Cardinals Host Brewers in Playoff Important Series

Brewers Magic Number is 3 Over Cardinals

The Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals will meet this Tuesday at Busch Stadium for the first of three important games. Only six games remain in the regular season. Both teams find themselves in a dual with the Colorado Rockies for NL Wildcard positions.

Just two games separate the Brewers and Cards. The Rockies trail by 1.5 games for the final Wildcard spot. Wins will be critical if both clubs hope to maintain playoff positions late in the season.

The Brewers can take a huge step toward clinching a wild-card berth on Tuesday.  Milwaukee lowered its magic number to clinch a postseason spot to three following Monday's 6-4 victory over St. Louis. They also remain within striking distance of winning the National League Central

TV: 7:07 p.m. ET, FS Wisconsin, Dish455 (Milwaukee), FS Midwest (St. Louis)

PITCHING MATCHUP: Brewers LH Gio Gonzalez (9-11, 4.28 ERA) vs. Cardinals LH Austin Gomber (6-1, 3.63)

Odds: The Cardinals are -114-moneyline favorites. The total is 8.5 Under -125.

Brewers Go With Lefty to Try to Contain Cardinals

Milwaukee will send recent acquisition Gio Gonzalez to the mound to face St. Louis. The veteran lefty is 2-0 with a 1.65 ERA in three starts since being acquired at the August 31 trade. He came over from the Washington Nationals.

Games like Tuesday’s are why the Brewers traded for Gonzalez. and They’ll lean on him heavily against the Cards’ eighth-best offense.

The Brewers reached the 90-win mark in the opener for only the eighth time in the franchise's 50-year history.

Cards are in Must Win Territory

The Cardinals (87-70) appeared to be on their way to closing the gap on the Brewers in the opener. After roughing up All-Star reliever Josh Hader and taking a 4-3 lead in the sixth inning they fell apart.

Two late RBI's from Christian Yelich and a wild pickoff throw in the eighth inning led to the end of St. Louis' three-game winning streak. The loss made the Cardinals' bid to overtake the Brewers this week unlikely. It also reduced their lead over Colorado to a half-game for the final wild card.

Austin Gomber rebounded from his worst performance as a major leaguer to move to 5-1 as a member of the rotation. He permitted one run while fanning five over as many innings last Tuesday against Atlanta.

The Florida Atlantic product continues to struggle with his control. He has handed out 31 free passes over his first 69 1/3 big-league innings. Gomber did not give up a run in two-thirds of an inning in his only appearance versus Milwaukee on June 23. i

He iss allowing left-handed hitters to bat .301 against him. The reliever converted starter has an impressive 6-1 record to go along with a 3.63 ERA

Yadier Molina (8-for-23) has fared well while Matt Carpenter (2-for-19) has not versus Gonzalez, who was tagged for five runs across four frames in a loss at St. Louis on Aug. 14.

 

Recent Form

Team	record	money	vs LHP	vs RHP	Fave	Dog	O/U	Diff
Milwaukee	90-67	$1,491.00	21-19	69-48	61-37	29-30	74-79-4	0.45
St. Louis	87-70	$649.00	26-20	61-50	61-43	26-27	75-76-6	0.54

Pitchers Last 3 Starts

G Gonzalez (9-11) ERA: 4.28

event date	Opponent	Result	score	OU Result	ip	money
Sep 19, 2018	CIN	W	7-0	U	6	$56.00
Sep 14, 2018	PIT	W	7-4	O	4.2	$71.00
Sep 8, 2018	SF	W	4-3	U	5.2	$53.00

Austin Gomber (6-1) ERA: 3.63

event date	Opponent	Result	score	OU Result	ip	money
Sep 18, 2018	ATL	W	8-1	O	5	$130.00
Sep 13, 2018	LA	L	7-9	O	3	-$100.00
Sep 7, 2018	DET	L	3-5	U	6	-$100.00

Bullpen

Milwaukee's relievers have pitched 17.2 innings in the last 3 games.
St. Louis's relievers have pitched 9.1 innings in the last 3 games.

