to have a big game against the struggling Redskins secondary. Expect to see Stafford rolling right in hopes of lessening the pressure from that great Redskins pass rush. Look for the Lions to work the middle of the field with slants and post routes deep after some run action. The Lion offense is ranked 16th overall (337ypg) with the seventh best ranked pass game (258ypg) in the NFL, but they have the NFL’s second worst ranked running game (79ypg). They score the 11th most points per-game (24.3ppg). RB Jahvid Best leads the Lions offense with 257 yards rushing and five TD’s. The Lions will employ a nickel defense throughout the game. This gives the Lions some flexibility in their blitz packages, while disguising their coverage schemes. On defense the Lions are ranked 26th overall (362ypg), with a 20th ranked pass rush (224ypg) and 27th ranked rush defense (138ypg). The Lions give up the 24th most points per-game (23.3ppg).
Recent Trends to Consider:
- Under is 3-0-2 in the last 5 meetings in Detroit.
- Under is 6-0-2 in the last 8 meetings.
- Home team is 7-2 ATS in their last 9 meetings.
- Lions are 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 games as a favorite of 0.5-3.0.
- Lions are 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 games as a home favorite of 0.5-3.0.
- Lions are 4-0 ATS vs. a team with a winning record.
- Redskins are 3-0-1 ATS in their last 4 games overall.
- Redskins are 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 games as a road underdog.
- Redskins are 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 road games.
- Redskins are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 vs. NFC.
Washington Redskins vs Detroit Lions
When: Sun, Oct 31, 1:00 PM ET
Line: BETUS.com
Pick: Lions -2.5
Point-Spreads.com NFL Week 8 Predictions: Washington Redskins vs Detroit Lions Betting Odds
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