Saints - Lions Score Predictions | Week 13

Kyle T. Mosley

The Lions are one of the NFC's best team...the Saints are not. It is a pivotal game for New Orleans. Should the Saints lose today, their postseason odds significantly drop. Unfortunately, I don't see Lions head coach Dan Campbell and defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn taking it easy on their former team.

Prediction: Lions 38, Saints 20

Bob Rose

Dennis Allen's Saints are 1-11 against teams with. 500 or better records when they face them. They are also just 6-6 in the Superdome over the last two years (not including their London "home game"). There is no sugarcoating those numbers. It is the mark of a bad football team. Now the Saints face a Detroit team coming off four days of extra rest. And doing so without perhaps as many as seven starters sidelined by injuries. 

Detroit has shown some vulnerability on defense and has had issues with turnovers offensively. On paper, that gives the Saints a "puncher's chance". In reality, I am looking at the product New Orleans has put on the field....and this could get ugly. 

Prediction: Lions 31 Saints 10

John Hendrix

Okay, so after last week, I am going to retract my whole ‘riding with the Saints the rest of the season' approach. Unless something miraculous happens, the Lions are going to win this game. They are the only opponent left on the team’s schedule that’s above .500 and New Orleans just hasn’t shown much to suggest that they can get this one, even if they are at home. It is any given Sunday naturally, but if the run defense and red zone issues have not been solved then there is little reason to be optimistic. We will see what team shows up soon enough.

Prediction: Lions 28, Saints 17

Ross Jackson

There is simply no reason to expect the Saints to win this game. They have continued to be inconsistent scoring on offense, struggle against the run, are beat up and have not had the advantage of the past in home games. They have also played two teams this season, the Jacksonville Jaguars and Minnesota Vikings, with winning records and have not led for a single second against either.

The best chance New Orleans has is to take advantage of Detroit's turnover prone nature as of late, and find a way to cash in on the offensive side. The Saints have scored off of turnovers in every one of their five wins this season, and have not in each of their six losses. It is the key to their ability to win. But until they prove they can do that consistently, there is little reason to expect it.

Prediction: Lions 31, Saints 16