Thu, Dec 5, 2024, 8:15 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Detroit Lions · Division game
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9-3 · Power #5
31
final
Final
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11-1 · Power #3
34
▲ winner
Closing spread
DET -3.5
✓ GB W
Total
53.5
▲ Over · 65 pts
Model before kickoff
GB 23–27 DET
✓ DET (62%) won
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenDET -3.5
CloseDET -3.5
Total51.5 → 53.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
No change since the open
Total
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened DET -3.5 · unchangedmodel DET -3
Opened 51.5 · closed 53.5 · moved 2 upmodel 50
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 2.5–4.5 since 2023: won 68%, covered 53% (115 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenDET -3.5
CloseDET -3.5
Total51.5 → 53.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like DET as a 3.5-point home favorite against GB, the favorite won 7, covered 4, and 4 went over the total.

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This game: DET won 34–31; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 65 points went over 53.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 61%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 49%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 44%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 2.9 against an average line of 3.7; 49.1 points a game (usually 44). Of the 2 overs, 0 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread
-3.519–24 L U51.5
Close
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread
-2.530–21 W O47.5
Close
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & spread
-4.526–18 W U49.5
Close
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & rest
-3.524–22 L U47.5
Close
2023 · Week 14 · close · similar situation & team ratings
-3.533–13 W U52.5
Loose
DAL vs SF
2021 · Postseason · loose · similar rest & situation
-3.517–23 L U51.5
Loose
ARI vs LAR
2021 · Week 14 · loose · similar situation & rest
-323–30 L O51
Loose
2023 · Week 17 · loose · similar rest & situation
-4.520–19 L U53
Loose
2024 · Week 10 · loose · similar situation
-5.535–34 L O52.5
Loose
TB vs BUF
2021 · Week 14 · loose · similar rest
-333–27 W O53
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2021 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found

Signals

The data signal, and 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Detroit Lions ATS trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 294-309 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 163-172 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Detroit Lions ATS trend (9-3)
Detroit Lions have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 83-84 (50%)
Total moved up 2
51.5 → 53.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
GB+0.5 →+3.9▲ 3.4#5
DET+1.6 →+5.7▲ 4.1#1
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW13

GB
Longer bar = better
DET
#8
Offense
DET better ▶
#3
#15
Defense
DET better ▶
#5
+0.8 #6
Turnovers
Even
+0.7 #7
61 plays #21
Pace
DET faster ▶
64 plays #10
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When GB has the ball
Even matchup
GB offDET defEdge
Points / game 26.5 #8 16.9 #2 DET
Yards / play 6.26 #2 5.32 #11 GB
EPA / play +0.08 #8 −0.14 #1 DET
Success rate 44% #14 39% #4 DET
When DET has the ball
Advantage: DET offense
DET offGB defEdge
Points / game 31.9 #1 20.0 #10 DET
Yards / play 6.20 #4 5.37 #15 DET
EPA / play +0.15 #4 −0.05 #9 DET
Success rate 49% #1 46% #27 DET

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
GB scoring against the DET defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
GB scored
6.8
#4
7.3
#13
14.0
#7
6.0
#10
6.5
#17
12.5
#10
DET allowed
4.6
#22
3.8
#2
8.4
#4
3.9
#7
4.6
#6
8.5
#6
DET scoring against the GB defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
DET scored
4.0
#17
14.5
#1
18.5
#1
8.8
#1
4.1
#30
12.9
#8
GB allowed
2.3
#2
9.5
#27
11.8
#19
5.1
#16
3.2
#1
8.3
#4

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
DET +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
GB7d
DET7d
Even
Tempo
Average 125 plays
slowavg 124fast