Detroit Lions Vs San Diego Chargers NFL Betting Odds & Free Pick

NFL Preview: Detroit Lions vs San Diego Chargers

Written By David Hess (Follow me on Twitter @DavidHess311)

 

When: 4:05 PM ET, Sunday, September 13, 2015
Where: Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California
Televised: ESPN 

Odds: The line opened with San Diego as being a 2 point favorite and it has been bet up slightly to San Diego -3. The OU Line opened at 45.5 and has been bet up to 46.

The Detroit Lions are kind of a mystery team this year. Their offense looks like it could be explosive, but their defense looks a bit weaker with the loss of Suh and Fairley. This was one of the best defenses in the league and while they did pick up Haloti Ngata I still feel that this unit will be weaker than last year's group. That puts some pressure on an offense that just wasn't as explosive last year as they have been. For most of the 2nd half of the year they ended up being more of a ball control team. They knew they had that excellent defense behind them so they just didn't take too many chances on offense. That is not how this offense needs to operate. They need to open it up a bit more this year, specially wit what looks like it could be a weaker defense. 

The Charger come in to this season with what looks like a rather average team overall, but with McCoy on the sideline they will be a major player in the AFC west this year. He just has a way of having his team pick up a win or two that they shouldn't. The offense looks solid with Rivers at QB and some solid receivers, but what makes this offense even better is that they now have the threat of a running game with the addition of Melvin Gordon at RB. He looks like he could have a big rookie campaign. The defense for the Chargers looks solid, especially in their line and their secondary. This is a good team this year, but they do lack a bit of depth and whether they make the playoffs will hinge on how healthy they are this year.   

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[480] Detroit/ San Diego Under 46

Despite the fact that I feel the Lions need to open up their offense I don't feel they will be able to vs San Diego and that has me expecting a low scoring game in this one. Melvin Gordon will really help the Chargers play their ball control offense that they like to. They are not an uptempo team and that will also limit the chances that Detroit has the ball. The Chargers defense is very solid and while the Lions defense is a bit weaker than last year, they still have a top 10 unit. The Chargers haven;t played may high scoring games at home the last few years and I don't see this one being high scoring either. 

   

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