Detroit Lions vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Pick Prediction NFL Pro Football Odds
  • 10 years ago
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will travel to face the Detroit Lions in an NFL pro football game set for Sunday afternoon.

Kick off time from Detroit is scheduled for 1PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by FOX TV.


The NFL odds from this game have the home team Detroit Lions favored by –8 1/2 points with a total lined at 48 points.

Tampa Bay has won two straight to go to 2-8 on the season following a 41-28 home victory last week to the Atlanta Falcons as a -1 point wagering favorite. The game total finished at over 43 ½ points. The Buccaneers went up 24-6 at the half.

Their offense produced 410 yards with 186 rushing yardage on 38 carries. The team went 3 of 4 inside the red zone. Mike Glennon hit on 20 of 23 throws for 231 yards and two touchdowns. Bobby Rainey had 163 yards rushing on 30 carries and two touchdowns. Tampa Bay had no turnovers and forced three away from the Falcons. The Buccaneers defense gave up 420 yards to the Atlanta offense with 152 coming from their ground attack on 20 carries. Tampa Bay did intercept a pass for a touchdown.

Detroit falls to 6-4 following a 37-27 road defeat last week to the Pittsburgh Steelers as a -3 point wagering favorite. The game total finished at over 45 points. Detroit failed to hold a 27-20 first half lead as they are held scoreless in the second half.

The Lions offense erupted for 451 yards with 107 running on 25 carries. The team went 2 of 5 inside the red zone. Matthew Stafford completed 19 of 46 passes for 362 yards with two touchdowns and one pick. The Lions committed three turnovers and took none away from the Steelers. The Detroit defense gave up 398 yards to Pittsburgh with 358 yards passing and four touchdown throws by Ben Roethlisberger.
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