Sunday Night Football features two NFC heavyweights this week, as the Detroit Lions visit the Philadelphia Eagles.
The pregame narrative: The defending Super Bowl champions are back home after winning under the lights at Lambeau Field in Week 10. This is Detroit's fourth game as a road dog this season, and so far the Lions are 1-2 ATS in that situation.
Check out my Lions vs. Eagles picks for Nov. 16, featuring a prop bet on DeVonta Smith.
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Lions vs. Eagles picks
Best Bet: Smith over 56.5 receiving yards (-115)
While A.J. Brown has been throwing a very public pity party, Smith has somewhat quietly been turning up for the Eagles.
In last week's prime time matchup against a stout Green Bay defence (No. 5 in yards allowed), Smith caught four of seven targets for a game-high 69 yards.
That included a 36-yard touchdown reception, which proved to be the difference in Philly's win.
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Smith is viewed as the WR2 behind Brown, but ... are we sure that's the pecking order?
- In one additional game played, Smith leads Brown in targets (+8), receptions (+15) and yards (+249).
- Smith has as many snaps or more than Brown in three of their past four games together.
- Smith has a 95th-percentile target share (27.3%) and a 93rd-percentile air yards share (37.4%), per Rotowire. Those are WR1 numbers.
With his slight build, Smith certainly doesn't look like a WR1 in the way that Brown (6-foot-1, 226 pounds) does. But the results speak for themselves.
The Lions have four defensive backs on their injury report, and Smith is best suited to take advantage of a potentially depleted secondary.
Key stat: Smith is 5-2 vs. this yardage total in his past seven games, averaging 5.9 receptions and 84.0 yards in that span.
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SNF ATS prediction
Eagles -2.5 (-113): Detroit's laundry list of players on the injury report concerns me against this physical Philadelphia squad.
- Three-fifths of the starting offensive line, headlined by Penei Sewell, have been limited or absent from practice at least once this week.
- Starting tight end Sam LaPorta failed to practice Wednesday or Thursday.
- There's a good chance that both of Detroit's starting cornerbacks, Terrion Arnold and D.J. Reed, will be out Sunday.
In a matchup between two quality teams, injury report data can make a huge difference. Philadelphia had everyone at practice on Wednesday, and only one player (centre Cam Jurgens) was limited.
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The Eagles have won and covered in three straight games. They also have much better results against the four common opponents that they share with the Lions: the Packers, Commanders, Vikings and Buccaneers.
Philly is 4-0 SU and ATS agains those teams, while Detroit is 1-3 SU and ATS.
Lions vs. Eagles picks made at 3:55 p.m. ET Nov. 14, 2025.