Pitcher Recent Starts Vs Opponent

Milwaukee Brewers - G Gonzalez

Date	score	Winner	ip	hits	Runs	Earned Runs	walks	strikeouts	Decision
Aug 14, 2018	6-4	STL	4	5	5	5	3	2	Loss
Jul 1, 2017	2-1	STL	7	2	1	1	2	9	Loss
Apr 11, 2017	8-3	WSH	7	6	2	1	0	6	Win
May 28, 2016	9-4	STL	4.2	6	6	6	4	6	Loss
Aug 31, 2015	8-5	STL	6	5	3	3	2	4	No Decision

St. Louis Cardinals - Austin Gomber

Date	score	Winner	ip	hits	Runs	Earned Runs	walks	strikeouts	Decision
No Recent Starts vs. Opponent.

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	4.55	13	4.19	13
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense	4.47	14	4.20	14
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	4.73	8	4.10	9
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense	4.38	20	4.19	12

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	away score	Home	home score	line	O/U	Away Pitcher	Home Pitcher	Away Hits	Home Hits	Away Walks	Home Walks	Away Strikeouts	Home Strikeouts
Sep 24, 2018	MIL	6	STL	4	-150	8	O	Dan Jennings (L)	Jack Flaherty (R)	9	8	6	2	7	11
Aug 19, 2018	MIL	2	STL	1	-108	8	U	Jhoulys Chacin (R)	John Gant (R)	6	5	6	0	3	7
Ag 18, 2018	MIL	2	STL	7	-153	8	O	Wade Miley (L)	Miles Mikolas (R)	6	6	0	3	11	10
Aug 17, 2018	MIL	2	STL	5	-124	8	U	Freddy Peralta (R)	Jack Flaherty (R)	7	6	5	5	8	7
Jun 24, 2018	STL	8	MIL	2	-122	8.5	O	Luke Weaver (R)	Jhoulys Chacin (R)	10	6	8	2	11	14
Jn 23, 2018	STL	3	MIL	2	-107	9	U	Miles Mikolas (R)	Chase Anderson (R)	4	6	5	2	13	6
Jun 22, 2018	STL	1	MIL	2	-117	8	U	Jack Flaherty (R)	Junior Guerra (R)	3	3	4	3	15	15
Jn 21, 2018	STL	3	MIL	11	-118	8.5	O	Carlos Martinez (R)	Brent Suter (L)	7	12	2	4	6	5
May 30, 2018	STL	2	MIL	3	-111	8.5	U	Alex Reyes (R)	Junior Guerra (R)	8	10	3	6	13	4
May 29, 2018	STL	6	MIL	1	-116	8.5	U	Michael Wacha (R)	Zach Davies (R)	10	3	3	4	8	8

MLB Betting Odds & Trends

Milwaukee Brewers
Mil is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Milwaukee's last 13 games
Mil is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Milwaukee is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Mil is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games when playing St. Louis
Milwaukee is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing St. Louis
Mil is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
Milwaukee is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing on the road against St. Louis

St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games
St. Louis is 4-9 ATS in its last 13 games at home
St. Louis is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games at home
St. Louis is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games when playing Milwaukee
Cardinals are 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Milwaukee
St. Louis is 3-9 ATS in its last 12 games when playing at home against Milwaukee
St. Louis is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Milwaukee

Team Vs Division Or Conference

Milwaukee Brewers

	record	Home	Away	Fave	Dog	O/U	vs LHP	vs RHP
Overall	90-67	48-30	42-37	61-32	35-35	74-79-4	21-19	69-48
Last 10	6-4	3-3	3-1	5-4	1-0	4-6	0-0	6-4
vs Div	37-37	20-18	17-19	26-19	13-18	32-40-2	7-6	30-31
vs AL	10-7	5-2	5-5	8-3	4-4	5-11-1	0-2	10-5
vs NL	80-60	43-28	37-32	53-29	31-31	69-68-3	21-17	59-43

St. Louis Cardinals

	record	Home	Away	Fave	Dog	O/U	vs LHP	vs RHP
Overall	87-70	43-36	44-34	61-42	29-28	75-76-6	26-20	61-50
Last 10	6-4	4-3	2-1	3-2	3-2	8-2	2-2	4-2
vs Div	40-31	21-14	19-17	30-16	12-15	34-34-3	11-7	29-24
vs AL	11-9	5-5	6-4	9-8	3-1	5-14-1	1-3	10-6
vs NL	76-61	38-31	38-30	52-34	26-27	70-62-5	25-17	51-44

