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Detroit
Mon 20 Oct 2025, 7:00 PM ET
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
VS
Detroit Lions

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Detroit Lions Prediction & Picks

Our model graded 3 markets for Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Detroit Lions and backs Detroit Lions -6 hardest, a strong call, and $100 on it returns about $191.

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Game markets graded
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Props graded
The model's one call for this gamethe prediction, first Free
Detroit Lions
to win by more than 6 points
Detroit Lions -6 Spread
You bet$10 If it wins$19.09Best price-110
Our confidenceHigh
Chance to win67.4%
The price says52.4%

The model graded 3 markets for Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Detroit Lions (NFL) and this is the one it backs hardest — HIGH confidence. A $100 bet returns about $191 if it lands. This one is free — every other market and all player props are Pro. Tip-off Mon 20 Oct 2025, 7:00 PM ET at Detroit.

This game's bets

The rest of this game's boardgraded market by market
Spread Detroit Lions -6 High67% chance -110
Moneyline Members only Long-shot39% chance Members
Total Points Members only Lean60% chance Members
High = 60%+ chance to win · Lean = 40–60% · Long-shot = under 40%

Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions last met on Mon 20 Oct 2025. 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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Spread
Detroit Lions
-6
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Injuries & who's out

Injuries & availability

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

  • Baker Mayfield QBOut
  • Antoine Winfield Jr. SOut
  • Billy Schrauth GOut
  • Benjamin Morrison CBOut
  • SirVocea Dennis LBOut
  • Luke Haggard GOut
  • DeMonte Capehart DTOut

Detroit Lions

  • Cade Mays COut
  • Ben Bartch GOut
  • Rock Ya-Sin CBOut
  • Brian Branch SOut
  • Tyleik Williams DTQuestionable
  • Thomas Harper SOut
Availability updated Oct 10, 5:27PM 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 Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Detroit Lions: The game is played indoor dome, so wind and rain won't touch the passing or kicking game, and 13 players are listed out or questionable across both sides.
FactorThis fixture
Roof / venueindoor dome
Surfaceartificial turf
Wind / weatherIndoors — wind and precipitation are not a factor
Availability13 listed out or questionable (see Who's out above)

General rule: indoor and domed games remove wind and rain from the equation, which tends to support passing totals and kicking accuracy versus an exposed outdoor game.

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Betting angles

Markets & form
MoneylineTampa Bay Buccaneers to winNo line posted

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 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

Detroit Lions vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers spread — the live line, our model's read and how the free board has gone so far, tracked every game week on BetBetter.

Total PointsBuccaneers @ LionsNo line posted

Detroit Lions vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers game total — the live line, our model's read and how the free board has gone so far, tracked every game week on BetBetter.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Detroit Lions — what the model found

Our model graded 3 betting markets for Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions — 3 on the game itself and 0 on individual players. One pick is free on this page.

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Game markets graded

The model checked every betting market for this game and graded 3 of them. One pick is free on this page — the one the model likes most. Scroll down to see it.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Detroit Lions — recent results

Detroit Lions have won 3 of their last 5 games; Tampa Bay Buccaneers have won 1 of their last 5.

Detroit Lions — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L26–32CARAway
W31–24NYJHome
L31–41BUFAway
W31–30NOHome
W25–16INDAway
Tampa Bay Buccaneers — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
W24–16DALAway
L14–17GBHome
L16–23MINHome
L19–23CLEHome
L27–33CINAway

Who’s out or in doubt

13 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
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
PlayerStatus
Baker Mayfield QBOUT
Antoine Winfield Jr. SOUT
Billy Schrauth GOUT
Benjamin Morrison CBOUT
SirVocea Dennis LBOUT
Luke Haggard GOUT
DeMonte Capehart DTOUT

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 Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Detroit Lions in the NFL. You may also see this matchup written as Buccaneers vs Lions, or as Lions vs Buccaneers. The most recent game between them was Monday 20 October 2025 at Detroit. The model has generated 3 game picks for this matchup. Review the picks and historical data above to guide your NFL betting strategy for this matchup.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Detroit Lions head-to-head record

Final scores · 7 meetings on record
Detroit Lions 4–3 across the last 7 meetings · these games average 43.3 points (meetings on record since 2017)

Last meeting: Mon 20 Oct 2025, Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Detroit Lions: the Lions won 24-9.

DateGameScoreWinner
20 Oct 2025Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Detroit Lions24–9Detroit Lions
15 Sep 2024Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Detroit Lions16–20Tampa Bay Buccaneers
21 Jan 2024Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Detroit Lions31–23Detroit Lions
15 Oct 2023Detroit Lions @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers6–20Detroit Lions
26 Dec 2020Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Detroit Lions7–47Tampa Bay Buccaneers
15 Dec 2019Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Detroit Lions17–38Tampa Bay Buccaneers
10 Dec 2017Detroit Lions @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers21–24Detroit Lions
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