Detroit Lions vs New Orleans Saints NFL Playoff Wildcard Matchup

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by Legends Sportsbook - 1/5/2012 12:52 AM

The Detroit Lions and the New Orleans Saints meet in an NFL Playoff Wildcard matchup on Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Superdome (8 pm, NBC).

at Legends have the Saints as 11-point favorites and the over under total at 59.

is 10-6 SU and 7-8-1 ATS, and 10 of the Lions games this season have gone over the total. Detroit lost 45-41 against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday and failed to cover in that game as a 6.5-point favorite, while the score was over the total of 41.5.

is 13-3 straight up and 12-4 against the point spread. New Orleans won 45-17 against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday and covered as a 7-point favorite, while the score was over the total of 55.

Detroit is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games overall, and 1-5 ATS in its last six games overall. Detroit is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games on the road on the road but 7-3 SU in its last 10 games on the road. However, the Lions are just 1-4 against the spread in their last five games on the road.

New Orleans is 5-0 SU in its last five games, both overall and at home. The total has gone over in five of the Saints' last seven games at home.

Head-to-head, New Orleans is 6-3 SU in the last nine overall meetings with Detroit, and 4-2 SU in the last six meetings at home. The total has gone under in nine of the past 12 meetings overall.


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