The Detroit Lions got off the snide. A 29-27 victory over the Minnesota Vikings removed Detroit from the NFL’s walking winless list. The Lions are now 1-10-1 on the season.

The Denver Broncos are treading water at 6-6 on the season and 3-2 in their last five games. It’s Denver that oddsmakers are establishing in the NFL picks as the 8.5-point home favorites for Sunday’s game with a 4 p.m. ET kickoff at Empower Field at Mile High.

Take a look at Lions vs Broncos odds, injury report, betting lines and more.

Lions vs Broncos Key Matchups

Is D’Andre Swift Playing? Amazingly, the Lions were able to beat the Vikings without injured RB D’Andre Swift. He’s leading the team in rushing and also has nearly 500 yards in receptions. Minus Swift, Detroit averaged 3.7 yards per carry against Minnesota. His status for Sunday is uncertain.

Can Denver’s Offense Score? The Broncos made NFL history in last week’s 22-9 loss to KC. They drove the ball for 20 plays and 11 minutes and gained zero points. No team had done that in 12 years. Detroit’s defense has held three of the last four opponents to 16 points or less.

What’s Left In Detroit’s Tank? The emotional lift of beating Minny and ending a 15-game winless streak will have caused euphoria inside the Lions locker room. Will they have a momentum carryover, or will the Lions be emotionally spent? They haven’t won back-to-back games since October 2020.

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5 Key Lions vs Broncos Stats

8.5: The betting line by which the Broncos are favored in the point spread. It’s just the third time since 2017 that Denver is a favorite of more than a touchdown.

11: TD receptions by Lions TE T.J. Hockenson, the most by a TE through his first three seasons in franchise history.

102 + 76: Rushing and receiving totals in last week’s loss to KC for Broncos’ rookie RB Javonte Williams. He’s the first rookie to go over 100 yards on the ground and catch 75 yards in passes in the same game in franchise history.

0-2: Detroit’s all-time SU record when facing the Broncos in December.

19-4: Denver’s straight up record in the past 23 games when facing a team with a losing record.

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Lions vs Broncos Weather Forecast

The cold climate of Denver’s mile-high altitude tends to be unforgiving to dome teams. Detroit’s last visit to Denver was also in December – a 27-17 setback on Dec. 22, 2019. However, the forecast for Sunday – 50 degrees, cloudy skies and 1 mph wind – is very un-Denver-like for this time of the year.

Lions vs Broncos Player Props

Broncos WR Jerry Jeudy over 51.5 receiving yards

Odds: -115 at DraftKings

Jeudy went for a season-high 77 yards last week against KC.

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Lions QB Jared Goff over 0.5 interceptions

Odds: -135 at DraftKings

Goff has been picked off in three of five road games this season.

Broncos WR Courtland Sutton over 36.0 receiving yards

Odds: +105 at Caesars Sportsbook

Sutton had six targets last week against KC, his most since Week 6.

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Lions vs Broncos Moneyline

As much as Detroit has played plenty of close games this season – seven of their games have been decided by one score or less – until last week, the Lions hadn’t won any of them. On the other hand, nine of Denver’s 12 games, including five of the Broncos’ six victories, have been determined via multi-score margins.

When playing the moneyline in NFL betting, it’s hard to ignore those facts. Detroit is also 2-4 straight up all-time at Denver, including a 27-17 loss there in the last visit by the Lions in 2019. Broncos -375 would be the play here but at that price, it isn’t worth the risk.

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Lions vs Broncos Point Spread

They might not win all that often – or at all, until last week – but from an NFL spreads standpoint, when you give the Lions points they become one of the NFL’s biggest winners. Detroit is 8-4 ATS this season. Only four teams are showing a better ATS win percentage than the .667 boasted by the Lions.

As a road underdog, only the Arizona Cardinals (5-0) have been better ATS than the 4-2 posted by the Lions. Overall, the Broncos are 6-6 ATS this season. As the home chalk, Denver is 2-2. Detroit is getting eight points here and at betting sites the Lions are 4-1 ATS when an underdog of eight or more points. Take Detroit all day. You can get the Lions +8 at FanDuel.

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Lions vs Broncos Totals

When it comes to wagering on the total at betting apps, when the Broncos or the Lions are part of the equation, you’ll always want to go low. With both teams on the field at the same time, when you’re going to play that over/under wager at sportsbooks how does an NFL bettor make any play other than the under?

Sure, it’s a low number at 42 points but until last week, the Lions had scored fewer than 20 points in 10 successive games. They hadn’t done that since the 1940s. The Broncos have been held under 20 points in five games this season. You can get Under 42.5 (-110) at BetMGM.

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