It's strange to think that the Denver Broncos would be an 0-2 team if not for the fact that they got a couple defensive touchdowns in the fourth quarters of games. It's also strange to think that the Detroit Lions are 0-2 as well. All of a sudden, neither team looks like the playoff contender they were both penciled in to be heading into the 2015 campaign.
WHEN THE DENVER BRONCOS HAVE THE BALL
Peyton Manning has thrown a pick six in each of his first two games this season, and though he finally looked good in the second half in Kansas City last week after six poor quarters of football, we still aren't convinced.
Live bettors really need to keep an eye on how Manning's arm looks like this game before pulling the trigger on the Broncos. If Manning can't get the ball either down the field or to the sidelines, this offense is going to be in some trouble, and the under is most certainly going to be in play in live betting.
The Lions have allowed a ton of points with 59 in two games, but this defense is better than that suggests. All those passing yards in Week 1 against San Diego came while the Chargers were trailing, and clearly, Philip Rivers' arm is better than Manning's at this point.
Manning really needs to get his running game going to keep the Detroit defense off-balance, but we don't see that happening with as poorly as C.J. Anderson has played. Live bettors could have a field day betting on the Lions with a lot of value when the Broncos have the football throughout this game.
WHEN THE DETROIT LIONS HAVE THE BALL
Matt Stafford is all sorts of banged up at the moment thanks to an offensive line which has been the worst in the NFL thus far this year. Sure, Stafford has only been sacked twice, but he has been knocked down a whopping 14 times on 85 drop backs, which is far too many if Detroit wants its quarterback to survive this season.
For the time being, Stafford is officially listed as questionable for this game, but we know that he is going to play.
The real key though, is just how much pressure the Broncos are going to put on Stafford. Von Miller and Demarcus Ware are going to be coming early and often in this game, and that could make life a nightmare once again on Stafford if he is forced to throw the ball 53 times as he did last week.
Balance is again going to be the key. Last week in Minnesota, Detroit's running backs had a combined 12 carries for 18 yards. Once again, just as we think the Lions' defense has a huge advantage in live betting, the Broncos' defense could have that same edge.
TREND TO TRACK
We've been all about the under in this article for live betting, and the trends from Detroit's standpoint point the same way as well. The under is 16-6 in the Lions' last 22 games overall, which more than neutralizes Denver's 17-3-1 over mark in its last 21 games played on field turf.
The under is also 13-3 in Detroit's last 16 games following an ATS loss, which promotes the idea of this defense coming up with a much better game after a game in which it was largely abused by the Vikings.
The NFL odds for this Sunday contest were first released by BookMaker, and the Denver Broncos were positioned as 3-point favorites with a total of 44.5. Now you can wager in-game while the action unfolds with BookMaker's live betting option.
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