Team Last 5 Games

Milwaukee Brewers

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	starter	ip	opposing starter	Location
Sep 24, 2018	STL	6-4	W	130	8	D Jennings	0.1	Jack Flaherty	A
Sp 23, 2018	PIT	13-6	W	-145	8.5	W Miley	4	Nick Kingham	A
Sep 22, 2018	PIT	0-3	L	-118	7.5	Zach Davies	4	Trevor Williams	A
Sp 21, 2018	PIT	8-3	W	-134	8	J Chacin	4	I Nova	A
Sep 19, 2018	CIN	7-0	W	-180	8.5	G Gonzalez	6	M Harvey	H

St. Louis Cardinals

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	Total	starter	ip	opposing starter	Location
Sep 24, 2018	MIL	4-6	L	-150	8	Jack Flaherty	5.1	D Jennings	H
Sp 23, 2018	SF	9-2	W	-200	7.5	M Mikolas	7	Andrew Suarez	H
Sep 22, 2018	SF	5-4	W	-180	7.5	A Wainwright	6.1	Dereck Rodriguez	H
Sp 21, 2018	SF	5-3	W	-160	7.5	John Gant	2.2	M Bumgarner	H
Sep 19, 2018	ATL	3-7	L	-125	8.5	Jack Flaherty	4.2	Touki Toussaint	A

 

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Monday Night Football: Buccaneers Host the Steelers

Buccaneers Host the Winless Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers meet on Monday Night Football to end Week 3 of the NFL Season. Raymond James Stadium will host the primetime affair. Kickoff is set for 8:15 pm EST.

Oddsmakers opened the Steelers as -2.5-point favorites versus the Buccaneers, while the game's total opened at 49.5. The line is now Tampa Bay as a 1.5-point favorite. The total is up to 54.5.

It has hardly been a smooth start for the Pittsburgh Steelers. They have yet to crack the win column, and have a fractured clubhouse to boot.The team has been embroiled in controversy swirling around the team's top offensive playmakers.

The Steelers will face a red-hot quarterback for the second time in as many weeks. Ryan Fitzpatrick is as hot as they come. Last week they faced Patrick Mahomes who had a field day.

Star running back Le'Veon Bell continues to be a holdout for Pittsburgh. THEN All-Pro wide receiver Antonio Brown caused a stir for being a no-show one day after last week's 42-37 home loss to Kansas City.

Buccaneers quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick is the first player to open the season with consecutive 400-yard, four-touchdown performances.

The Steelers Have to Fix the Defense

The Steelers are 0-1-1 to start the season. Despite the absence of Bell and Brown's brief walkout, Pittsburgh's biggest issues are on the other side of the ball.The defense is a far cry from a "Steel Curtain".

The Steelers failed to protect a 14-point, fourth-quarter lead en route to a tie at Cleveland in the season opener. Then they were carved up by Kansas City and quarterback Patrick Mahomes. He threw for 326 yards and six touchdowns in Sunday's shootout.

Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger rebounded from a five-turnover debacle in Week 1.  He did this by throwing for 452 yards and three scores last weekend. JuJu Smith-Schuster hauled in 13 passes for 121 yards and a TD.

Running back James Conner was limited to 17 yards on eight carries last week. He rumbled for 135 and two touchdowns in Week 1.

Brown had nine catches in each of the first two contests this year. He has 70 receptions and seven TDs in his last eight games versus NFC foes.

Fitzpatrick is Playing Lights Out for Buccaneers

The Buccaneers are 2-0 on this young NFL season. Fitzpatrick was supposed to simply mind the store while starting quarterback Jameis Winston was serving a three-game suspension. All he has done is throw for eight touchdowns and a league-high 819 yards. The job is his - for now.

Mike Evans has been the favorite target of Fitzpatrick with 17 catches for 230 yards and two scores.

Tampa Bay's defense received a boost when defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul and cornerback Brent Grimes were full participants in Friday's practice.

Fitzpatrick is bidding to become the first QB in NFL history with at least 400 passing yards in three straight games.

