Thu, Dec 5, 2024, 8:15 PM ESTWeek 14 · at Detroit Lions · Division game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenDET -3.5
no move
CloseDET -3.5
No change since the open
Total
Open51.5
▲ 2
Close53.5
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened DET -3.5 · unchangedmodel DET -3
model DET -3
Opened 51.5 · closed 53.5 · moved 2 upmodel 50
model 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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2024 · Week 13 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 19–24 | L | U51.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 30–21 | W | O47.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar situation & spread |
-4.5 | 26–18 | W | U49.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar spread & rest |
-3.5 | 24–22 | L | U47.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 14 · close · similar situation & team ratings |
-3.5 | 33–13 | W | U52.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Postseason · loose · similar rest & situation |
-3.5 | 17–23 | L | U51.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 14 · loose · similar situation & rest |
-3 | 23–30 | L | O51 |
| Loose |
2023 · Week 17 · loose · similar rest & situation |
-4.5 | 20–19 | L | U53 |
| Loose |
2024 · Week 10 · loose · similar situation |
-5.5 | 35–34 | L | O52.5 |
| Loose | 2021 · Week 14 · loose · similar rest |
-3 | 33–27 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Went over in Q4. Of 8 earlier overs in games with totals 50.5–56.5, 13% had cashed by the end of Q3.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-2 80% | 5-5 50% | 5-5 50% | |
| 10-0 100% | 8-2 80% | 5-5 50% |
Recent meetings
Last 3 since 2023
GB 36–18 DET
GB leads · 54 games since 1999 · GB has won the last 2 meetings
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3 2024 | Detroit Lions 24 @ Green Bay Packers 14 | DET -2.5 | DET W |
| Nov 23 2023 | Green Bay Packers 29 @ Detroit Lions 22 | DET -8.5 | GB W |
| Sep 28 2023 | Detroit Lions 34 @ Green Bay Packers 20 | — | — |
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
Longer bar = better
#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
| GB off | DET def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| DET off | GB def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.8 #4 | 7.3 #13 | 14.0 #7 | 6.0 #10 | 6.5 #17 | 12.5 #10 | |
4.6 #22 | 3.8 #2 | 8.4 #4 | 3.9 #7 | 4.6 #6 | 8.5 #6 |
DET scoring against the GB defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.0 #17 | 14.5 #1 | 18.5 #1 | 8.8 #1 | 4.1 #30 | 12.9 #8 | |
2.3 #2 | 9.5 #27 | 11.8 #19 | 5.1 #16 | 3.2 #1 | 8.3 #4 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
GB7d
DET7d
Even
Tempo
Average 125 plays
slowavg 124fast
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