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Broncos vs Lions Prediction, Picks, Odds | Saturday Night Football Week 15

Michael Crosson
Michael Crosson Sports Betting Expert
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Here's everything you need to know about the Broncos vs. Lions Picks, Predictions, and Odds for Saturday Night Football Week 15.

Week 15 of the NFL regular season continues with a primetime non-conference clash between the Denver Broncos and Detroit Lions. Coverage begins from Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, December 14 at 8:15 p.m. ET on NFL Network.

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Broncos vs Lions Betting Prediction & Odds for Saturday Night Football Week 15

Matchup Spread Total Moneyline

Full disclaimer: I’ve had a difficult time figuring out the Lions until recently. Quite frankly, I can’t remember the last time a team confused me more than Detroit did earlier this year. 

Since Week 10, however, the Lions defense has finally shown its true colors, which in some ways, is a deep sigh of relief because Detroit has become exactly the team that I thought it was prior to Week 1 of this season. It just took a little while for me to accept it after backing off my initial criticism of the Lions so quickly. But I’m officially ready to plant my flag again.

In the grand scheme of things, Detroit proved to be a dangerous team last season after finishing 2nd in the NFC North standings with a record of 9-8 behind an offense that ranked 5th in the league in scoring at 26.6 PPG. However, they were still a full step behind the other top contenders as their 28th-ranked defense served as a noticeable crutch. But surely that’s something they would try to improve upon in the years to come, right? Wrong…

Clearly, improving the defense wasn’t an overly huge concern for the Lions’ front office this past offseason, as they elected to spend two of their Top 3 draft choices on RB Jahmyr Gibbs and TE Sam LaPorta – while spending the other pick on a much-needed LB in Jack Campbell.

So, like most fans, I went into this season assuming the Lions defense would stink again after doing very little to improve upon a roster that ranked Bottom 4 in the league last year. But to my surprise, Detroit’s defense played great to open the season, as they held their opponent to 20 points or less in five of eight games out of the gate – and for a brief moment, it seemed like the Lions had a formidable defense to go along with a top-notch offense, which is a dangerous proposition.

But fortunately for the rest of the league, Detroit’s defense has come crashing back down to earth the last few weeks (as expected) as the Lions have now surrendered 26+ points in five straight contests – and they aren’t exactly facing powerhouses either, considering they’ve drawn matchups against the Saints, Chargers, Packers, and Bears (2) during that span.

While on the other side of that same coin, Denver’s offense has certainly had its fair share of ups and downs this season. However, the Broncos have won six of their last seven games, and their offense is finally beginning to heat up as they’ve now scored 21+ points in five of their last six matchups. Give me Denver’s team total over on Saturday night.

Score Prediction: Lions 30, Broncos 27
Best Bet: Broncos Team Total Over 20.5 Points (-125)

