New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions
NFL 2026 · Week 1 · · Ford Field
New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions, Week 1 of the 2026 season: Detroit Lions won 31–30 in overtime.
Result
New Orleans Saints 30–31 Detroit Lions (OT)
Closing line DET −7, total 49.5 (went over). New Orleans Saints covered.
What the model predicted beforehand
No model prediction was made before this game kicked off (predictions are only shown if they were made beforehand). The betting line is DET −7, total 49.5.
Detroit Lions
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New Orleans Saints
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Form is each team’s last 5 games before this one, home and away (the season is only 17 games), oldest to newest; play-offs included.
Head-to-head record
The two are level at 6 wins each in 12 meetings since 2002.
| P | Lions | T | Saints | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All meetings | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| At Detroit Lions | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
- Biggest Detroit Lions win
- Detroit Lions 28–13 New Orleans Saints (2016 Week 13)
- Biggest New Orleans Saints win
- New Orleans Saints 42–7 Detroit Lions (2008 Week 16)
- Average points per meeting
- 56.6
- Detroit Lions against the spread (W-L-P)
- 5-7
Head-to-head (last 10)
- Detroit Lions 33–28 New Orleans Saints2023 Week 13 · line DET −4 (Lions covered)
- New Orleans Saints 35–29 Detroit Lions2020 Week 4 · line NO −3 (Lions did not cover)
- Detroit Lions 38–52 New Orleans Saints2017 Week 6 · line NO −6 (Lions did not cover)
- Detroit Lions 28–13 New Orleans Saints2016 Week 13 · line NO −6.5 (Lions covered)
- Detroit Lions 35–27 New Orleans Saints2015 Week 15 · line NO −2.5 (Lions covered)
- New Orleans Saints 23–24 Detroit Lions2014 Week 7 · line DET −1.5 (Lions did not cover)
- Detroit Lions 28–45 New Orleans Saints2011 Wild card round · line NO −10.5 (Lions did not cover)
- Detroit Lions 17–31 New Orleans Saints2011 Week 13 · line NO −9.5 (Lions did not cover)
- Detroit Lions 27–45 New Orleans Saints2009 Week 1 · line NO −14 (Lions did not cover)
- New Orleans Saints 42–7 Detroit Lions2008 Week 16 · line NO −7 (Lions did not cover)
Recent games
Detroit Lions
- W@ Chicago BearsWeek 18 · covered CHI −3.519–16
- L@ Minnesota VikingsWeek 17 · did not cover DET −710–23
- Lv Pittsburgh SteelersWeek 16 · did not cover DET −7.524–29
- L@ Los Angeles RamsWeek 15 · did not cover LA −5.534–41
- Wv Dallas CowboysWeek 14 · covered DET −3.544–30
- Lv Green Bay PackersWeek 13 · did not cover DET −2.524–31
- Wv New York GiantsWeek 12 · did not cover DET −1434–27 (OT)
- L@ Philadelphia EaglesWeek 11 · did not cover PHI −2.59–16
- W@ Washington CommandersWeek 10 · covered DET −8.544–22
- Lv Minnesota VikingsWeek 9 · did not cover DET −9.524–27
Recent games
New Orleans Saints
- L@ Atlanta FalconsWeek 18 · covered ATL −4.517–19
- W@ Tennessee TitansWeek 17 · covered NO −1.534–26
- Wv New York JetsWeek 16 · covered NO −6.529–6
- Wv Carolina PanthersWeek 15 · covered CAR −2.520–17
- W@ Tampa Bay BuccaneersWeek 14 · covered TB −7.524–20
- L@ Miami DolphinsWeek 13 · covered MIA −5.517–21
- Lv Atlanta FalconsWeek 12 · did not cover NO −1.510–24
- W@ Carolina PanthersWeek 10 · covered CAR −5.517–7
- L@ Los Angeles RamsWeek 9 · did not cover LA −1410–34
- Lv Tampa Bay BuccaneersWeek 8 · did not cover TB −4.53–23