Surging New England Patriots favoured by a TD over Detriot Lions

New England Patriots will look to continue their dominating play when they take on Detroit Lions in Week 12 as strong seven-point favourites in NFL betting at Coral.

The Patriots improved to an AFC-best 8-2 with a 42-20 statement victory over Indianapolis Colts last weekend, grabbing an outright win as three-point road underdogs.

This match-up was expected to be a gunslingers’ duel between New England veteran QB Tom Brady and young Cults pivot, Andrew Luck, who leads NFL passers with 3388 yards to go along with 28 touchdowns.

Instead, it was RB Jonas Gray’s career day that sealed the win for the Patriots. Running for four TDs, totalling 201 rushing yards on 37 carries, Gray was a revelation for New England, who now possess potent offensive weapons both in the air and on the ground that should strike fear into opposing defenses.

Following their stunning performance against Indy, the Patriots are now pegged as 4/1 favourites to win the Super Bowl.

The 7-3 Lions are coming off a disappointing 14-6 loss to Arizona Cardinals last week, failing to cover as slender one-point road favourites. However, Detroit retain a share of the lead atop the NFC North, alongside Green Bay Packers, after posting six SU wins in their last eight outings, 4-4 ATS.

Indianapolis (6-4) will look to get back on track when they host the woeful Jacksonville Jaguars as heavy 14-point favourites.

This match-up pits one of the NFL’s best offenses against one of the worst defenses. Indy enter the weekend ranked third with 31.0 points per game, while the Jags have surrendered a stunning 28.2 points, which is the second poorest record.

The 1-9 Jags have also failed to post a SU win on the road since Week 13 of last year, and are a dismal 2-7-1 ATS this season.