PREDICTION: Steelers 30, Buccaneers 26

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Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
Pittsburgh	0-1-1	0-2	29.00	31.50	-2.5	0-1	0-1	2-0	1-0	1-0
Tampa Bay	2-0	2-0	37.50	30.50	7	1-0	1-0	2-0	1-0	1-0

Power Stats

Yards Per Point

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
PIT	16.33	12.32	4.01
TB	12.87	14.54	-1.67

Yards Per Pass

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
PIT	12.18	12.42	-0.24
TB	16.88	10.46	6.42

Yards Per Rush

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
PIT	4.00	4.83	-0.83
TB	2.72	3.62	-0.9

Team Records

Pittsburgh Steelers

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	0-1-1	0-1	0-0-1	0-2	0-1	0-1	29.00	31.50	-2.50
vs Conf	0-1-1	0-1	0-0-1	0-2	0-1	0-1	29.00	31.50	-2.50
vs Div	0-0-1	0-0	0-0-1	0-1	0-0	0-1	21.00	21.00	0.00
Last 3	0-1-1	0-1	0-0-1	0-2	0-1	0-1	29.00	31.50	-2.50

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	2-0	1-0	1-0	2-0	1-0	1-0	37.50	30.50	7.00
vs Conf	2-0	1-0	1-0	2-0	1-0	1-0	37.50	30.50	7.00
vs Div	1-0	0-0	1-0	1-0	0-0	1-0	48.00	40.00	8.00
Last 3	2-0	1-0	1-0	2-0	1-0	1-0	37.50	30.50	7.00

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	29.00	9	30.50	27
Awy Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense	313.00	7	321.00	23
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense	159.00	3	91.00	8
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	37.50	2	31.50	28
Hme Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense	393.00	3	150.00	4
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense	43.00	24	177.00	27

Head To Head Summary

Name	Record	ATS	OU	Score	Rush	YPR	PA	CP	PY	TY	TO +/-
Pittsburgh	4-2	4-2	2-4	19.83	127.33	4.09	24.50	63.27	186.50	313.83	2.17
Tampa Bay	2-4	2-4	2-4	12.67	88.33	3.56	36.00	56.02	197.50	285.83	2.00

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	Home	Score	Line	Total	OU Result	ARY	APY	ATY	ATT	HRY	HPY	HTY	HTT	Away Team Attempts	Home Team Attempts	Away Team Completions	Home Team Completions
Sep 28, 2014	TB	PIT	27-24	63	287	350	1	85	305	390	1
Sep 26, 2010	PIT	TB	38-13	201	186	387	2	75	228	303	2
Dec 3, 2006	TB	PIT	3-20	110	144	254	4	76	191	267	1
Dec 23, 2002	PIT	TB	17-7	94	233	327	1	74	203	277	3
Oct 21, 2001	PIT	TB	17-10	220	124	344	3	64	214	278	1
Dec 13, 1998	PIT	TB	3-16	88	80	168	5	144	109	253	1
Dec 24, 1989	PIT	TB	31-22				0				0
Oct 30, 1983	TB	PIT	12-17				0				0
Nov 9, 1980	PIT	TB	24-21				0				0
Dec 5, 1976	TB	PIT	0-42				0				0

NFL Betting Odds & Trends

Pittsburgh Steelers
Pitt is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games
Pittsburgh is 18-6-1 SU in its last 25 games
Pittsburgh is 2-3-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 6-0-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 18 of Pittsburgh's last 23 games on the road
Pitt is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
Pitt is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Bucs are 5-10 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games
Tampa Bay is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Tampa Bay is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Tampa Bay's last 12 games at home
Tampa Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Tampa Bay is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Tampa Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
Tampa Bay is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

Team Last 5 Games

Pittsburgh Steelers

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Sep 16, 2018	KC	37-42	L	-4/52.5	L/O	33	442	475	127	322	449	-1	H
Sep 9, 2018	CLE	21-21	T	-3.5/41	L/O	159	313	472	177	150	327	5	A
Jan 14, 2018	JAC	42-45	L	-7/40.5	L/O	83	462	545	164	214	378	2	H
Dec 31, 2017	CLE	28-24	W	-5/38.5	L/O	124	224	348	102	272	374	0	H
Dec 25, 2017	HOU	34-6	W	-9/45.5	W/U	104	226	330	176	51	227	-2	A

