Cleveland at Detroit

Winless Cleveland heads indoors to Detroit with a faltering defense at #28 in the NFL in points allowed (25.3 points per game). The Browns are regressing on defense, allowing 33 points in two of their last three contests. Cleveland is on an 8-2 run OVER the total on the road. The over is also 26-5 when NFL teams like the Browns that are averaging fewer than 17 points per game, after scoring less than 17 points in two straight games. They run into a good quarterback in Matt Stafford (14 TDs, 4 INTs). The Lions are riding high after a 30-17 win at Green Bay. Tackle Taylor Decker will play and is a huge plus on the offensive line, on his second week of practice in his return from shoulder surgery which kept him out almost five months. The offense has exploded for 899 yards the last two weeks. But Detroit's secondary is weak at #27 in passing yards allowed, and #20 in points surrendered. The Lions are 21-8 OVER the total at home against secondaries allowing seven or more passing yards per play and this total is too low. Play the OVER.