New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions — Week 1 Odds, Injuries & Prediction
New Orleans Saints @ Detroit Lions: live odds, injury report, team rankings comparison, and win probability for this matchup.
Sun, Sep 13 · 1:00 PM ET · FOX
Final: New Orleans Saints 30 - 31 Detroit Lions. Detroit Lions won. Model prediction was correct.
Odds (DraftKings): DET -7 · ML NO +260 / DET -325 · O/U 49.5
Model prediction
Predicted winner: Detroit Lions - NO 42% / DET 58%
Team stats comparison (rank out of 32)
| NO offense | DET offense | Edge |
|---|
| Total yards | #23 | #5 | home edge (18) |
| Rush yards | #28 | #14 | home edge (14) |
| Pass yards | #13 | #3 | home edge (10) |
| NO defense | DET defense | Edge |
|---|
| Total yards allowed | #9 | #18 | away edge (9) |
| Rush yards allowed | #19 | #14 | home edge (5) |
| Pass yards allowed | #4 | #20 | away edge (16) |
Injury report
- Alvin Kamara (NO · RB) - active - Knee - MCL sprain (cleared to return)
- Cameron Jordan (NO · DE) - active - Hamstring
- Chris Olave (NO · WR) - active - Hamstring
- D.J. Reed (DET · CB) - active - Foot
- Christian Mahogany (DET · G) - questionable - Hip (knee injury that migrated to the hip)
- Blake Miller (DET · RT) - questionable - Knee
- Ty Chandler (NO · RB) - out - Knee injury - season-ending
- Bryan Bresee (NO · DT) - out - Torn ACL - season-ending
- Jordyn Tyson (NO · WR) - out - Hamstring
- Mason Tipton (NO · WR) - out - Leg
- Kelvin Banks Jr. (NO · LT) - out - Severe high ankle sprain - surgery expected
- Barion Brown (NO · WR) - out - Hamstring
- Brian Branch (DET · S) - out - Torn Achilles - on reserve/PUP
- Kerby Joseph (DET · S) - out - Knee injury (lingering from 2025) - on reserve/PUP
- Payton Turner (DET · DE) - out - Back
- Isiah Pacheco (DET · RB) - out - Back - surgery (loose body pressing on a nerve), on injured reserve
- Cade Mays (DET · C) - out - Fractured wrist - on injured reserve, designated to return
- Avonte Maddox (DET · CB) - out - Foot - season-ending surgery
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