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Sep 16, 2018	PHI	27-21	W	3/46.5	W/O	43	393	436	91	321	412	0	H
Sep 9, 2018	NO	48-40	W	10/49.5	W/O	112	417	529	43	432	475	-2	A
Dec 31, 2017	NO	31-24	W	6/50	W/O	110	345	455	92	231	323	2	H
Dec 24, 2017	CAR	19-22	L	10/46.5	W/U	66	326	392	115	140	255	2	A
Dec 18, 2017	ATL	21-24	L	7/49.5	W/U	84	289	373	201	209	410	1	H

Next up:
Pittsburgh home to Baltimore Sunday, September 30
Tampa Bay at Chicago Sunday, September 30

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Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks MLB Betting Preview and Pick

Dodgers and Diamondbacks Battle for NL West

The Los Angeles Dodgers look to keep first place in the National League West when they visit the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Monday, September 24 at 9:40 PM ET

Chase Field

Dome

Odds: Dodgers are -165-moneyline favorites. The total is at 7.5 Under -125.



Kershaw pitches well against the Rockies

Clayton Kershaw (8-5, 2.45 ERA, 1.02 WHIP) allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits (one home run) in his last outing. He also had five walks with three strikeouts over seven innings to get a no-decision in a 3-2 win against the Rockies last Tuesday.

Kershaw is heating up at the right time. He has thrown 14 straight quality starts and he sports a 5.18 strikeout-to-walk ratio (K/BB) in 150 1/3 innings this season.

The Dodgers have scored 759 runs (6th in the majors). They are putting up 4.87 runs per game (6th), hitting .247 (17th) with 225 home runs (2nd).

Los Angeles ranks 2nd with a 3.37 ERA, 2nd with a 1.16 WHIP and 3rd with 1509 strikeouts. Their bullpen ranks 11th with a 3.71 ERA.

Max Muncy leads the Dodgers with 33 home runs and is second on the team with 72 RBI. Yasmani Grandal and Joc Pederson have 23 home runs each.

Ray has solid outing against the Cubs

Robbie Ray (6-2, 3.92 ERA, 1.32 WHIP) threw six scoreless innings in a 9-0 win against the Cubs last Wednesday. He surrendered just one hit and four walks with eight strikeouts.

Ray has given up two or fewer hits in four straight outings and he has a 1.59 ERA. He has averaged 12.2 strikeouts per nine innings (K/9) over 34 innings in his last six starts.

The Diamondbacks have scored 668 runs (19th in the majors). They are putting up 4.28 runs per game (20th), hitting .235 (29th) with 167 home runs (19th).

Arizona ranks 6th with a 3.73 ERA, 9th with a 1.25 WHIP and 8th with 1389 strikeouts. Their bullpen ranks 5th with a 3.53 ERA.

Paul Goldschmidt leads the Diamondbacks with 33 home runs, a .394 OBP and 169 hits. He is also second on the team with 83 RBI. David Peralta has 29 home runs and a team-best 84 RBI.

MLB Trends:

The Under is:

20-8 in Los Angeles' last 28 against a team with a winning record

7-3-1 in Los Angeles' last 11 after allowing two runs or less in their previous game

21-10-2 in Los Angeles' last 33 games against National League West opponents

4-1 in Kershaw's last five starts when their opponent scores two runs or less in their previous game

19-7-1 in Kershaw's last 27 road starts against a team with a winning record

43-19-2 in Kershaw's last 64 starts against a team with a winning record

5-0 in Kershaw's last five road starts against the Diamondbacks

11-2 in Arizona's last 13 when their opponent allows two runs or less in their previous game

9-2 in Arizona's last 11 after scoring two runs or less in their previous game

16-5 in Arizona's last 21 games against National League West opponents

8-3 in Arizona's last 11 games against a left-handed starter

4-0 in the last four meetings

4-1-1 in the last six meetings in Arizona.

Other Musings and the Free Pick

The Diamondbacks scored just three runs over three straight losses to the Rockies last weekend. Robbie Ray is 2-0 with a 1.57 ERA in his last five home starts. Ray is 7-3 with a 2.63 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP in 14 career starts against the Dodgers.

