{"id":1487056,"date":"2026-09-08T10:13:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T09:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/nfl\/nfl-news\/saints-vs-lions-prediction-picks-odds-week-1\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T11:15:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T10:15:30","slug":"saints-vs-lions-prediction-picks-odds-week-1","status":"publish","type":"nfl-news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/nfl\/nfl-news\/saints-vs-lions-prediction-picks-odds-week-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Saints vs Lions Prediction &#038; Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Our <strong>Saints vs Lions prediction<\/strong> backs Detroit comfortably, at 6pm BST on the opening Sunday of the <a href=\"\/en\/nfl\/\">2026 NFL season<\/a>. Squawka Signal&#8217;s live read on this game, including where the value sits, is in the block just below.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The gap is about finishing rather than moving the ball. Detroit scored 481 points in 2025 to New Orleans&#8217;s 306, and converted 62.5% of red-zone trips against the Saints&#8217; 44.4%, the weakest rate in the round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!-- SQ_NFL_SIGNAL -->\n\n\n\n<style>\n\/* Squawka NFL picks card - palette matched to the injected sq-nsig Signal units *\/\n.sqp{--cy:#2FE6C9;--val:#38D97A;--ovr:#FF6A5A;--fair:#FFC24B;--tx:#e8f0f7;--mut:rgba(232,240,247,.60);--line:rgba(255,255,255,.10);--gold:#FFC24B;position:relative;overflow:hidden;font-family:'Bricolage Grotesque',system-ui,-apple-system,Segoe UI,Roboto,sans-serif;color:var(--tx);max-width:960px;margin:14px auto 26px;border-radius:14px;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#0a2540 0%,#06182b 62%,#04121f 100%);box-shadow:0 14px 36px rgba(4,18,31,.34)}\n.sqp *{box-sizing:border-box}\n.sqp__wrap{padding:22px 26px 20px}\n.sqp__kick{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--cy)}\n.sqp__kick::before{content:'';width:7px;height:7px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--cy);box-shadow:0 0 9px 1px var(--cy)}\n.sqp__ttl{font-size:24px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.3px;line-height:1.14;margin:12px 0 0;color:var(--tx)}\n.sqp__sub{margin:7px 0 0;font-size:14.5px;line-height:1.5;color:var(--mut);max-width:70ch}\n.sqp__crests{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin-top:14px}\n.sqp__crests img{width:28px;height:28px;display:block}\n.sqp__at{font-size:12px;font-weight:700;color:var(--mut);letter-spacing:.1em}\n.sqp__h3{margin:20px 0 0;font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--cy)}\n.sqp__list{margin-top:12px;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}\n.sqp__row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 126px;gap:14px;align-items:center;padding:14px 2px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}\n.sqp__mkt{display:block;font-size:10px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--cy);margin-bottom:4px}\n.sqp__pk{font-size:15.5px;font-weight:800;line-height:1.25;color:var(--tx)}\n.sqp__top{display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle;margin-left:8px;font-size:9.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#3a2c00;background:var(--gold);padding:3px 7px;border-radius:5px}\n.sqp__why{display:block;margin-top:5px;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.5;color:var(--mut)}\n.sqp__pr{text-align:center}\n.sqp__val{display:block;font-size:23px;font-weight:800;color:var(--cy);line-height:1;text-decoration:none}\na.sqp__val:hover{text-decoration:underline}\n.sqp__stars{display:block;font-size:15px;line-height:1;letter-spacing:1px;color:var(--gold)}\n.sqp__stars .d{opacity:.24}\n.sqp__lab{display:block;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--mut);margin-top:4px}\n.sqp__verd{display:inline-block;margin-top:6px;font-size:10.5px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.04em;padding:2px 7px;border-radius:5px}\n.sqp__verd--val{color:var(--val);background:rgba(56,217,122,.12)}\n.sqp__verd--ovr{color:var(--ovr);background:rgba(255,106,90,.12)}\n.sqp__verd--fair{color:var(--fair);background:rgba(255,194,75,.12)}\n.sqp__approach{margin:14px 0 0;font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.55;color:var(--tx)}\n.sqp__foot{margin:16px 0 0;padding-top:13px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);font-size:11.5px;line-height:1.55;color:rgba(232,240,247,.5)}\n.sqp__foot a{color:var(--cy);font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(47,230,201,.35)}\n@media(max-width:640px){\n.sqp__wrap{padding:18px 15px 16px}\n.sqp__ttl{font-size:20px}\n.sqp__row{grid-template-columns:1fr 100px;gap:10px}\n.sqp__val{font-size:20px}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"sqp\" id=\"sqp-nodet\">\n<div class=\"sqp__wrap\">\n<span class=\"sqp__kick\">Week 1 &middot; Editorial pick<\/span>\n<h2 class=\"sqp__ttl\">Saints vs Lions: our editor&#8217;s prop<\/h2>\n<p class=\"sqp__sub\">One editorial call to sit alongside the live Signal numbers above.