Washington at Detroit

The Lions may not show it in their 1-5 record, but this team is starting to accumulate playmakers and they have shored-up some real soft spots on defense. They now get Matthew Stafford back at QB and he gets to go against a pass defense that is allowing nearly 300 yards per game. Their reputation as a poor team and the losses to back that up is what continues to make them a good ATS choice. The Lions are 5-1 ATS to start the season and value remains. Washington was expected to be much better on offense with McNabb at QB, but the Skins who only reached 20 points on five occasions last year, have only done so twice this year through seven games. The bigger problem is the defense which ranks dead last in the NFC and second from the bottom overall. The Lions now have the offensive firepower to take advantage of the Skins’ inability to defend as they have averaged 30 points per game in their last three. Detroit is coming off a bye and should be well prepared for this game.