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The Detroit Lions (1-0) will become the fourth team in NFL history to open the season with two straight playoff rematches when they host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1-0) on Sunday afternoon. Detroit beat the Rams in primetime last week, setting up a rematch with Tampa Bay from January’s divisional round. The Buccaneers are the only NFC team that has made the playoffs in each of the last four seasons, and they are coming off a 37-20 win over Washington. These teams also met during the 2023 regular season, with Detroit notching a 20-6 win last October.
Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. ET on Sunday at Ford Field. The Lions are favored by 7 points in the latest Lions vs. Buccaneers odds, while the over/under is 51.5 points, per SportsLine consensus. Before entering any Buccaneers vs. Lions picks, you’ll want to see the NFL predictions from the model at SportsLine.
The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up well over $7,000 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception. The model enters Week 2 of the 2024 NFL season on an incredible 184-130 run on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season. It is also on a 38-22 roll on top-rated NFL picks since Week 7 of 2022.
The model also ranked in the top 10 on NFLPickWatch four of the past six years on straight-up NFL picks and beat more than 94% of CBS Sports Football Pick’em players four times during that span. Anyone who has followed it is way up.
The model has set its sights on Tampa Bay vs. Detroit. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NFL betting lines for the spread, money line and over/under:
Lions vs. Buccaneers spread: Lions -7Lions vs. Buccaneers over/under: 51.5 pointsLions vs. Buccaneers money line: Lions -330, Buccaneers +259Lions vs. Buccaneers picks: See picks here
Why the Lions can cover
Detroit closed the 2023-24 season with a ton of momentum, winning the division title while advancing to the NFC…
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Author : CBS Sports Staff
Publish date : 2024-09-14 10:01:01
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