Originally Posted by
agharah1
In fairness, the Lions were the best bet ATS last year. Their biggest weakness was inability to stop the run last year and they are much improved in that area this year. Secondary is irrelevant because they way you beat a young (terrible) QB is to apply pressure. If you get to him, he'll miss wide open receivers. If they had pressured Jake Locker earlier this season that game wouldn't have been close. Lions could just as easily be 6-1 right now.
Granted, the Lions haven't beaten anyone by more than 4 pts this year, so -5 is a stretch, I got it at -4 for BTP. And I keep having flashbacks to that game in Jax on MNF vs. the Ravens. Although the Jags D isn't neary as good this year.