Why are the books being so disrespectful to Washington?
+9.5? Really?
Do people understand that in order for Detroit to win games that Goff has to throw for 350+?
They can't win unless Goff is money. The Lions ain't the Eagles where Hurts can throw for 130 yards and the Eagles still win by 10+
Detroit isn't that.
Washington all day.
Who says Detroit has to throw a ton to win the game?
Detroit is a totally balanced team who can run and throw.
Detroit has Gibbs and now Montgomery is coming back and will play (where I would normally take against a team who has someone returning from an injury but it's when someons is rusty like a QB and not a RB).
Detroit is just a different kind of animal and they are focused to get to the SB. People talk about their defense being depleted, but they played just fine against Minnesota and beat them pretty handily in the 2nd half.
Washington is just happy that they made the playoffs in many years and they won a game. Honestly, if the idiot Mayfield doesn't cough up the ball in their own 13, Washington wouldn't be playing this weekend. Their aspiration isn't to get to the SB I'm sure. They are probably wondering how far they will get to in the playoffs and it ends this weekend.
After Washington lost by 17 in the first week, they didn't lose by more than 8 to anyone else for the season, so why then did the line open up at -8.5? To me, books want you to bet Washington.