Detroit Lions vs New York Jets Prediction, 12/18/2022 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 15

Game: Detroit Lions vs New York Jets

Date: Sunday, December 18, 2022

Location: MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: Jets (-3)

Total/Over-Under: 44

MetLife Stadium is the location where the New York Jets (7-6) will play the Detroit Lions (6-7) on Sunday. Detroit opens as 3-point dogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under comes in at 44.

The Detroit Lions head into this game 6-7 for this year. The last time they stepped on the gridiron, the Lions went up against the Vikings and took home the win by a score of 34-23. Jamaal Williams was the rushing leader for the Lions with 16 totes for 37 yards (2.3 yards per carry). DJ Chark averaged 15.7 yards per catch by accumulating 94 yards on 6 catches. Jared Goff connected on 27/39 with 330 yards passing and 3 touchdowns. He had a quarterback rate of 120.7 and finished the contest with no interceptions. On the ground, the Lions conceded 22 yds on 17 attempts, which is an average of 1.3 yds per rush surrendered. Detroit conceded 31 pass completions on 41 attempts for 394 yds, and a completion percentage of 75.6%. At the end of the game, they tallied 69 plays which converted into 464 yds. The Detroit Lions ended up running the ball 30 different times and accrued 134 yds, which is an average of 4.5 yards per carry.

The Lions have racked up 4,893 total yards this season. Detroit has accounted for 173 1st downs as an offense, and they have been hurt by 69 penalties for 574 yds. When it comes to getting in the endzone, Detroit has totaled 22 passing touchdowns and 19 rushing touchdowns. They have turned the football over 14 times (7 picks and 7 fumbles). Offensively they average 127.5 yards on the ground giving them a rank of 11th in the NFL. When it comes to putting points on the board, the Detroit Lions are sitting at 26.8 points per game.

The Lions are ranked 31st in the league in relation to the opposition scoring, giving up 26.7 points per contest. They are allowing teams to run for an average of 5.0 yards per run and 139.8 rushing yards per game for the year. In total, they have conceded 1,818 rushing yards through 13 contests. When talking about passing yards, the Lions have conceded 3,424 yards which ranks them 30th in the NFL. They are conceding 263.4 yards per outing via the pass and allowed a completion percentage of 65.1%. For the season, they are giving up 403.2 yards/game which ranks them 31st in the NFL. They have conceded 21 touchdowns through the air as well as 19 touchdowns via the ground game.

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The Jets head into this game 7-6 for this season. When they last took the field, the Jets went home defeated by a final of 20-12 against the Bills. Mike White ended the game with 268 yds on 27/44 through the air while his QB rating was 78.6. He didn't throw any interceptions and his avg yards per attempt was 6.1 yds. Zonovan Knight ran the ball 17 times for 71 yds, walking away from the contest with 4.2 yards per carry for New York. Garrett Wilson was the leading receiver for the Jets, hauling in 6 passes for 78 yds (13.0 yards per reception). New York ended up running for 3.5 yards per tote, finishing with 76 yds on 22 attempts. The Jets finished the game with a total of 309 yds and they ran 73 plays (4.2 yds per play). The Jets passing defense allowed a completion percentage of 59.3%, relinquishing 130 yds on 16 out of 27 passing. New York allowed 24 rushing attempts for 102 yards (4.3 yds per carry).

Regarding the points being put on the board, the Jets currently sit 22nd in football with an average of 20.3 PPG. During the season to this point, the Jets have compiled 2,922 yards via the pass as well as an average of 224.8 passing yards per game, which is ranked 15th out of all NFL teams. They maintain an average of 112.1 yards per game via the ground game and have run for 1,457 yards overall. The New York Jets have an average of 336.8 yards/contest which is good for 19th out of all teams in the league. The New York offense has 718 penalty yards on 72 violations, which is good for 21st in the NFL in terms of hurting your team. They have given away 10 interceptions while conceding 7 fumbles and they have recorded 146 1st downs.

The Jets are conceding 18.7 points per contest, which has them in 6th in the league. They have surrendered 12 touchdowns via the pass as well as 189.4 yards/outing, which puts them in 4th in the NFL. This year, they have allowed 243 points in total. New York has conceded a total of 1,454 rushing yards (111.8 yards per game) and 13 touchdowns by way of the ground game this year. The Jets defense has been on the field for 821 plays, which is 15th in football. Their defense has tallied 15 turnovers (3 fumbles recovered and 12 interceptions) on the year.

Who will win tonight's Lions/Jets NFL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Lions +3

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