The Detroit Lions (0-1) and San Francisco 49ers (0-1) will face off in an NFC intraconference clash on Sunday, September 16th, 2018 at 4:00 PM ET. The game will be televised on FOX. The two teams last met in 2015 in the Motor City when the Lions would vanquish the Niners by a score of 32-17, covering an 8.5-point line in the process. Previous to this, San Francisco had defeated Detroit in nine consecutive games dating back to 1996.
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Detroit Lions at San Francisco 49ers Overview
Detroit Lions
The Lions perhaps enter into this contest with the biggest elephant in the room, getting obliterated on Monday Night Football as a touchdown-favorite when they hosted the lowly New York Jets. The Lions finished 9-7 in 2017 and just missed a playoff qualification. Their first game out since the malfunction has left a poor impression on the betting public.
San Francisco 49ers
The 49ers come in off a 24-16 loss to open their 2018 season when they went to the Twin Cities to face off with the reigning NFC North Champion, the Minnesota Vikings. The Niners put together a 6-10 campaign in 2017, but it is worth annotating that this team finished winning five games in a row to close out their season. That winning streak came to an end Sunday in Minneapolis.
Reasons To Back Detroit
Just as backing the victor in a primetime Monday Night game is a popular strategy by the betting public in the following week, fading the loser is another trendy move. Since this market has opened, we have seen the sell switch repeatedly pressed on the Lions, thus giving us more points to work with.
Reasons To Avoid San Francisco
Last week, San Francisco was a six-point pup that failed to cover. Now, they are being asked to lay virtually the same quantity points now in their follow-up. Ultimately, this would make a 12.5-point swing. But of course, many will argue that the Niners’ 24-16 loss on the road at Minnesota as an underdog is far easier to digest than the Lions’ belly-up at home against a team that didn’t make the playoffs in 2017. After all, Minnesota made it to the NFC Championship. However, all this essentially does is create a recency bias which often puts those that subscribe in a very precarious predicament.
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