There are very few positive ATS trends for the Detroit Lions in recent years, but one of them appears in Week 1 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Detroit begins another season of promise with bettors backing them heavily (line opened at +3 for Tampa and is now a PK at some sportsbooks), in part because of their 7-1 ATS domination against the Bucs lately).
Swinging three points on the spread is a big deal for Week 1 NFL bettors to consider. It means plenty of money went behind Detroit as road underdogs.
View Detroit vs Tampa Bay Odds and Stats.
Betting Line: The Lions are listed as 3-point underdogs at sportsbooks, with the total listed at 40.5.
Power Rankings / Prediction: It's a betting matchup between the No. 13-rated Buccaneers and the No. 20-ranked Lions, according to the NFL Power Rankings here at Odds Shark. Predictive-scoring models run on this game indicate a potential 23-21 result in favor of the Buccaneers.
Detroit Lions Trends:
When playing in September are 2-8
When playing on grass are 2-8
After outgaining opponent are 4-6
When playing outside the division are 4-6
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Trends:
When playing in September are 5-5
When playing on grass are 6-4
After outgaining opponent are 4-6
When playing outside the division are 7-3
A few Lions at Buccaneers trends to consider:
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Detroit's last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games on the road
Detroit is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Tampa Bay's last 23 games
Tampa Bay is 5-13 SU in its last 18 games at home
Tampa Bay is 4-15 ATS in its last 19 games at home
Next up:
Detroit home to Kansas City, Sunday, September 18
Tampa Bay at Minnesota, Sunday, September 18
