The Detroit Lions (15-2) host the Washington Commanders (12-5) at Ford Field in the NFC Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs, with best bets available, 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 Lions are the bet in this contest. They’re favored by 4.4 more points in the model than BetMGM (13.9 to 9.5).
• Looking at this contest’s moneyline, the Lions’ implied win probability is 84.6%.
• The Lions have put together a 14-2 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 87.5% of those games).
• Detroit has won all three games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -549 or shorter.
• In the regular season, the Commanders were underdogs six times and won three of those games. They have gone 1-0 in the playoffs.
• Washington has not entered a regular season or playoff game this season as a bigger underdog on the moneyline than the +400 odds on them winning this game.

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Against the Spread Pick

• Pick ATS: Lions (-9.5)
• The Lions have registered a 12-5-0 record against the spread this season.
• Detroit has an ATS record of 2-1 when playing as at least 9.5-point favorites.
• 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)
• The two teams average a combined 6.2 more points per game (61.7) than this matchup’s total of 55.5 points.
• Opponents of these teams have averaged a combined 43.1 points per game, 12.4 less than the point total for this matchup.
• Lions games have hit the over on nine of 17 occasions (52.9%).
• A total of 11 Commanders games hit the over during the regular season. Meanwhile, zero of one games have topped the total in the postseason.

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