Clayton Kershaw is 3-0 with a 2.20 ERA and an 0.92 WHIP in his last seven starts.

MLB Pick: Under 7.5 (-125) at Jazz Sports

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Sunday Night Football: Detroit Lions Host the New England Patriots

Detroit Lions' Patricia Faces Former Boss Tonight

The New England Patriots and the Detroit Lions meet on Sunday Night Football. They will meet at Ford Field. NBC Sports will have the television coverage and kickoff is set for 8:20 pm EST.

Oddsmakers opened the Patriots as -7-point favorites versus the Lions, while the game's total opened at 50. The line is now New England -6.5 and the total has flown up to 55.

Matt Patricia had one of the best coaching gigs in the NFL. He was serving as defensive coordination under Bill Belichick on the staff of the New England Patriots.

Patricia parlayed his success in that post into his first head coaching job with the Detroit Lions. He will have to beat Belichick and the visiting Patriots on Sunday night to earn his first career victory.

Aside from matching wits with his mentor Belichick, Patricia must find a way to slow three-time NFL MVP Tom Brady. He is coming off a rare clunker in a 31-20 loss at Jacksonville.

Sunday's game could mark the Patriots debut of wide receiver Josh Gordon. He has been a limited participant in practice since he was acquired from the Cleveland Browns earlier this week.

New England is 45-6 after a loss since the 2003 season, last dropping back-to-back regular-season games in 2015.

Patriots Still Trying to Find Itself

The Patriots are 1-1 to start the new season. New England's defense looks like it could use Patricia back in his previous role. They allowed Jacksonville's Blake Bortles to throw for 376 yards and four touchdowns in last week's romp.

Trey Flowers is the team's top defensive lineman. He was knocked out of last week's game with a concussion. Safety Patrick Chung also suffered a concussion. Both have yet to practice this week and their availability looks increasingly in question.

Brady did connect with wideout Chris Hogan for a pair of scoring passes. James White was the leading receiver with seven catches for 73 yards. Rookie running back Sony Michel rushed for a team-high 34 yards on 10 carries in his NFL debut.

TE Rob Gronkowski has 10 receptions for 143 in the last two matchups versus Detroit.

New England is 52-13 against the NFC since realignment in 2002, the NFL's best inter-conference record in that span.

The Lions are Still Looking for Identity as a Team

The Lions are  off to an 0-2 start under their new regime. They have looked ragged and inconsistent so far under Patricia.

Detroit was shredded by the New York Jets 48-17 in the season opener at home. They fell behind by 17 points in the fourth quarter before Matthew Stafford threw a pair of touchdown passes in the three-point defeat.

Stafford has attempted 99 passes as the revamped running game has sputtered. Rookie Kerryon Johnson managed a team-high 60 yards on 13 carries.

Golden Tate and running back Theo Riddick share the team lead with 14 catches. Kenny Golladay is emerging as a dangerous weapon for Stafford. He has 13 receptions for a club-high 203 yards and a score.

The Lions could be without one of their top defenders with cornerback Darius Slay unable to practice this week due to a concussion.

Stafford has thrown for 2,900 yards and 20 touchdowns in his last 10 home games.

PREDICTION: Patriots 30, Lions 23

Recent Form

Name	Record	ATS	Offense	Defense	Diff	ATS Home	ATS Away	OU Record	OU Home	OU Away
New England	1-1	1-1	23.50	25.50	-2	1-0	0-1	1-1	0-1	1-0
Detroit	0-2	1-1	22.00	39.00	-17	0-1	1-0	2-0	1-0	1-0

Power Stats

Yards Per Point

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
NE	14.7	15.8	-1.1
DET	17.41	8.91	8.5

Yards Per Pass

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
NE	9.74	11.63	-1.89
DET	9.98	9.88	0.1

Yards Per Rush

Name	Offense	Defense	Differential
NE	3.71	4.67	-0.96
DET	4.15	5.61	-1.46

Team Records

New England Patriots

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	1-1	1-0	0-1	1-1	1-0	0-1	23.50	25.50	-2.00
vs Conf	1-1	1-0	0-1	1-1	1-0	0-1	23.50	25.50	-2.00
vs Div	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Last 3	1-1	1-0	0-1	1-1	1-0	0-1	23.50	25.50	-2.00

