The Detroit Lions defense is tough and I think they'll get after Brady this week.

New England is a popular play by the public this week because of their recent outburst of offensive production as they have now scored 42+ points in their last 3 games. I want to note that NFL teams who scored 42 or more points in each of their last 2 games are 0-8 ATS when facing an opponent off a SU loss of 6 or more points.

Detroit is also expected to get Reggie Bush back in the lineup and this offense is back to being healthy with TE Eric Ebron back in the mix as well. Bush will add the speed to the running game. Megatron and Golden Tate are a receiver duo difficult for any NFL defense to contain. Stafford is coming off a terrible game at Arizona and I expect the offense to bounce back.
I look for the Lions to open the offense up, especially on 3rd down and make some big plays down the field and giving their #1 defense enough support. Keep in mind the Patriots are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 non-division home games following a non-division game, and they lost 3 of those 6 outright.
The Lions have the offensive weapons to stay in this game throughout.

The Detroit defense has held opponents to only 15.6 points and 290.3 yards per game. The Lions are 7-0 ATS and 6-1 straight up in their last 7-games as an away underdog of 8.5 or less following a game in which they scored 26-points or less.

My 10* NFL Underdog of the Month is on the DETROIT LIONS +7