Detroit Lions (7-7) vs. Carolina Panthers (5-9)
December 24, 2022 1:00 pm EDT
The Line: Carolina Panthers +2.5 / Detroit Lions -2.5; Over/Under: +44.5
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The Detroit Lions and the Carolina Panthers meet in week 16 NFL action from the Bank of America Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Detroit Lions will try to get above .500 after a 20-17 win over the Jets last time out brought the Lions to 7-7 on the year. Jared Goff has thrown for 3,604 yards, 23 touchdowns and 7 interceptions on 64.9% passing while Jamaal Williams leads the Lions with 839 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns and D’Andre Swift also has 427 rushing yards and 4 TDs this season. Amon-Ra St. Brown leads the Lions with 89 grabs for 974 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns while Josh Reynolds has 427 receiving yards and Kalif Raymond has 457 receiving yards as well on the year. On defense, Alex Anzalone leads the Lions with 105 total tackles including 66 solo tackles. Aidan Hutchinson has a team-high 7 sacks as well this season for Detroit.
The Carolina Panthers will hope to bounce back from a 24-16 loss to Pittsburgh at home in their last game. D’Onta Foreman has a team-high 646 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns this season. DJ Moore has a team-high 678 receiving yards as well while Terrace Marshall has 397 receiving yards as well on the year. On defense, Shaq Thompson has a team-high 110 total tackles while Brian Burns has a team-high 10.5 sacks.
Detroit is 7-0 ATS in their last 7 games overall and 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games following an ATS win while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 Saturday games. Carolina is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games against the NFC and 1-7 ATS in their last 8 week 16 matchups while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games following an ATS loss.
Well, I never thought we’d get to this point where the Detroit Lions would be favored on the road, but there’s simply no denying how well the Lions are playing right now. The same unfortunately can’t be said for the Panthers who have been dealt a bad hand pretty much since the opening kickoff of their season and I just think that the Lions are driven and focused right now to wreak havoc on the NFC Wild Card spots in the coming weeks. Give me the Lions here.