Detroit Lions

Name	Record	Home	Away	ATS	ATS Home	ATS Away	Offense	Defense	Diff
Overall	0-2	0-1	0-1	1-1	0-1	1-0	22.00	39.00	-17.00
vs Conf	0-1	0-0	0-1	1-0	0-0	1-0	27.00	30.00	-3.00
vs Div	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Last 3	0-2	0-1	0-1	1-1	0-1	1-0	22.00	39.00	-17.00

Supergrid

Title	Stat	Rank	Stat	Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense	23.50	15	39.00	32
Awy Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense	220.00	20	180.00	8
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense	82.00	23	169.00	27
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense	22.00	19	25.50	20
Hme Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense	300.00	10	377.00	26
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense	39.00	27	104.00	15

Head To Head Summary

Name	Record	ATS	OU	Score	Rush	YPR	PA	CP	PY	TY	TO +/-
New England	4-1	3-2	3-2	27.20	96.60	3.80	36.60	66.67	266.00	362.60	1.40
Detroit	1-4	2-3	3-2	20.00	97.80	4.18	39.80	53.27	240.80	338.60	2.40

Head To Head Detail

Date	Away	Home	Score	Line	Total	OU Result	ARY	APY	ATY	ATT	HRY	HPY	HTY	HTT	Away Team Attempts	Home Team Attempts	Away Team Completions	Home Team Completions
Nov 23, 2014	DET	NE	9-34	91	244	335	1	90	349	439	1
Nov 25, 2010	NE	DET	45-24	109	338	447	0	129	277	406	2
Dec 3, 2006	DET	NE	21-28	77	284	361	5	79	284	363	3
Nov 28, 2002	NE	DET	20-12	139	210	349	1	82	210	292	3
Nov 23, 2000	NE	DET	9-34	66	149	215	2	110	189	299	1
Sep 25, 1994	NE	DET	23-17				0				0
Sep 12, 1993	DET	NE	19-16				0				0
Dec 8, 1985	DET	NE	6-23				0				0
Oct 7, 1979	DET	NE	17-24				0				0
Oct 10, 1976	NE	DET	10-30				0				0

NFL Betting Odds & Trends

New England Patriots
Patriots are 11-4 ATS in its last 15 games
New England is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games
New England is 14-4 ATS in its last 18 games on the road
Patriots are 16-2 SU in its last 18 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New England's last 5 games on the road
New England is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Detroit
New England is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit

Detroit Lions
Detroit is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Detroit's last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 5 games at home
Detroit is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games when playing New England
Detroit is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing New England

Team Last 5 Games

New England Patriots

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Sep 16, 2018	JAC	20-31	L	-2/44.5	L/O	82	220	302	104	377	481	-1	A
Sep 9, 2018	HOU	27-20	W	-6.5/49.5	W/U	122	267	389	167	158	325	1	H
Feb 4, 2018	PHI	33-41	L	-4.5/49	L/O	113	500	613	164	374	538	0	H
Jan 21, 2018	JAC	24-20	W	-8/45.5	L/U	46	298	344	101	273	374	1	H
Jan 13, 2018	TEN	35-14	W	-13.5/48	W/O	101	337	438	65	202	267	0	H

Detroit Lions

Date	Opponent	score	Result	line	ATS Result	offensive rush yards	offensive passing yards	offensive total yards	defensive rush yards	defensive passing yards	defensive total yards	turnovers	Location
Sep 16, 2018	SF	27-30	L	6/48	W/O	98	329	427	190	156	346	1	A
Sep 10, 2018	NYJ	17-48	L	-7/44	L/O	39	300	339	169	180	349	3	H
Dec 31, 2017	GB	35-11	W	-7.5/44.5	W/O	51	305	356	103	153	256	-4	H
Dc 24, 2017	CIN	17-26	L	-3/43	L/P	87	189	276	142	222	364	0	A
Dec 16, 2017	CHI	20-10	W	-4.5/43.5	W/U	91	202	293	43	306	349	-2	H

Next up:
New England home to Miami Sunday, September 30
Detroit at Dallas Sunday, September 30

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