{"id":44106,"date":"2020-09-27T11:25:40","date_gmt":"2020-09-27T16:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=44106"},"modified":"2020-09-27T11:25:40","modified_gmt":"2020-09-27T16:25:40","slug":"week-3-nfl-picks-betting-trends-detroit-lions-at-arizona-cardinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/week-3-nfl-picks-betting-trends-detroit-lions-at-arizona-cardinals-44106\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 3 NFL Picks, Betting Trends: Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals<\/strong><\/p>\n

Time: 3:25 PM EST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Spread: ARI -5.5<\/strong><\/p>\n

Total: 55.5<\/strong><\/p>\n

odds c\/o 5dimes<\/em><\/p>\n

The Detroit Lions are 0-2 after falling Week 1 to Chicago and Week 2 to Green Bay. It travels to face Arizona as 5.5-point underdogs in Week 3. The over\/under is set high at 55.5 total points, and the game will air at 3:25 PM (EST) on FOX.<\/p>\n

DET news & notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last week was not particularly close as the Lions fell 21-42 in Green Bay. Matt Stafford threw 20 0f 33 for 244 yards and two touchdowns, but he threw an interception and was sacked four times for 26-yards-lost. Adrian Peterson had just seven carries for 41 yards, and Kerryon Johnson rushed eight times for 32 yards and a touchdown, but had no rushes longer than 8-yards. TJ Hockens caught four passes for 62 yards, while Marvin Hall and Marvin Jones Jr each added touchdown catches for the Lions. The Packers scored 25 second-half points after leading 14-3 at the half, and Detroit just could not keep up, after surrendering 229 passing yards but an even-more-costly 259 rushing yards on 35 attempts.<\/p>\n

The Lions lost by just four points in Week 1, despite allowing three touchdown passes from Mitch Trubisky and the Bears. Stafford launched 42 passes but only completed 24 with a TD pass and a pick that week. Peterson is averaging 6.4 yards-per-carry this season on his 21 attempts, eight of hitch have been rushed for first downs. Stafford has been a mixed bag with his two picks and five sacks, though his three TD passes and 541 yards are good. Hockenson and Danny Amendola each have caught for over 100-yards through two games, but Detroit has to avoid the costly miscues to remain in contention for a Week 3 win as underdogs.<\/p>\n

DET TRENDS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Lions are 17-37-2 ATS in their last 56 games after allowing more than 30 points in their previous game.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Lions are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games following a ATS loss.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Lions are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games as an underdog.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Lions are 1-4 ATS vs. a team with a winning record.<\/p>\n

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Over is 4-1 in Lions last 5 games overall.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Over is 4-1 in Lions last 5 games following a ATS loss.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Over is 4-1 in Lions last 5 games following a straight up loss of more than 14 points.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Under is 10-4 in Lions last 14 games after allowing more than 30 points in their previous game.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Over is 5-2 in Lions last 7 games as an underdog.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

ARI news & notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Arizona Cardinals are 2-0 after defeating Washington in Week 2 and San Francisco in Week 1. Last week against Washington, Kyler Murray threw 26 of 38 for 286 yards and a touchdown, though he did throw one pick and suffer three sacks. Murray rushed eight times for 67 yards though, including two TD hauls and a 21-yard long rush. Deandre Hopkins caught eight passes for 68 yards and the only receiving touchdown, while Larry Fitzgerald caught the second-most (7) for 50 yards. Four receivers finished with 50 yards or more in the game.<\/p>\n

Murray thus far has been good, but not great. Among the positives are his 66.7 percent completion ratio, two touchdowns, and his team-leading 158 rushing yards, which includes a 7.5 yard-per-carry average. He has thrown two interceptions though and has been sacked 2.5 times per game. Not without blemish, he is off to a hot start. Kenyan Drake has bee good as the No. 1 backfield option with his 36 attempts for 146 yards and a touchdown. Hopkins has been outstanding as the lead receiver with 22 catches for 219 yards and a touchdown. His 13 first downs account for over half of the team\u2019s total (25).<\/p>\n

ARI TRENDS:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Cardinals are 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 games following a straight up win.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Cardinals are 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games after accumulating more than 250 yards passing in their previous game.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Cardinals are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games in September.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Cardinals are 6-15 ATS in their last 21 games as a home favorite.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Cardinals are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games as a favorite.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Cardinals are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up win of more than 14 points.<\/p>\n

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Under is 4-1 in Cardinals last 5 games following a straight up win.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Under is 4-1 in Cardinals last 5 vs. NFC.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Under is 14-4 in Cardinals last 18 games as a home favorite.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Under is 6-2 in Cardinals last 8 games as a favorite.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Over is 6-2 in Cardinals last 8 games on grass.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Under is 23-9 in Cardinals last 32 games in September.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Under is 5-2 in Cardinals last 7 games overall.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Under is 15-6 in Cardinals last 21 games after accumulating more than 150 yards rushing in their previous game.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Under is 25-12 in Cardinals last 37 home games.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals Time: 3:25 PM EST Spread: ARI -5.5 Total: 55.5 odds c\/o 5dimes The Detroit Lions are 0-2 after falling Week 1 to Chicago and Week 2 to Green Bay. It travels to face Arizona as 5.5-point underdogs in Week 3. The over\/under is set high at 55.5 total points, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40250,"featured_media":4321,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1444,132],"tags":[646,542,1930,2764,1922,10540,9204],"class_list":["post-44106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","category-nfl-handicapping","tag-arizona-cardinals","tag-detroit-lions","tag-nfl-odds","tag-nfl-oddsmakers","tag-nfl-picks","tag-week-3-nfl-analysis-and-betting-picks","tag-week-3-nfl-picks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44106","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\/40250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44106"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44107,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44106\/revisions\/44107"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}