Buccaneers vs. Lions Expert Picks for Monday Night Football: MNF Player Props, TD Picks & Best Bets
Two of the best teams in the NFC face off tonight at Ford Field as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions kick off a Monday Night Football doubleheader at 7 p.m. ET (ABC/ESPN), and we have you covered with our Buccaneers vs. Lions expert picks and best bets for this MNF clash on the final day of NFL Week 7.
🏈 Buccaneers vs. Lions expert picks: Monday Night Football
NFL picks for Buccaneers vs. Lions with pick confidence based on 1-to-5-star scale; see the latest NFL odds for the best available price.
- Game prediction: Over 52.5 (-110 via BetMGM) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Player prop pick: Mike Evans Over 63.5 receiving yards (-112 via DraftKings) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Touchdown scorer pick: Sam LaPorta to score anytime TD (+175 via FanDuel) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- First touchdown pick: Mike Evans to score first TD (+1000 via DraftKings) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
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💰 Best Buccaneers vs. Lions picks for Monday Night Football
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Best Buccaneers vs. Lions prediction
Here's what our NFL expert Gary Pearson wrote this week on why he's betting on fireworks at Ford Field between these two high-scoring offenses:
⬆️ Over 52.5 (-110) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Dan Campbell's team has scored at least 31 points in eight of the last nine games at Ford Field dating back to last season, averaging 40. That staggering total is accompanied by a 32-point-per-game average in the previous 11 games following a defeat.
Both teams are among the top eight in offensive DVOA, with Detroit fifth and Tampa Bay eighth, while the Lions score the second-most points per game (31.8) and the Buccaneers the sixth most (27.5).
Pearson also breaks down his favorite Over/Under bet tonight in his Buccaneers vs. Lions prediction.
Best Buccaneers vs. Lions player prop pick
Here's why our NFL expert Phil Wood is backing Mike Evans to finish with at least 64 receiving yards as his favorite Over/Under player prop pick for Monday Night Football:
🧭 Mike Evans Over 63.5 receiving yards (-112) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Evans hasn’t played since Week 3, and he’s yet to top 56 yards in a game this season. However, with the Lions’ entire starting secondary out, Evans returns for a juicy matchup in what should be a high-scoring game, as the best sports betting sites are giving it a 53-point projected total. Evans has logged four-plus catches in each of his outings this season.
The Lions are only allowing 212.7 passing yards per game. But Patrick Mahomes threw for 257 yards against them last week, and that's when Kerby Joseph and Brian Branch were healthy, and both will miss this contest. With so many injuries, don’t be surprised if Evans gets near the eight catches for 147 yards that he notched in the 2023 playoff meeting between the two teams.
Wood is also backing an underappreciated Lions running back to see a heavy workload tonight as part of his Buccaneers vs. Lions player props.
Best Buccaneers vs. Lions anytime touchdown scorer pick
Here's why our NFL expert Esten McLaren is betting on Lions tight end Sam LaPorta to score a touchdown on Monday Night Football:
💪 Sam LaPorta to score anytime TD (+175) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
LaPorta has scored in back-to-back games after being held out of the end zone through four weeks. He also caught five of six targets in both games and has had a long catch of 26 or more yards in four of six games this season. Who are we to walk away from a heater?
The Buccaneers have allowed opposing tight ends to catch 82.5% of their targets and to score four touchdowns through six games. They do a much better job of guarding receivers, so I expect Lions QB Jared Goff to lean into the better matchup and get LaPorta a touchdown in a third straight game.
McLaren is also targeting QB Baker Mayfield to reach the end zone, while offering two picks for the later MNF matchup, in his Monday Night Football anytime touchdown scorer predictions.
Best Buccaneers vs. Lions first touchdown scorer pick
Here's why our NFL expert Sean Tomlinson is betting on Evans to score the first touchdown on Monday Night Football:
🥇 Mike Evans to score first TD (+1000) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Injuries have obliterated the Lions' defensive backfield with Kerby Joseph, Avonte Maddox, and Terrion Arnold all out. That's in part contributing to what's widely expected to be a high-octane affair featuring plenty of scoring, with the best sports betting sites setting the total around 53.5.
Evans, who's set to return from a hamstring injury, is well-positioned to promptly take advantage of that weakness. That's especially true because of the injuries around him, too, with Chris Godwin out and Emeka Egbuka potentially out or playing at less than full health.
Tomlinson is also targeting LaPorta to strike early, while highlighting two early scoring options in the second MNF game, in his Monday Night Football first touchdown scorer predictions.
Best Buccaneers vs. Lions same-game parlay
Here's what our NFL expert Brenden Schaeffer has cooked up for his best Buccaneers vs. Lions same-game parlay for Monday Night Football:
🚀 Best Buccaneers vs. Lions parlay for MNF
- Jahmyr Gibbs Over 25.5 receiving yards (-112) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- David Montgomery Over 9.5 receiving yards (-108) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Baker Mayfield Over 18.5 rushing yards (-112) ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Best odds: +511 via FanDuel ($10 to win $51.10)
📺 How to watch Monday Night Football: Buccaneers vs. Lions
- Date: Monday, Oct. 20
- Kickoff: 7 p.m. ET
- Where: Ford Field (Detroit)
- TV: ABC/ESPN
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