The top team in the standings in the NFC North will travel to take on the top team in the NFC South when the Detroit Lions travel to Tampa, Florida to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday afternoon at 4:25 PM with the game being the game of the week on Fox in week 6 of the NFL season.

The Detroit Lions enter this game with a record of 4-1 following a 42-24 win at home against the Carolina Panthers while covering the 9.5-point spread as a home favorite in week 5 of the NFL season. Detroit scored 42 points while compiling a total of 377 yards offensively which included 236 passing yards and 159 rushing yards while allowing 24 points and 342 total yards defensively which included 247 passing yards and 99 rushing yards. Jared Goff led the team in passing, completing 20 of 28 attempts for 236 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for a touchdown. David Montgomery led the team in rushing with 19 carries for 109 yards and a touchdown while adding two receptions for 20 yards. Josh Reynolds led the team in receiving, catching four of five targets for 76 yards and a touchdown. 

Tampa Bay enters this game with a record of 3-1 following a 26-9 win on the road against the New Orleans Saints while covering the 4.5-point spread as a road underdog in week 4 of the NFL season. The Buccaneers scored 26 points while compiling a total of 353 yards offensively which included 246 passing yards and 114 rushing yards while allowing 9 points and 197 total yards defensively which included 140 passing yards and 70 rushing yards. Baker Mayfield led the team in passing, completing 25 of 32 attempts for 246 yards with three touchdowns and an interception while rushing for 31 yards. Rachaad White led the team in rushing with 15 carries for 56 yards while adding three receptions for 22 yards. Chris Godwin led the team in receiving, catching eight of 11 targets for 114 yards.

BookMaker has the Detroit Lions listed as 3-point favorites on the road against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday afternoon in week 6 of the NFL season. The teams have split the last ten meetings with both teams going 5-5 while Tampa Bay has won two of the last three games in the series. The Lions are 6-4 ATS in the last ten while the Buccaneers are 2-1 ATS in the last three meetings. Detroit is 4-1 ATS overall, 2-0 ATS on the road, and 3-1 ATS as a favorite this season while the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 3-1 ATS overall, 1-1 ATS at home, and 2-1 ATS as an underdog. 

Detroit is looking like one of the best teams in the NFC this season while the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have been a surprise team with Baker Mayfield at quarterback as both teams are in 1^st place in their respective divisions. However, the Lions are the better team this season from a talent standpoint which is why I will be taking the money line for the Detroit Lions at -158 when they travel to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.