Monday Night Football Raiders vs. Lions lines, picks: Predictions, best bets for NFL Week 8 matchup from proven computer model
SportsLine's projection model simulated the 2023 NFL Week 8 Monday Night Football meeting between the Las Vegas Raiders and Detroit Lions 10,000 times and released its results
The Detroit Lions will host the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday Night Football in NFL Week 8 at Ford Field. Both teams are coming in off blowout losses, as Detroit (5-2) was routed 38-6 by the Ravens and the Raiders (3-4) lost 30-12 to the Bears last Sunday. Kickoff is set for 8:15 p.m. ET. The latest Raiders vs. Lions odds list Detroit as a seven-point favorite, while the over/under for total points scored is 46.5. Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown is questionable with an illness.
Before you make any Lions vs. Raiders picks of your own, you NEED to check out the NFL predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.
The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up well over $7,000 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception. The model enters Week 8 of the 2023 NFL season on an incredible 173-122 run on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season. It is also on a 27-14 roll on top-rated NFL picks since Week 7 of last season.
The model also ranked in the top 10 on NFLPickWatch four of the past six years on straight-up NFL picks and beat more than 94 percent of CBS Sports Football Pick'em players four times during that span. Anyone who has followed it is WAY UP.
The model knows Detroit still has the defense to slow down a struggling Raiders offense. Las Vegas is scoring just 16 points per game, 30th in the NFL, while the Lions are scoring 25 per contest (ninth). Lions quarterback Jared Goff is fifth in the NFL with 1,902 passing yards and the Raiders allow 23 points per game (22nd).
The model also has considered that the Raiders have one of the league's best pass defenses, allowing 187 yards per game (fifth). Maxx Crosby has 6.5 sacks and Goff has been taken down 15 times in the first seven games. An injury to Jimmy Garoppolo has slowed the offense, but he will be back on Monday Night Football. Receiver Davante Adams has 528 receiving yards.
Now, the model has analyzed Raiders vs. Lions on Monday Night Football. We can tell you the model is leaning Over the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any NFL picks.
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