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Week 1 · Sunday Sep 13 · Final

SaintsatLions

FinalNO 30, DET 31Lions by 1
SpreadDET -7Saints covered
Total49.5went over, 61 points
OpenedDET -7moved 0 points by kickoff

The run game. Expect the Lions to run it until the Saints prove they can stop it.

Sunday: Lions ran for 165 yards on 33 carries.

The depth charts as they stand today.

Lions run game, 6th, against a run defense ranked 24th.

Longer bar, better unit.

Saints with the ball

Saints offenseLions defense
18th
Passing
27th
20th
Run game
18th
8th
Pass rush
6th
6th
Third down
30th
24th
Big plays
28th
17th
Turnovers
26th
2nd
Red zone
30th

Lions with the ball

Lions offenseSaints defense
12th
Passing
20th
6th
Run game
24th
21st
Pass rush
22nd
22nd
Third down
28th
8th
Big plays
15th
1st
Turnovers
30th
2nd
Red zone
20th

Ranks run 1st (best) to 32nd, 2026 through week 7 as they stood at kickoff, close-game snaps.

Saints scored 30 against a team total of 21.25: over.

Saints scored 30 against a team total of 21.25: over. the spread and total, split.

Lions scored 31 against a team total of 28.25: over. the spread and total, split.

The situations on the schedule that fit this game.

This week · Saints as an underdog of 7 or more indoors
302-236
this game200020052010201520202025
302 covered236 did notevery game since 1999, 56%; since 2021 70-52

The last time the Saints were here, Nov 28, 1999: lost to the STL by 31 as a 14-point underdog.

Inside the luck line: 538 games, and shuffled results produce records like this one. Reading, not a bet; the lean is the Saints.

This week · Saints with the worse quarterback by two tiers in week 1 with the worse head coach by two tiers
69-37
this game200020052010201520202025
69 covered37 did notevery game since 1999, 65%; since 2021 21-6

The last time the Saints were here, Sep 13, 2026: lost to the Lions by 1 as a 7-point underdog.

Inside the luck line: 106 games, and shuffled results produce records like this one. Reading, not a bet; the lean is the Saints.

This week · Lions in week 1 with the better head coach by two tiers
91-129
this game200020052010201520202025
91 covered129 did notevery game since 1999, 41%; since 2021 14-36

The last time the Lions were here, Sep 10, 2017: beat the Cardinals by 12 as a 2.5-point underdog.

Inside the luck line: 220 games, and shuffled results produce records like this one. Reading, not a bet; the lean is the Saints.

This week · The total in the first four weeks with a total of 48 or higher indoors
62-47
this game200020052010201520202025
62 went over47 stayed underevery game since 1999, 57%; since 2021 19-17

Inside the luck line: 109 games, and shuffled results produce records like this one. Reading, not a bet; the lean is the over.

Searched this week: 1,157 spread situations and 92 on the total, every attribute on the schedule alone, in pairs and in triples, against every game since 1999. The luck line sits at z 3.92 on the spread and 3.37 on the total.

No player line on this game was archived with a read.

Nothing was on the official card for this game.