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sqp__crests\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/squawka\/inc\/NFL\/assets\/team-logos\/NO.png\" alt=\"Saints\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\">\n<span class=\"sqp__at\">AT<\/span>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/squawka\/inc\/NFL\/assets\/team-logos\/DET.png\" alt=\"Lions\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\">\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"sqp__h3\">Our prop<\/h3>\n<div class=\"sqp__list\">\n<div class=\"sqp__row\" data-market=\"Player prop\" data-selection=\"Aidan Hutchinson over 0.5 sacks\" data-read=\"\">\n<div><span class=\"sqp__mkt\">Player prop<\/span><span class=\"sqp__pk\">Aidan Hutchinson over 0.5 sacks<\/span><span class=\"sqp__why\">Hutchinson recorded 14 sacks in 2025. New Orleans allowed 49, moreover, the second-highest figure of any side in this round.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"sqp__pr\"><span class=\"sqp__stars\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Confidence 4 of 5\">&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;<span class=\"d\">&#9733;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"sqp__lab\">confidence<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sqp__foot\">An editorial call, not a Signal model output. 18+ | BeGambleAware.org<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Saints vs Lions: 2025 season form<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Detroit finished 9-8 at plus 68 and New Orleans 6-11 at minus 77. The points columns separate them further than the records do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>2025 regular season<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Saints<\/th>\n<th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Lions<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td><strong>Record<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">6-11<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">9-8<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Points for<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">306<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">481<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Points against<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">383<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">413<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Point differential<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">-77<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">+68<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Sacks recorded<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">45<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">49<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Sacks allowed<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">49<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">39<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Interceptions made<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">10<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">13<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Third-down offence<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">39.5%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">38.8%<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Red-zone offence<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">44.4%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">62.5%<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Red zone allowed<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">53.2%<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">59.6%<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Opponent passer rating<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">91.8<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">92.5<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The red-zone rows carry it: 62.5% against 44.4%, with the Saints also conceding 49 sacks. Their defence was not the problem, however, at 45 sacks and a 91.8 opponent passer rating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Saints vs Lions injury report and team news<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This section updates as soon as the Out, Doubtful and Questionable tags land. Notably, for now, both sides expect their first-choice quarterbacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tyler Shough is expected to start for New Orleans, though the Saints had not confirmed it at the time of writing. Chris Olave leads the receivers, moreover, after 1,163 yards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jared Goff starts for Detroit. Amon-Ra St. Brown and Jameson Williams both cleared 1,100 receiving yards, meanwhile, with Jahmyr Gibbs carrying the run game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!-- SQ_NFL_INJURIES -->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The matchup that settles it: Detroit&#8217;s red zone against an offence that stalls<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Detroit converted 62.5% of red-zone trips in 2025 at a 105.5 passer rating, the highest in the round, and Goff threw 35 touchdowns against eight interceptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Saints are the mirror image. Their 44.4% conversion was the weakest here, and 3.69 yards a carry gave them no short-yardage answer. Therefore drives reaching the twenty tend to end in field goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Players to watch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Jared Goff (DET, QB):<\/strong> 4,303 yards and 35 touchdowns at a 105.5 rating, indeed the best here.