Both of these teams are coming off overtime games. The Chargers were a 30-24 winner over the Colts while Detroit looks to bounce back from a 27-27 tie with the Cardinals after blowing an 18-point fourth-quarter lead. The Lions outgained Arizona 477-387 and Matthew Stafford finished 27-of-45 for 385 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions. The Lions even got a running game going for a change with 116 rushing yards on 32 carries and the game went OVER by 8.5 points. The Chargers went OVER for the fifth straight time in September games and Austin Ekeler did his part in filling in for holdout Melvin Gordon and totaled 154 yards with 58 rushing yards and catching six passes for 96 yards. Philip Rivers was his usual self in completing 25-of-34 for 333 yards and three touchdowns. The Chargers are just 1-6-2 ATS in their last nine September games and they are 15-5-1 OVER in Week 2 over the last 21 seasons. Detroit would have iced the game on Sunday if not for a misguided timeout called by the coaching staff fearing a delay of game penalty. The Lions were clearly the superior team until the final minutes against the Cardinals and now they get a home game against the Chargers, who had to travel after an overtime game of their own. Play the Lions and the OVER.
This pick was released to clients on September 15, 2023 at 11:17AM ET.
NFL
Los Angeles at Detroit
September 15, 2019
1:00 PM Eastern
1.5 units on Detroit +2 (-110) (risk 1.5 to return 2.86)
Result:
WIN
WIN
1 unit on Game Total OVER 47.5 -105 (risk 1 to return 1.95)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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