Two of the NFC's best teams collide on Monday Night Football when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers take on the Detroit Lions. Tampa Bay is coming off a 30-19 win over the San Francisco 49ers last week, while Detroit dropped a 30-17 decision to the Kansas City Chiefs. The Buccaneers (5-1), who lead the NFC South, are 3-0 on the road this year. The Lions (4-2), who are second in the NFC North, are 2-0 on their home field in 2025. Tampa Bay is expected to be without wide receivers Emeka Egbuka (hamstring) and Chris Godwin Jr. (leg), as well as running back Bucky Irving (foot).

Kickoff from Ford Field in Detroit is set for 7 p.m. ET. Detroit leads the all-time series 33-30. The Lions are 6-point favorites in the latest Buccaneers vs. Lions odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 53.5. Detroit is -279 on the money line.

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White, a Fantasy and gambling editor for CBS Sports, consistently crushes against-the-spread picks and has gone 718-623-37 on his ATS picks from 2017-24, which returned more than $3,200 to $100 players. He is an OUTSTANDING 34-20-2 (+1287) on his last 56 picks in games involving the Lions! Anyone who has followed him is WAY up!

Now, White has locked in another confident against-the-spread pick for Buccaneers vs. Lions.

We can tell you he's leaning Over on the point total, but he knows a crucial X-factor makes one side of the spread a MUST-BACK! You ABSOLUTELY need to see what it is before locking in any picks of your own.

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