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The facts are overwhelming in support of the home team. The Seahawks have won an incredible 23 of 25 home contest including their last six. Having Kam Chancellor back on defense has to quickly erase the memories of their 0-2 start. Having Jimmy Graham settling in on the offensive side has them thinking clearly about getting to 2-2 and off to the business of making the playoff run within a strong division. Having to play the 0-3 Lions is perfect timing to get a much needed head of steam. They are only one game behind Arizona after yesterday so the excitement that they are right in it at this stage with 2 losses has to be exciting to the 11 men on the field and more importantly, the 12th man; the home crowd. Rookie Thomas Rawls is a gifted replacement for injured Marshawn Lynch. He rushed for 104 last week. Fred Jackson was a steal when he was released from Buffalo and is blocking and offering leadership. The Lions are giving up 27 ppg and almost 400 ypg. They don't rush the ball well so the pass is something defenses can isolated upon and they also have the distinction in leading the league in turnovers. This is a solid Monday night game where everything goes right for the home team and sends Detroit back to start things over.
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The Detroit Lions have looked very unimpressive over the first three weeks of the season and now have the tall task of trying to get their first win of the season Monday night in Seattle against the Seahawks. The biggest problems for these Lions have been their porous defense and turnovers. The Lions are allowing 27.7 PPG and 396 YPG over these three losses and they really haven’t been that competitive in any of these games. This Lions team just simply doesn’t look to have much discipline and that has been highlighted by QB Matt Stafford’s five picks already and untimely penalties. Now they have to travel to Seattle, which is a very, very difficult place to win anytime, especially at night. With the Seahawks, they are coming off a much-needed 26-0 win at Chicago last weekend to get their first win of the season. That said, this Seattle defense (even with the recent addition of Kam Chancellor) doesn’t really look like the same stifling defense of the past several years. In the games before their win over the Bears, they surrendered 34 and 27 points in losses to the Rams and Packers. The Over is 4-1 in their last five meetings between these teams and 10-3 in the Lions’ last 13 games following a double-digit loss at home. We see this game playing out like this…Seattle will throw the ball more than normal due to Detroit’s poor pass defense and the questionable status of RB Marshawn Lynch and will get up early on the Lions. Detroit will be forced to come back through the air and they will either put points on the board or turn the ball over. Either scenario is a good sign for points being scored and we believe this game goes OVER the posted total of 43. We see a Seahawks win in the vicinity of 31-20. The Sharps say…
The Seahawks shut out the Bears with Clausen, but the Lions are a different story. Detroit is 0-3 and desperate. They have some terrific receivers and they only way they are going to have a chance here is to feature them. The Lions do not want to get into a battle of field position vs the Seahawks. We are on the OVER.
6 Unit Side Play ยท [278] Seattle Seahawks
The Stat Report Mon Oct 5th, 2015 8:30pm EDT
Expert Preview: MNF 6-Unit SIDE Winner
Expert Analysis: Seahawks have held their last 3 home, Monday night opponents to a total of 19 points, while they have won 5 straight in that setup, winning 4 of those games by 10 or more points. Lions may have issues offensively, given QB Stafford had the worst turnover ratio amongst QBs coming into this weekend and facing the Seattle pass defense ranked #2 in the NFL. Detroit not likely to run neither, with the leagues worst rushing game in terms of both yards per carry and yards per game. When taking 7 or more points, Lions have lost 6 straight games by an average of 14.5 points.
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