A pair of division leaders will clash on Sunday Night Football when the Detroit Lions meet the Houston Texans. Detroit is coming off a 24-14 win over the Green Bay Packers, while Houston dropped a 21-13 decision to the New York Jets last time out. The Lions (7-1), who are first in the NFC North, have won six games in a row. The Texans (6-3), who are first in the AFC South, have lost two of their last three. The Texans will be without star defensive end Will Anderson Jr. (ankle), while the Lions will be without the services of starting left tackle Taylor Decker (shoulder). 

Kickoff from NRG Stadium in Houston is set for 8:20 p.m. ET. Detroit is a 3.5-point favorite in the latest Lions vs. Texans odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 49.5. Before you make any Lions vs. Texans bets or NFL predictions, you NEED to see which side SportsLine NFL expert R.J. White is on. 

White, a Fantasy and gambling editor for CBS Sports, consistently crushes against-the-spread picks and has gone 643-543-34 on his ATS picks from 2017-23, which returned more than $4,600 to $100 players. He also went 101-84-4 (+1366) on all NFL spread picks last season. He is an OUTSTANDING 65-47-2 (+1246) on his last 114 picks in games involving the Lions! Anyone who has followed him is WAY up!

Now, White has locked in another confident against-the-spread pick for Lions vs. Texans.

We can tell you he's leaning Under on the point total, but he knows a crucial X-factor makes one side of the spread a MUST-BACK! You ABSOLUTELY need to see what it is before locking in any picks of your own.

So who wins Lions vs. Texans on Sunday Night Football, and what x-factor makes one side of the spread hit HARD? ... Join SportsLine right now to see which side of the Lions vs. Texans spread to back, all from the expert who is 65-47 on picks involving the Lions!