DEN @ DET Odds

  • Full Game
  • 1H
  • 1Q
  • 2Q
  • 3Q
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  • Spread
  • Total
  • Moneyline
Final
Denver Broncos 311 Broncos
+4.5 -110 +3 even +3.5 -115 +3 even +3 +105 +3.5 -112 +2.5 +105 +5.5 -110  
Detroit Lions 312 Lions
-4.5 -110 -3 -120 -3.5 -105 -3 -120 -3 -125 -3.5 -108 -2.5 -132 -5.5 -110  
Final
Denver Broncos 311 Broncos
o47.5 -115 o24 -110 o24.5 +110 N/A o24 -110 o24.5 +102 o24.5 -107 o49 -110  
Detroit Lions 312 Lions
u47.5 -105 u24 -110 u24.5 -135 N/A u24 -110 u24.5 -122 u24.5 -117 u49 -110  
Final
Denver Broncos 311 Broncos
+180 +165 +166 +155 +170 +164 +145 +205  
Detroit Lions 312 Lions
-215 -200 -205 -190 -205 -198 -182 -250  
Final
Denver Broncos 311 Broncos
+4.5 -110 +2.5 -110 +2.5 -105 N/A +2.5 -110 N/A +2.5 -115 +5.5 -110  
Detroit Lions 312 Lions
-4.5 -110 -2.5 -110 -2.5 -115 N/A -2.5 -110 N/A -2.5 -108 -5.5 -110  
Final
Denver Broncos 311 Broncos
o47.5 -115 o23.5 -115 o23.5 -125 N/A o23.5 -115 N/A o23.5 -125 o49 -110  
Detroit Lions 312 Lions
u47.5 -105 u23.5 -105 u23.5 +105 N/A u23.5 -105 N/A u23.5 +102 u49 -110  
Final
Denver Broncos 311 Broncos
+180 +135 +146 N/A N/A N/A +130 +205  
Detroit Lions 312 Lions
-215 -160 -172 N/A N/A N/A -167 -250  
Final
Denver Broncos 311 Broncos
+4.5 -110 +0.5 -105 +1.5 -126 +0.5 -110 +0.5 -110 +0.5 -108 +1.5 -129 +5.5 -110  
Detroit Lions 312 Lions
-4.5 -110 -0.5 -115 -1.5 +104 -0.5 -120 -0.5 -110 -0.5 -112 -1.5 +104 -5.5 -110  
Final
Denver Broncos 311 Broncos
o47.5 -115 o9.5 -115 o9.5 -114 N/A o9.5 -120 o9.5 -122 o9.5 -132 o49 -110  
Detroit Lions 312 Lions
u47.5 -105 u9.5 -105 u9.5 -108 N/A u9.5 even u9.5 +102 u9.5 +106 u49 -110  
Final
Denver Broncos 311 Broncos
+180 +150 +146 +150 +150 +154 +140 +205  
Detroit Lions 312 Lions
-215 -180 -180 -200 -178 -185 -186 -250  
Final
Denver Broncos 311 Broncos
+4.5 -110 +0.5 even +2.5 -108 N/A N/A +14.5 -130 N/A +5.5 -110  
Detroit Lions 312 Lions
-4.5 -110 -0.5 -120 -2.5 -112 N/A N/A -14.5 even N/A -5.5 -110  
Final
Denver Broncos 311 Broncos
o47.5 -115 o14.5 +105 o21.5 +114 N/A N/A o17.5 +105 N/A o49 -110  
Detroit Lions 312 Lions
u47.5 -105 u14.5 -125 u21.5 -152 N/A N/A u17.5 -135 N/A u49 -110  
Final
Denver Broncos 311 Broncos
+180 +130 +134 N/A N/A +130 N/A +205  
Detroit Lions 312 Lions
-215 -155 -164 N/A N/A -155 N/A -250  
Final
Denver Broncos 311 Broncos
+4.5 -110 +0.5 -120 +1.5 -136 N/A N/A +0.5 -112 N/A +5.5 -110  
Detroit Lions 312 Lions
-4.5 -110 -0.5 even -1.5 +112 N/A N/A -0.5 -108 N/A -5.5 -110  
Final
Denver Broncos 311 Broncos
o47.5 -115 o9.5 -120 o16.5 -134 N/A N/A o9.5 -122 N/A o49 -110  
Detroit Lions 312 Lions
u47.5 -105 u9.5 even u16.5 +102 N/A N/A u9.5 +102 N/A u49 -110  
Final
Denver Broncos 311 Broncos
+180 +130 +120 N/A N/A +142 N/A +205  
Detroit Lions 312 Lions
-215 -155 -148 N/A N/A -170 N/A -250  
Final
Denver Broncos 311 Broncos
+4.5 -110 +0.5 -115 +1.5 -134 N/A N/A +1.5 -112 N/A +5.5 -110  
Detroit Lions 312 Lions
-4.5 -110 -0.5 -105 -1.5 +110 N/A N/A -1.5 -108 N/A -5.5 -110  
Final
Denver Broncos 311 Broncos
o47.5 -115 o13.5 -115 o13.5 -128 N/A N/A o13.5 -122 N/A o49 -110  
Detroit Lions 312 Lions
u47.5 -105 u13.5 -105 u13.5 +106 N/A N/A u13.5 +102 N/A u49 -110  
Final
Denver Broncos 311 Broncos
+180 +125 +116 N/A N/A +140 N/A +205  
Detroit Lions 312 Lions
-215 -150 -142 N/A N/A -166 N/A -250  

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Broncos vs Lions Betting Resources

Date: Saturday, December 16
Matchup: AFC West vs. NFC North
Venue: Ford Field
Location: Detroit, Michigan
Time-TV: NFL Network, 8:15 p.m. ET

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Denver Broncos Betting Analysis

The Broncos were the laughing stock of the league in Russell Wilson’s first campaign with the team last season, as they finished dead-last in the AFC West with a record of 5-12 behind an offense ranked 32nd in points scored and a defense ranked 14th in points allowed. In the first few weeks of this season, however, their laughable status seemed to carry over, but in a completely different way, as the Broncos stumbled out to an ugly 1-3 start under new head coach Sean Payton, while contrarily, ranking 10th in points scored and 32nd in points allowed during that span.

But it seems like as soon as Denver was officially declared dead by the vast majority of the football community, the Broncos rose from the ashes and came surging back with a 6-1 run, and now all of a sudden, they sit just one game behind Kansas City in the AFC West standings. I expect Denver to give the Lions everything they can handle in this contest.

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Detroit Lions Betting Analysis

According to VegasInsider’s Patrick Everson, the SuperBook closed the lookahead line for this contest at Lions -4.5 last Sunday, and then reopened the market a half-point closer to neutral at -4 in the aftermath of Detroit’s ugly loss to Chicago, as the court of public opinion continues its criticism of the Lions after losing two of their last three games and playing incredibly uninspired defense along the way – and quite frankly, I’m surprised the spread didn’t take a bigger jump.

Broncos vs Lions Betting Trends

  • The Broncos are 5-2 ATS in their last seven games.
  • The Lions are 14-6 ATS in their last 20 games.
  • The total has gone OVER in four of Detroit's last five games.
  • The Lions are 14-5 SU in their last 19 games.
  • The total has gone UNDER in seven of Denver's last eight games.
  • The Broncos are 6-1 SU in their last seven games.

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Michael Crosson

Michael Crosson

Michael Crosson began his time at VegasInsider as a freelance NBA writer back in 2019 while he continued to study Psychology and Biology at James Madison University. Following his graduation in 2021, Michael joined the team full-time, and he's been with VI ever since. Michael still writes NBA, NFL, and MLB for VI, as well as gambling industry news. He's also become a crucial part of our editorial production team. More from Michael Crosson
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