Detroit Lions odds, schedule and results

The Detroit Lions are 3-2, fourth in the NFC North (2 back), with 164 points scored and 148 allowed (+16). Overs lead 5-0, and 62.4 combined points a game, above a 52.1 average closing total. Home 2-0, road 1-2. Week 7 (Oct 25): the Packers, at home, a division game and after a Week 6 bye. The Lions are favored by 3 (first recorded at -3.5). The total has gone from 52 to 52.5 since we first recorded it. Then the Vikings (Nov 1, a division game), at the Dolphins (Nov 8), the Patriots at a neutral site (Nov 15) and the Buccaneers (Nov 22). Won 45-21 at the Cardinals (-5.5, covered), 31-24 over the Jets (-7, push) and 31-30 over the Saints (-7, no cover). Lost 26-32 at the Panthers (-4.5, no cover) and 31-41 at the Bills (+5.5, no cover). 3-1 as the favorite and 0-1 as the underdog in the last five. 2-1 in three one-score games of the last five, the widest a 24-point win at the Cardinals. 1-3-1 against the closing spread (the median of 5 sportsbooks we track), short of their 3-2 straight-up mark.

Scores: ESPN. Lines: median of tracked sportsbooks before kickoff. Updated Oct 19, 5:13 PM ET. All NFL teams