New Orleans at Detroit

The New Orleans offense has been all but unstoppable at home in recent years, but it has fallen way short on the road. That has started to change this season as New Orleans has put up 25 points per game in their three road games on the season. The Saints are off a bye, and have had plenty of time to put together a strong game plan without the services of TE Jimmy Graham. That could make defending this team tougher for the strong defense of the Lions, as the Saints are probably going to run some different things for which the Lions have not been able to prepare. The Lions' offense has had trouble protecting Matthew Stafford and has struggled for the most part this season. They are once again without Megatron, and that just adds to the offensive woes. In fact, without Johnson, this offense is simply mediocre. Since their opener vs. the Giants, this offense is averaging just 16.2 points per game! The Saints have dominated this series at 4-0 ATS in the last four meetings, and the prospects of getting back to .500 and in contention should mean that we see the Saints' "A" game here. Detroit is never a good play as a favorite. Since 2006 they are just 19-26-2 ATS when laying points. Go with New Orleans.