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NFL
Detroit
Sun 13 Sep 2026, 1:00 PM ET
New Orleans Saints
VS
Detroit Lions

New Orleans Saints vs Detroit Lions Prediction & Picks

Our model graded 70 markets for New Orleans Saints vs Detroit Lions and backs Over 29.5 hardest, a lean, and $100 on it returns about $272.

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Game markets graded
50
Props graded
The model's one call for this gamethe prediction, first Free
Over 29.5 totals h1
Over 29.5 Alternate Totals H1
You bet$10 If it wins$27.20Best price+172
Our confidenceLean
Chance to win56.7%
The price says34.3%

The model graded 70 markets for New Orleans Saints vs Detroit Lions (NFL) and this is the one it backs hardest — a lean, not a lock. A $100 bet returns about $272 if it lands. This one is free — every other market and all player props are Pro. Tip-off Sun 13 Sep 2026, 1:00 PM ET at Detroit.

This game's bets

The rest of this game's boardgraded market by market
Alternate Totals H1 Over 29.5 Lean57% chance +172
Alternate Spreads H2 Members only High76% chance Members
Alternate Totals Q1 Members only Lean55% chance Members
Spreads Q2 Members only High68% chance Members
Alternate Totals H1 Members only Lean43% chance Members
Spreads Q3 Members only High69% chance Members
Alternate Spreads H1 Members only High76% chance Members
Alternate Totals H2 Members only Lean57% chance Members
Spreads Q1 Members only High69% chance Members
Receptions × 4 props Highup to 82% Members
Receiving Yards (Alt) × 4 props Highup to 99% Members
Receptions (Alt) × 4 props Highup to 98% Members
Receiving Yards × 3 props Highup to 72% Members
Interceptions Thrown (Alt) × 1 prop Highup to 61% Members
High = 60%+ chance to win · Lean = 40–60% · Long-shot = under 40%
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New Orleans Saints and Detroit Lions last met on Sun 13 Sep 2026: Detroit Lions won 31-30. Their next game gets a fresh preview here the moment it is priced. Today's board: every NFL game priced right now.

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Game picks

GOOD PRICE in green
Alternate Totals H1
Over
29.5
+172
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PickMarketModel lean
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Injuries & who's out

Injuries & availability

New Orleans Saints

  • Nathan Shepherd DTQuestionable
  • Vernon Broughton DTQuestionable
  • Lorenzo Styles Jr. SQuestionable
  • Jaylan Ford LBQuestionable
  • Christen Miller DTQuestionable
  • Jeremiah Wright GOut
  • Anfernee Jennings LBOut
  • Julian Blackmon SQuestionable
  • Kaden Elliss LBOut
  • Barion Brown WRQuestionable
  • Alvin Kamara RBQuestionable

Detroit Lions

  • Cade Mays COut
  • Ben Bartch GOut
  • Rock Ya-Sin CBOut
  • Brian Branch SOut
  • Tyleik Williams DTQuestionable
  • Thomas Harper SOut
Availability updated Oct 11, 1:36AM UTC — NFL availability is season-pending (off-season); treat as a placeholder until the season opens. · refreshed roughly every 4 hours.

Weather & injury impact for this fixture

Conditions · who's out · how it moves the number
For New Orleans Saints vs Detroit Lions: Weather isn't a tracked factor for this fixture, and 17 players are listed out or questionable across both sides.
FactorThis fixture
Availability17 listed out or questionable (see Who's out above)

General rule: sustained wind above ~15 mph and hard cold both drag NFL totals and kicking numbers down, while a key skill-position player being out shifts target and touch share to his backups.

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Player props

GOOD PRICE in green
PlayerTeamStat
Isaac TeSlaa DET Receptions
Amon-Ra St. Brown DET Receiving Yards (Alt)
Sam LaPorta DET Receiving Yards (Alt)
Amon-Ra St. Brown DET Receptions (Alt)
Jameson Williams DET Receptions (Alt)

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Betting angles

Markets & form
MoneylineNew Orleans Saints to winNo line posted

New Orleans Saints vs Detroit Lions moneyline — the live line, our model's read and how the free board has gone so far, tracked every game week on BetBetter.

Point SpreadDetroit Lions spreadNo line posted

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Total PointsSaints @ LionsNo line posted

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New Orleans Saints @ Detroit Lions — what the model found

Our model graded 70 betting markets for New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions — 20 on the game itself and 50 on individual players. One pick is free on this page.

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Game markets graded
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Player bets graded

The model checked every betting market for this game and graded 70 of them. One pick is free on this page — the one the model likes most. Scroll down to see it.

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New Orleans Saints vs Detroit Lions — recent results

Detroit Lions have won 3 of their last 5 games; New Orleans Saints have won 2 of their last 5.

Detroit Lions — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L26–32CARAway
W31–24NYJHome
L31–41BUFAway
W31–30NOHome
W25–16INDAway
New Orleans Saints — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L24–45ATLHome
L27–35LVHome
W24–17BALAway
L30–31DETAway
W27–24DALAway

New Orleans Saints vs Detroit Lions — recent meetings

These two have met 1 time recently: Detroit Lions won 1, New Orleans Saints won 0.

DateDetroit LionsNew Orleans SaintsWinner
Sep 133130Detroit Lions

Who’s out or in doubt

17 players are listed as out or in doubt for this game.

Detroit Lions
PlayerStatus
Cade Mays COUT
Ben Bartch GOUT
Rock Ya-Sin CBOUT
Brian Branch SOUT
Tyleik Williams DTQUESTIONABLE
Thomas Harper SOUT
New Orleans Saints
PlayerStatus
Nathan Shepherd DTQUESTIONABLE
Vernon Broughton DTQUESTIONABLE
Lorenzo Styles Jr. SQUESTIONABLE
Jaylan Ford LBQUESTIONABLE
Christen Miller DTQUESTIONABLE
Jeremiah Wright GOUT
Anfernee Jennings LBOUT
Julian Blackmon SQUESTIONABLE

The full availability report — with what each missing player means for the bets — is further down this page.

About this matchup

How we read the game

This page tracks the Bet Better model's pick history and predictions for New Orleans Saints vs Detroit Lions in the NFL. You may also see this matchup written as Saints vs Lions, or as Lions vs Saints. The most recent game between them was Sunday 13 September 2026 at Detroit. The model has generated 20 game picks and 50 player props for this matchup. Review the picks and historical data above to guide your NFL betting strategy for this matchup.

New Orleans Saints vs Detroit Lions head-to-head record

Final scores · 6 meetings on record
Detroit Lions 4–2 across the last 6 meetings · these games average 63.2 points (meetings on record since 2015)

Last meeting: Sun 13 Sep 2026, New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions: the Lions won 31-30.

DateGameScoreWinner
13 Sep 2026New Orleans Saints @ Detroit Lions31–30Detroit Lions
3 Dec 2023Detroit Lions @ New Orleans Saints28–33Detroit Lions
4 Oct 2020New Orleans Saints @ Detroit Lions29–35New Orleans Saints
15 Oct 2017Detroit Lions @ New Orleans Saints52–38New Orleans Saints
4 Dec 2016Detroit Lions @ New Orleans Saints13–28Detroit Lions
21 Dec 2015Detroit Lions @ New Orleans Saints27–35Detroit Lions

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