Philadelphia eagles vs Detroit lions betting pick and preview

Philadelphia Eagles [-7] at Detroit Lions, 41.5
 
Every game for a professional football player is virtually an audition, unless you are among the elite in the NFL. For Michael Vick on Sunday, this is an actual audition. Vick has not started a game since 2006, and gets the opportunity to take the field against the Detroit Lions. No player this week has more to play for than Michael Vick, his return to the field is something of a novelty and should be paid attention to.
 
On the other side of the ball the Lions start former 49ers QB Shaun Hill, with the injury to Matthew Stafford last week with a shoulder injury. Shaun played in a total of 18 games for San Francisco, where he threw 23 touchdowns and 11 interceptions and over 2,000 yards in 2008. This line started at 3.5 points and has risen to 6.5 and 7 on some sites and books; I think there is some value here with the Detroit Lions. The Eagles have some injuries than Kevin Kolb on their team this week, with their fullback and center sidelined for the season, the Eagles have a lot more to deal with than just starting a quarterback who has not been in that position in four years. Another injury that cannot be overlooked is the concussion to Stewart Bradley. He is the lead linebacker of their defense, and he will be sorely missed on Sunday, especially with the early season success of Jahvid Best.
 
The Eagles have no covered a spread in their last 5 games overall going back to last season, and I just think people are too high on Philadelphia this week based on all the problems they have on both sides of the ball.