- There is a 53-point total set between the Detroit Lions and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
- The Seattle Seahawks are favored by 3 points against the Houston Texans.
SEATTLE – Week 7 of the NFL features a doubleheader for Monday Night Football to finish off the week. It starts with the Detroit Lions on the road against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and ends with the Seattle Seahawks hosting the Houston Texans.
There is tons of value on legal sports betting sites for both games, which leads to our best bets for the night featuring the point total between the Lions and Bucs and the spread for the Seahawks and Texans.
Lack Of Defense For Lions Vs. Bucs
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Vs. Detroit Lions
- Moneyline: Buccaneers (+235) vs. Lions (-285)
- Spread: Lions -6
- Total: 53
This is a recipe for the over on NFL betting sites between the Lions and Buccaneers. Both defenses sit in the bottom half of the league, allowing a combined 48.9 ppg to opponents, while each offense is ranked in the top-6, putting up 59.3 ppg combined.
They both have a collective 7-5 record of hitting the over this season, with the Bucs 4-2 and the Lions 3-3. Tampa Bay is going over by an average of +7.9 points, while Detroit is doing so by +6.8 points on average.
Tampa Bay has gone over 53 points in three of their last four games, while Detroit has done so in three of their last five.
No Stress On Seahawks Covering Vs. Texans
Houston Texans Vs. Seattle Seahawks
- Moneyline: Texans (+155) vs. Seahawks (-180)
- Spread: Seahawks -3
- Total: 41
This should be a set it and forget bet on the Seahawks to cover a field goal margin against the Texans. Offensively, Seattle has the major advantage here as a top-5 offense in the league (27.7 ppg) while Houston sits in the bottom half of the league (21.6 ppg).
On defense, it’s a similar situation for them as the Texans are the number one defense in the league, allowing just 12.2 ppg, while Seattle is in the top-6, allowing 19.5 ppg.
Bettors should not be fooled by the Texans’ recent surge, winning their last two games when betting here. Those two wins came against two bottom-10 defenses in the Baltimore Ravens and Tennessee Titans.
In Houston’s three losses this season, two of them have come by more than three points. Over Seattle’s four wins, three of them have covered a 3-point spread.
