New York has played measured, first-half football in both games so far, up just 10-3 at the break in Nashville and tied 7-7 with Green Bay before the number ever got out of hand. That's not an accident: the Jets controlled the ball for nearly 39 minutes in that Tennessee win, exactly the kind of clock-eating approach that keeps a first-half total down. Detroit's split is messier. The Lions managed just seven combined points through two quarters against New Orleans before the game turned into a shootout after halftime, but they were down 27-10 by the break against Buffalo, a total that would blow this number up on its own. The difference is what did the damage: Buffalo's offense, not Detroit's, and New York isn't bringing anything close to that kind of firepower into this game. A ball-control Jets team against a Lions defense that's been fine early unless facing an elite attack should keep the first half controlled. Take the first-half UNDER in Detroit.
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Who was the public on? 74% of the public bets were on Detroit Lions on the -7 ATS. 95% of the public money was on Detroit Lions to win on the moneyline. And, 60% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Detroit would win by a score of 31.2 to 17.7 with Detroit winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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New York at Detroit
1:00 PM Eastern
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Who was the public on? 55% of the public bets were on Detroit Lions on the +2 ATS. And, 57% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Detroit would win by a score of 22.8 to 22.3 with Detroit winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 58% of the public bets were on Detroit Lions on the -7 ATS. 59% of the public money was on Detroit Lions to win on the moneyline. And, 57% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Detroit would win by a score of 26.7 to 19.3 with Detroit winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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New York at Detroit
7:10 PM Eastern
The New York Jets have good balance across the board, but are a big dog in this opener. QB Sam Darnold gets the nod after a good preseason, the No. 3 overall pick in this year's draft. They have balance on offense bringing in a power back Isaiah Crowell, while the defense is terrific up front and solid in the secondary. The Jets are on 9-4-1 spread run, including 9-2 ATS on FieldTurf. They face a Detroit Lions squad that has a new coach in Matt Patricia. The Lions looked like a rebuilding team in preseason going 1-3 allowing 111 points. That's a major concern as Detroit was #27 defensively in the league in yards allowed last season and #21 in points surrendered. They're not used to being this big a favorite. Only once last season did they have a line this high, and that was against the winless Browns, giving up 24 points. They still have a weak offensive line on a group that was dead last in rushing a year ago as Matt Stafford was sacked a career-high 47 times. Detroit is 31-51 ATS as a favorite of 3.5 to 9.5 points, and this shapes up as a close one. Play the New York Jets.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 65% of the public bets were on Detroit Lions on the -4.5 ATS. 51% of the public money was on Detroit Lions to win on the moneyline. And, 54% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Detroit would win by a score of 21.7 to 13.7 with Detroit winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 63% of the public bets were on Detroit Lions on the -4.5 ATS. 58% of the public money was on Detroit Lions to win on the moneyline. And, 66% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Detroit would win by a score of 21.4 to 14.2 with Detroit winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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