NFL Odds Week 15: Broncos vs Lions Lines, Spreads, Betting Trends

Patrick Everson Sports Betting Expert

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Week 15 of the NFL season continues with Saturday Night Football between the Denver Broncos and Detroit Lions. The betting odds see Detroit as a four-point favorite despite posting losses in two of their last three games. Coverage begins from Ford Field in Detroit on Saturday, December 16 at 8:15 p.m. ET on NFL Network.

Here's everything you need to know about the NFL odds for Week 15: Broncos vs. Lions lines, spreads, betting trends and more.

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Denver Broncos vs Detroit Lions Odds

• Opening point spread: Lions -4
• Opening moneyline: Lions -210/Broncos +175
• Opening total: Over/Under 46.5points scored
• Time: 8:15 p.m. ET Saturday (NFL Network)

UPDATE 5 P.M. ET WEDNESDAY: Detroit is pinned to -4 at TwinSpires, while Denver is grabbing 60% of early spread tickets/63% of early spread dollars.

"The Broncos are a popular 'dog this week. I can't blame the public. The Broncos have been red-hot," Lucas said.

TwinSpires' total climbed from 46.5 to 47.5, with early tickets and money in the 2/1 range on the Over.

UPDATE 10 P.M. ET SUNDAY: Detroit (9-4 SU/8-5 ATS) is showing some vulnerability late in the season. The Lions dropped two of their last three SU and three of their last four ATS. In Week 14, the Lions closed as 3.5-point favorites at Chicago and got humbled 28-13.

Denver (7-6 SU/6-6-1 ATS) rebounded well, one week after its five-game SU win streak ended. The Broncos beat the L.A. Chargers 24-7 catching 3 points on the road. Denver was aided greatly by L.A. QB Justin Herbert's second-quarter exit with a broken finger.

"We closed Lions -4.5 on the lookahead, and after Detroit lost to Chicago today, we bumped this down," Michaelson said of The SuperBook's Lions -4 opener. "The Detroit power rating has taken quite the hit in the last month. Denver continues to roll."

The spread and total are unchanged tonight.

Click here for Vegas Insider senior reporter Patrick Everson's full NFL Odds Week 15 Report containing spreads, lines, and trends for every NFL matchup.

Broncos vs Lions Pick, Prediction

Action Network NFL betting expert Brandon Anderson offers this prediction:

The line is pricing Detroit as the clearly better team, but are we positive that's still the case? It certainly was early, but it's been a much different story in recent weeks. The Lions rank around league average over the last five games, with a top 10-offense but a defense that's imploded. Detroit's defense ranks bottom five and second to last against the pass, similar to Denver's season long metrics, right as the Broncos are peaking in this stretch with a top-10 offense of their own and a defense that's leapt to sixth.

Will Detroit's defense be able to stop this boring but effective Broncos offense? Teams that have allowed at least 25 points in five straight games are 13-30 ATS (30%) since 2018, and the Lions are missing Alim McNeil no the line and a bunch of buddies in the secondary. Russell Wilson and Sean Payton have been terrific underdogs for their careers, and +4.5 is too much as well as Denver has played the last two months.

Pick: Broncos +4.5

For more NFL picks, check out Action Network's NFL Week 15: How to Bet Every Game & Every Team.

The One Stat to Know About Broncos vs Lions

Action Network NFL researcher Evan Abrams offers his top betting stat:

The Lions have covered 6 straight games off a SU loss and are 12-5 ATS off a loss in their last 17 games in that spot.

For more NFL betting stats, check out Action Network's NFL Week 15 Betting Trends, Stats, Notes.

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Patrick Everson

Patrick Everson is a senior reporter for VegasInsider. Based in Las Vegas since 1994, he's worked in the sports betting journalism/content space for more than a decade. He's most known for his deep roster of contacts behind sportsbook counters, providing readers and viewers with the ins-and-outs of how events are being bet. He's also a thought leader in the sports betting space, often appearing on or moderating panels at national conferences. More from Patrick Everson