#469/470 ASA PLAY ON Over 51.5 Points - Detroit Lions vs Arizona Cardinals, Sunday at 4:25 PM ET - Despite scoring only 16 points last Sunday, Detroit went up and down field on the Tampa Bay Bucs. The Lions tallied 460 yards and crossed midfield 10 times! They reached the red zone 7 times and only scored 1 TD. Those yardage numbers attached to an average yards per point efficiency would have put Detroit north of 30 points in that game. Because of last week’s struggles deep in Tampa territory, the Lions currently rank 28th in the league in red zone conversion rate after ranking 2nd in that stat a year ago. We expect them to move the ball well again this week vs a poor Arizona defense but look for the Lions to take advantage and put plenty of points on the board Sunday. Arizona’s offense looks very good early in the season scoring 28 and 41 points in their 2 games this season. The Cards rank 5th in the NFL averaging over 6 YPP and they are averaging 43 yards per possession which is #1 in the NFL. Arizona’s defense looked solid last week vs a Rams offense that is depleted beyond belief with their 2 top WR’s out along with most of their offensive line. A week earlier, the Cards allowed Buffalo to score 34 points on 6.1 YPP. We see similar results for the Lions in this one. Last week’s Detroit total was set at the exact same number (currently 51.5) despite playing a TB team that has a better defense than Arizona but is not as explosive on offense. Last week’s low scoring game sets this one up nicely with a total that is set too low. Perfect scoring conditions indoors in Phoenix lead to a shootout on Sunday.