The Washington Commanders face the top-seeded Detroit Lions in an NFC Divisional Round playoff game Saturday. Kickoff from Ford Field is set for 8 p.m. ET (FOX). Below, we look at Commanders vs. Lions odds from BetMGM Sportsbook’s NFL odds before making our expert NFL picks and predictions later in the week.
Washington escaped with a 23-20 win in the Wild Card round at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday as a 3-point underdog. Rookie QB Jayden Daniels completed 24 of 35 passes for 268 yards with 2 TDs while leading Washington in rushing with 36 yards. The Commanders outscored Tampa Bay 10-3 in the fourth quarter after recovering a fumble from Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield.
Detroit, which earned a first-round bye as the NFC’s No. 1 seed, has won 3 consecutive games. It has put up at least 31 points in 5 straight games while going 4-1 straight up. Most recently, the Lions beat the Minnesota Vikings 31-9 as 2.5-point favorites in Week 18 to win the top seed in the conference.
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Commanders at Lions odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Monday at 10:55 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Commanders +375 (bet $100 to win $375) | Lions -500 (bet $500 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Commanders +8.5 (-105) | Lions -8.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 55.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
2024 betting stats
- ML: Commanders 13-5 | Lions 15-2
- ATS: Commanders 11-6-1 | Lions 12-5
- O/U: Commanders 11-7 | Lions 9-8
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Commanders vs. Lions head-to-head
Washington leads the all-time series vs. Detroit 31-6. However, the Lions have won back-to-back meetings and are 6-1 in the last 7.
These squads have met 3 times in the playoffs — twice in the Wild Card and once in the NFC Championship Game. Washington has won all 3 playoff meetings, with the most recent being a 27-13 home victory Jan. 8, 2000, in the Wild Card round.
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