New Detroit coach and former New England assistant coach, Matt Patricia, is not used to losing and he is anxious to get his first victory after starting 0-2. Backup QB Jake Rudock actually played well in Detroit's loss to the Giants as he went 23-of-30 for 171 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions. Matt Stafford made an appearance and was 2-of-5 for 51 yards and even Matt Cassel was adequate throwing for 42 yards but with an interception. The Lions appear to have depth at the quarterback position and the defense had played well this year until the fourth quarter of the loss to the Giants. Dirk Koetter was 1-6-1 UNDER in preseason coming into this year and in the third week of preseason in 2017, Tampa Bay lost 13-9 to Cleveland in a game that went UNDER by 19 points. Jameis Winston threw for two touchdowns in the Buccaneers' win over the Titans, but he'll be suspended for the first three games of the regular season and the Buccs will need to play Ryan Fitzgerald more to get him ready and he was 5-of-13 for 46 yards. Detroit has some motivation to get a win for its new coach and look for its defense to improve. Take the Lions and the UNDER.
This pick was released to clients on August 23, 2018 at 12:56PM ET.
NFL
Detroit at Tampa Bay
August 24, 2018
8:00 PM Eastern
1 unit on Detroit +3.5 (-115) (risk 1 to return 1.87)
Result:
WIN
WIN
1.5 units on Game Total UNDER 45 -105 (risk 1.5 to return 2.93)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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