Lions vs. Bills 2024 Prediction, Odds, Picks - Dec 15

Published Dec. 13, 2024 4:43 p.m. ET

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The Detroit Lions (12-1) are slight favorites (-2) over the Buffalo Bills (10-3). The Lions have won 11 games straight. The predicted point total for the game is 54.5.

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Lions vs. Bills Odds & Betting Lines

Lions vs Bills Betting Information updated as of December 12, 2024, 4:33 p.m. ET.
Favorite	Spread	Favorite Spread Odds	Underdog Spread Odds	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds
Lions	-2	-127	-104	54.5	-110	-110

Lions vs. Bills Prediction & Pick

Pick ATS: Lions (-2)
Pick OU: Under (54.5)
Prediction: Lions 30 - Bills 21

How to Watch Detroit vs. Buffalo

Game Date: Sunday, December 15, 2024
Time: 4:25 p.m. ET
Venue: Ford Field
Location: Detroit, Michigan
TV: CBS
Live Boxscore: FOX Sports

Lions vs. Bills Recent Matchups

Over their last five meetings, Buffalo has tallied four wins against Detroit.
Over their last five head-to-head contests, Buffalo has put up 90 points, while Detroit has posted 84.

Detroit Betting Info

In 13 Detroit games this year, it has nine wins against the spread.
The Lions have an ATS record of 8-3-1 when playing as at least 2-point favorites this season.
Detroit games this year have hit the over on six of 13 set point totals (46.2%).
When playing as moneyline favorites, the Lions are 11-1, earning a win 91.7% of the time.
The Lions have an implied win probability, based on the moneyline, of 59.7%.

Lions Stats

Stat	Average (Total)	Rank
Pass yards	243.8 (3,169)	4
Rush yards	151.1 (1,964)	4
Points scored	32.1 (417)	1
Pass yards against	224.7 (2,921)	24
Rush yards against	93.9 (1,221)	5
Points allowed	18 (234)	2

Detroit's Key Players

Offense

Jared Goff ranks eighth in the NFL with 3,265 passing yards through 13 games this year, averaging 251.2 per game with a 72.4% completion percentage and 25 touchdowns (fifth in the NFL) against 10 interceptions.
Jahmyr Gibbs has racked up 1,016 rushing yards (fifth in the NFL) with 10 touchdowns (78.2 yards per game across 13 games). His 5.7 yards per attempt rank fourth in the NFL.
He has hauled in 34 passes (on 42 targets) for 312 receiving yards with two touchdowns. He's averaging 24 receiving yards and 2.6 catches per game.
In 13 games, David Montgomery has picked up 771 yards on the ground, averaging 59.3 yards per game and scoring 12 touchdowns.
Montgomery has received 34 targets in the passing game and has 32 catches (2.5 per game) for 310 yards (23.8 per game) and zero TDs.
Amon-Ra St. Brown averages 6.2 receptions and 66.4 yards per game, and has 863 total receiving yards and 81 catches (fourth in the NFL). He's gotten 98 total targets, and has caught nine touchdown passes (second in the NFL).

Defense

On defense for the Lions, Brian Branch has powered the unit with 70 tackles, four TFL, and four interceptions in 2024.
Jack Campbell has 93 tackles, five TFL, and 1.5 sacks this season. His tackle total leads the Lions.
Kerby Joseph has put up 59 tackles, one TFL, and seven interceptions this year.
This season, Carlton Davis has 54 tackles, two TFL, and two interceptions.

Buffalo Betting Info

Buffalo has covered the spread eight times in 13 games with a set total.
The Bills have covered the spread once this season when underdogs by 2 points or more (in two chances).
This year, Buffalo games have hit the over eight times.
This season, the Bills have won one out of the three games in which they've been the underdog.
Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Bills have a 44.6% chance to win.

Bills Stats

Stat	Average (Total)	Rank
Pass yards	229.3 (2,981)	12
Rush yards	125.7 (1,634)	11
Points scored	30.5 (397)	2
Pass yards against	208.9 (2,716)	9
Rush yards against	123.1 (1,600)	19
Points allowed	20.6 (268)	8

Buffalo's Key Players

Offense

In 13 games played this year, Josh Allen has totaled 3,033 passing yards, while throwing 23 touchdowns (sixth in the NFL) against five interceptions and completing 64.1% of his passes.
He's added 416 yards on the ground (second on the Bills), while scoring nine rushing touchdowns. He's averaging 32 yards per game and 5.2 per attempt.
James Cook has scored 11 rushing touchdowns, while totaling 723 rushing yards (4.6 per attempt and 60.3 per game).
Cook also has 28 catches for 204 yards (seventh on the Bills), with one receiving touchdown. He has been targeted 34 times and averages 17 yards per game.
Khalil Shakir has put up 735 receiving yards and three touchdowns on 65 receptions, while being targeted 81 times on the season.
Ray Davis has 342 rushing yards (third on the Bills) and three rushing touchdowns, while averaging 26.3 yards per game and 4.3 per carry.
Ray Davis has also added 11 catches (0.8 per game) for 153 yards (11.8 per game) and one receiving touchdown. He has been on the receiving end of 12 targets.

Defense

So far in 2024, Gregory Rousseau has put up 6.5 sacks to go with 15 TFL and 42 tackles over 13 games.
Dorian Williams' stats include 95 tackles and five TFL.
Damar Hamlin has intercepted two passes on top of 82 tackles, two TFL, and five passes defended during the 2024 campaign.
Terrel Bernard has registered one sack to go with four TFL, 76 tackles, and two interceptions over 10 games.

FOX Sports created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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