On Monday Night Football, the Las Vegas Raiders will try to accomplish a feat the organization has not done since 1990. The Raiders will visit Detroit to take on the Lions at Ford Field, and while Las Vegas leads the all-time series by a 7-6 margin, the last road win over the Lions came in 1990. The Week 8 clash also marks Detroit's first Monday Night Football home game in more than five years. The Lions are 2-1 at home, while the Raiders are 3-4 overall and 1-3 on the road. Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown is officially active after battling an illness.
Kickoff is at 8:15 p.m. ET in Detroit. The Lions are seven-point favorites, while the over/under, or total number of points Vegas thinks will be scored, is 46.5 in the latest Lions vs. Raiders odds. Before you make any Raiders vs. Lions picks, you need to see what proven SportsLine NFL expert R.J. White has to say, considering his mastery of picks involving the Lions.
White, a Fantasy and gambling editor for CBS Sports, consistently crushes against-the-spread picks and went 535-450-30 on his ATS picks from 2017-22, which returned more than $3,500 to $100 players. He also closed the 2022 NFL season on an incredible 107-80-6 run on his last 193 against-the-spread and total NFL picks, returning more than $1,800 for $100 bettors.
Moreover, White has a read on the pulse of the Lions. He is an amazing 56-38-2 on his last 96 picks in games involving Detroit. Anyone who has followed him is way up.
Now, the model has set its sights on Raiders vs. Lions and just revealed its picks and predictions. You can visit SportsLine now to see his picks. Here are several NFL odds and trends for Lions vs. Raiders:
- Lions vs. Raiders spread: Lions -7
- Lions vs. Raiders over/under: 46.5 points
- Lions vs. Raiders money line: Lions -358, Raiders +282
- LV: Raiders are 3-4 against the spread this season
- DET: Lions are 5-2 against the spread this season
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Why Raiders can cover
Las Vegas is in the top 10 of the NFL in total defense, giving up only 2,215 yards in seven weeks. The Raiders are also in the top five in passing yards allowed (1,312), and opponents are generating only 5.7 net yards per pass attempt against them. Maxx Crosby is a big part of that success and leads the league with 43 quarterback pressures this season. Crosby is also in the top three with 124 pressures since the start of the 2022 season and has 6.5 sacks already this campaign.
Detroit allowed five sacks a week ago against Baltimore and the Raiders could be able to dial up pressure. On offense, the Raiders are facing a Lions team that yielded more than 500 total yards and 9.1 yards per play to Baltimore in Week 7. Detroit also ranks in the bottom 10 of the league in red zone efficiency allowed (64.0%) and passing yards allowed through seven weeks. See which team to pick here.
Why Lions can cover
Detroit has a 14-3 mark against the spread in the last 17 games and a 5-1 mark in the last six games at Ford Field. The Lions are averaging almost 25 points per game, with top-five marks in pass offense and total offense, but Detroit also brings the superior defense. Las Vegas ranks No. 24 or worse in third down defense (45.6%), red zone defense (73.9%), takeaways (five), rushing yards allowed, and points allowed per drive this season.
On the other side, Aidan Hutchinson keys an improved defensive unit for Detroit. He is No. 2 in the NFL with 42 pressures this season and has 95 pressures and 14 sacks since the start of the 2022 season. Detroit is in the top five of the league in rushing yards allowed (534) and third down efficiency allowed (35.0%). No team has more turnovers (15) than Las Vegas this season, and the Raiders are dead-last in the league in rushing yards (68.6 per game) and yards per carry (3.0). Las Vegas is scoring only 16.0 points per game and is the only team in the league that has not reached or exceeded 21 points in a game. See which team to pick here.
How to make Lions vs. Raiders picks
White has analyzed this matchup and while we can tell you he's leaning Under the point total, he has discovered a critical X-factor that has him jumping all over one side of the spread. He's only sharing what it is, and which side to back, at SportsLine.
Who wins Raiders vs. Lions on Monday Night Football, and which critical X-factor makes one side of the spread a must-back? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Raiders vs. Lions spread to back, all from the expert who is on an amazing 56-38 run on picks involving Detroit, and find out.
