{"id":35599,"date":"2014-10-01T19:00:48","date_gmt":"2014-10-02T00:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=35599"},"modified":"2014-10-01T15:11:48","modified_gmt":"2014-10-01T20:11:48","slug":"nfl-week-5-picks-buffalo-bills-vs-detroit-lions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/nfl-week-5-picks-buffalo-bills-vs-detroit-lions-35599\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Week 5 Picks: Buffalo Bills vs. Detroit Lions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Buffalo Bills vs. Detroit Lions
\nSunday, 10\/5\/14, 1:00 PM EST
\nOpening Point Spread:\u00a0 Detroit -7
\nCurrent Betting Line:\u00a0 Detroit -7
\nOpening Total:\u00a0 44
\nCurrent Total:\u00a0 43.5
\nOdds Courtesy of Bookmaker<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Detroit Lions are holding opponents to just 267.3 yards per game this season<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Buffalo has lost and failed to cover the spread in its last two games, which is why head coach Doug Marrone has decided to go with Kyle Orton over 2013 first-round pick EJ Manuel under center for this affair.\u00a0 The Bills simply haven\u2019t seen any development from the former Florida State Seminoles star, which is important to consider when making your Week 5 NFL betting picks, as he completed just 47.7 percent of his passes in last week\u2019s 23-17 setback to the Houston Texans as three-point road underdogs.\u00a0 Buffalo is 5-10 SU and 7-8 ATS as underdogs of 3.5 to 9.5 points the last two-plus seasons.<\/p>\n

The Bills rank 27th in the league in averaging 320.8 yards per game, which can\u2019t be ignored when looking over the NFL betting lines, but that number should be better given the weapons the team possesses.\u00a0 Buffalo has some big-time playmakers in running backs Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller, while it selected explosive wide receiver Sammy Watkins with its first pick of the 2014 draft.<\/p>\n

Detroit is 3-1 SUATS through its first four games of the 2014 campaign, as it prepares to face off with former head coach Jim Schwartz, who is in his first year as the Bills defensive coordinator.\u00a0 The Lions have one of the top offensive duos in the league, but quarterback Matthew Stafford has found it difficult to connect with his star wide receiver recently, as Calvin Johnson continues to be bothered by an ankle injury. He was held to just two catches and 12 yards in last week\u2019s 24-17 victory over the New York Jets as two-point road underdogs.\u00a0 Detroit is 5-7 SU and 4-8 ATS as favorites of 3.5 to 9.5 points the last two-plus seasons.<\/p>\n

The Lions may be sputtering a bit offensively, but that doesn\u2019t mean they can\u2019t cover this number, considering the stop unit is allowing a league-low 267.3 yards per game.\u00a0 Detroit has really stepped up its play in defending the pass, which has caused a remarkable improvement in its statistical numbers after finishing in the middle of the back in total defense in 2013.<\/p>\n

Sports bettors will likely play the total, as the UNDER is 6-1 in the Lions last seven overall games.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss out on a winning season and let the NFL handicappers at Maddux Sports line your pockets with cash.\u00a0 Long term packages are available now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Buffalo Bills vs. Detroit Lions Sunday, 10\/5\/14, 1:00 PM EST Opening Point Spread:\u00a0 Detroit -7 Current Betting Line:\u00a0 Detroit -7 Opening Total:\u00a0 44 Current Total:\u00a0 43.5 Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker Buffalo has lost and failed to cover the spread in its last two games, which is why head coach Doug Marrone has decided to go […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":29520,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1444,132],"tags":[127,2830,2753,542,5763,1059,616],"class_list":["post-35599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","category-nfl-handicapping","tag-buffalo-bills","tag-c-j-spiller","tag-calvin-johnson","tag-detroit-lions","tag-fred-jackson","tag-kyle-orton","tag-matthew-stafford"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35599","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/181"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35599"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35599\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35600,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35599\/revisions\/35600"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}