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Amon-Ra St. Brown (DET, WR):<\/strong> 1,401 receiving yards, notably fifth in the league.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aidan Hutchinson (DET, DE):<\/strong> 14 sacks against a line that conceded 49.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chris Olave (NO, WR):<\/strong> 1,163 receiving yards, moreover, the Saints&#8217; clearest route to points.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to watch Saints vs Lions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kickoff is 1:00 PM ET on Sunday, September 13, which is <strong>6pm BST<\/strong> in the UK. That makes it one of the friendliest windows of the week for British viewers, indeed, landing in the early evening rather than the small hours. Sky Sports has the coverage, and NFL Game Pass on <a href=\"https:\/\/tidd.ly\/3SxpKbx\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DAZN<\/a> carries every game. Squawka may earn a commission if you subscribe through that link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<thead>\n<tr><th>Detail<\/th><th>Saints vs Lions<\/th><\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr><td><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td><td>Sunday, September 13, 2026<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Kickoff<\/strong><\/td><td>6:00pm BST \/ 1:00 PM ET, Sunday 13 Sep<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Venue<\/strong><\/td><td>Ford Field, Detroit<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>TV<\/strong><\/td><td>Sky Sports<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Live stream<\/strong><\/td><td>NFL Game Pass (DAZN)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Week<\/strong><\/td><td>Week 1, 2026 NFL season<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Saints vs Lions prediction and score projection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our <strong>Saints vs Lions prediction<\/strong> is a comfortable Detroit win. A 481-point offence against the weakest red-zone attack in the round is about as clean a mismatch as Week 1 offers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Saints are not without resistance: 45 sacks and a 53.2% red-zone defence are both better than Detroit&#8217;s equivalents. So we will take the Lions, 28-22. Which side carries the value, though, is a separate question from who wins, and the live read on that sits in the Signal block.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every fixture in the round is covered across our <a href=\"\/en\/nfl\/\">NFL UK hub<\/a>, and the 32 club pages sit on the <a href=\"\/en\/nfl\/teams\/\">NFL teams hub<\/a>. Kickoff times are confirmed on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/schedules\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NFL.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Saints vs Lions FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-nodet-1\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Who is favourite to win, the Saints or the Lions?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Detroit, comfortably. The Lions scored 481 points in 2025 to New Orleans&#8217;s 306 and converted 62.5% of red-zone trips against the Saints&#8217; 44.4%. Ultimately the live win probability sits in the Signal block on this page.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-nodet-2\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What time is Saints vs Lions in the UK?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Notably 6pm BST on Sunday 13 September, which is 1:00 PM ET.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-nodet-3\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">How can I watch Saints vs Lions in the UK?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Sky Sports has the coverage and NFL Game Pass on DAZN carries every game. Moreover kickoff is Notably 6pm BST on Sunday 13 September, which is 1:00 PM ET.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-nodet-4\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Who starts at quarterback for New Orleans?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Tyler Shough is expected to start, although the Saints had not confirmed it at the time of writing.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-nodet-5\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What is the score prediction for Saints vs Lions?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Lions 28-22. Detroit&#8217;s 62.5% red-zone conversion against New Orleans&#8217;s 44.4% is the clearest edge.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>18+ | Please gamble responsibly | BeGambleAware.org | Signal probabilities approximate at time of writing and subject to change<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Saints vs Lions prediction backs Detroit comfortably, at 6pm BST on the opening Sunday of the 2026 NFL season. Squawka Signal&#8217;s live read on this game, including where the value sits, is in the block just below. The gap is about finishing rather than moving the ball. 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