The Detroit Lions and the New England Patriots will look to snap losing streaks when they play each other during week 5 for the NFL season.
Both teams are in must-win situations, and this is what makes NFL matchups so remarkable on a week-to-week basis on any given Sunday.
AFC East Last Place
The Patriots’ odds feel weaker if they were to lose this game this weekend. They are currently in last place in the AFC East. Last week, the New England Patriots lost to the Green Bay Packers in overtime, 27-24. The Lions last week lost to the Seattle Seahawks 48-45.
Detroit’s record against the spread so far this season is 3-1. Their head coach is Dan Campbell. New England’s record against the spread so far this season is 1-2-1. Their head coach is Bill Belichick.
Detroit Lions vs. New England Patriots
Lions vs. Patriots Matchup Information
Patriots vs. Lions Betting Picks will not be easy to make this week because there are tons of injuries on both of these football teams. This football can go either way, depending on who is out and who is for this Week 5 matchup.
Detroit Lions
Lions stats have the number one ranked offense in all of football despite being off to a 1-3 start to the 2022 season. This is because of how bad their defense has been to start the 2022 regular season.
Key Injuries
Neither running back D’Andre Swift nor wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown played in Week 4. The Lions still put up 45 points despite these impact players being out due to injury.
Betting Trends to Know
Quarterback Jared Goff has thrown for over 250 yards or more in three of the four games this season for the Detroit Lions. He has also thrown four touchdown passes in two of his four games.
New England Patriots
The New England Patriots are off to a 1-3 start, thanks to shaky offense. They don’t have a lot of playmakers on the offensive side of the football, which tires the defense out.
Key Injuries
Quarterback Mac Jones did not play after being injured in Week 3, and Brian Hoyer left the game in Week 4 with a concussion. Bailey Zappe finished the game at quarterback in Week 4 for the New England Patriots.
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Running back Damien Harris has rushed for over 50 yards in two of four games this season. He has scored a rushing touchdown in his last three games also.
Detroit Lions vs. New England Patriots Odds Breakdown
The odds for the Detroit Lions to cover the spread at +3 is -115, and the odds for the New England Patriots to cover the spread at -3 is at -105 odds.
The over/under for this football game is set for 47 points, with the odds set at -110 for both of them.
Lions vs. Patriots Betting Picks
Moneyline:
The money line for this football game is not out on either side for Patriots vs. Lions Betting Picks. So there is no need to bet on this. No prediction here.
Over/Under:
The over/under for this football game will be 47 total points. The odds for this to reach the over and the under are at -110 odds.
The Detroit Lions have been involved in a lot of shootouts this season, and it will be a high-scoring affair alone because of it.
Patriots’ Offense
The New England Patriots’ offense is nothing to write home about, but they will need to keep pace in this one to make it close.
Bet the over of 47 total points (-110 odds) in this football game because Detroit has a lethal offense and New England will also score some points.
Spread:
The spread in this is that the New England Patriots are favored by (-3) points (-105) odds against the Detroit Lions (+3) (-105) odds.
Patriots Beating the Odds
This means that the New England Patriots are favored to win this football game by three or more points against the Detroit Lions.
Detroit is 3-1 against the spread so far this season, and the Lions (+3 at -115 odds) feels like the better play here than the Patriots as the favorite. This also feels like a lock from the Patriots vs. Lions Betting Picks for this game this weekend.
Lions vs. Patriots Score Prediction
The Detroit Lions will win this football game over the New England Patriots by a final score of 35-21.
NFL Pick: Lions +3 (-115)
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