Check out best bets for when the Detroit Lions (15-2) and Washington Commanders (12-5) square off in the NFC Divisional round at Ford Field on Saturday, January 18, 2025.

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Commanders vs. Lions Matchup Info

• Game Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025
• Time: 8 p.m. ET
• Venue: Ford Field
• Location: Detroit, Michigan
• TV: FOX
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Best Moneyline Bet

• The BetMGM line for this game has the Lions favored by 9.5, while the model predicts they’ll win by considerably more (13.9 points). Put your money on the Lions.
• The implied probability for this matchup, considering the moneyline, gives the Lions an 84.6% chance to win.
• The Lions have been favored on the moneyline 16 total times this season. They’ve finished 14-2 in those games.
• Detroit has played in three games as a moneyline favorite with odds of -549 or shorter and won them all.
• The Commanders were underdogs in six games during the regular season and won three (50%) of those contests. They’ve gone 1-0 in the playoffs.
• Washington has not been a bigger underdog in the regular season or playoffs this season than the +400 moneyline set for this game.

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Against the Spread Pick

• Pick ATS: Lions (-9.5)
• The Lions have put together a record of 12-5-0 against the spread this season.
• In games it has played as 9.5-point favorites or more, Detroit has an ATS record of 2-1.
• The Commanders had 10 wins in 17 games against the spread in the regular season. In the postseason, they are 1-0-0 ATS.

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Best Over/Under Pick

• Pick OU: Under (55.5)
• These teams average 61.7 points per game combined, 6.2 more than the total of 55.5.
• The Lions and the Commanders have seen their opponents average a combined 12.4 less points per game than the over/under of 55.5 set for this outing.
• Lions games have hit the over on nine of 17 occasions (52.9%).
• Commanders games hit the over 11 out of 17 times in the regular season, and zero of one playoff games have hit the over.

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