Lions Are 8-Point Favorites against Raiders

Lions are heavy favorites to defeat Raiders.

The Detroit Lions are heavily favored to defeat the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 8 at Ford Field.  

Detroit's roster is looking forward to putting the disappointment felt after being handily defeated by the Baltimore Ravens behind it quickly. It's because a game on Monday Night Football, against another AFC squad, awaits the 5-2 squad. 

According to many popular sports books, Detroit is currently an eight-point home favorite. 

Head coach Dan Campbell has vowed to have his team better prepared this week. He will review extensively what led his team to get completely dominated in several facets of the game against Baltimore. 

"I have to just think about, man, are some of the things that we did on Wednesday, maybe it wasn’t. What about Thursday? I think there’s a couple of things that come up. I think we need a little, we need to get back to some of our fundamental work, our one-on-one work, our technique work, good-on-good, just one-on-one pass rush," said Campbell. "Good one-on-one, man-to-man coverage, one-on-one getting open on routes, our releases, our handwork." 

The goal over the next several practices is to return to fundamental work. Detroit's third-year head coach hopes to deliver the message to his team of the urgency and intensity needed to play at a high level during this stretch of the season. 

"I think just getting back to some of that, man. Protection, tight ends, LB's, tight ends, D-ends, running backs, linebackers. Just a little bit. I think it’s -- we do a number of those and as it goes, you start shaving some practice to get a little bit more of the scheme and you’re hoping you’ve gotten enough fundamentals through camp, and you know what? We’ve got to go back to it," Campbell explained. "And, I know that’s where I can help. And then just a couple of things of – it’s a little more intensity, a little urgency, which I can deliver myself. So, I can help these guys. I know I can."