Sunday's NFL Week 1 slate concludes with the Los Angeles Rams visiting the Detroit Lions on Sunday Night Football (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC).
Action PRO's NFL Projections are showing a particular interest in this game, showing value on both the spread and the over/under.
To start, our betting model projects the Rams vs. Lions spread at Los Angeles +3.5, translating to a 1.8% edge when compared to the consensus line of +4.5.
However, Sunday Night Football's over/under appears to be the much smarter Rams vs. Lions prediction, which is currently showing as the single largest betting model edge of the entire NFL Week 1 slate.
Here's the Rams vs. Lions prediction popping with value.
Rams vs. Lions Prediction for Sunday Night Football
*Odds as of Saturday afternoon
The Rams vs. Lions total opened at 51 and with 80% of tickets coming in on the over, the total has been bet up to 52.5 as of the time of writing.
So should bettors tail the line move and bank on a high-scoring game? Or is this number now inflated and the value play is buying back the under?
I'm glad you asked.