The Detroit Lions (4-7) take on the Green Bay Packers (7-4) with the Lions’ three-game win streak on the line. Kickoff is at 8:25 p.m. ET on Thursday, Dec 3 and will air on CBS and NFLN.
The last meeting between the Lions and Packers came in Week 10 when Detroit won in a tight one over Green Bay 18-16. Tahir Whitehead led the Lions defensive effort in that game, recording seven tackles and one sack. Ha Ha Clinton-Dix led the defensive effort for Green Bay, recording nine tackles and one interception. Justin Perillo was a factor as well, totaling 58 yards and a TD on five catches.
The Packers take on the Lions as a five-point favorite this week. The Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is sitting at 47 points.
Sitting at 4-7 for both Straight Up (SU) and Against The Spread (ATS), the Lions will look to improve heading into Week 13. In their five most recent matchups, the Lions went 3-2 for both SU and ATS. Detroit hopes to take advantage of a Packers defense that allows 13.2 yards per pass during road games, last in the NFL. Crossing over to the defensive side of the ball, the Lions look to have a distinct advantage in certain spots. The Packers probably won’t throw the ball often in Detroit. They are one of the least-effective passing teams on the road, averaging 193.2 passing yards per away game. The Packers will need to stop Detroit’s defense from getting to their quarterback in order to be successful in this game. The Lions rank fifth in the league in sacks with 2.7 per game. Detroit has a formidable special teams unit that averages 99.1 return yards per game, ranking fourth in the NFL.
Shifting to the opposition, the Packers head into Week 13 with records of 6-5 ATS and 7-4 SU. Over their last five games, the Packers have a SU and ATS record of 1-4. The Detroit offensive line should be ready for a tough test this week as the Packers get to opposing quarterbacks with ease. The Packers defense is currently fifth in the league with an average of 2.7 sacks per game. The Packers will look to take advantage of a Detroit defense that allows an average of 5.5 points in the third quarter of home games, one of the worst marks in the league.
Predictions: SU Winner – GB, ATS Winner – GB, O/U – Under
Notes
Detroit is 5-10 ATS in its last 15 games.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit’s last 7 games.
Detroit is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games.
Detroit is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
Detroit is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit’s last 5 games at home.
Detroit is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games at home.
Detroit is 4-16 SU in its last 20 games when playing Green Bay.
Detroit is 6-13 ATS in its last 19 games when playing Green Bay.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit’s last 6 games when playing at home against Green Bay.
Detroit is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games when playing at home against Green Bay.
Green Bay is 6-0 SU when leading at the start of the fourth quarter this season. Detroit is 3-1 SU when carrying a lead into the fourth quarter.
Detroit is 2-4 SU in games where it wins the turnover battle, and 1-3 SU when losing the turnover battle.
Since the start of last season, both teams have identical 7-3 SU records when facing NFC North opponents.
Green Bay is rated higher in the ground game on both sides of the ball. Its 10th-ranked rushing attack will face the 22nd-ranked run defense of Detroit, while its 23rd-ranked run defense will look to contain the 31st-ranked rushing game of the Lions.
