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Detroit Lions and New Orleans Saints have played just three times since the New Orleans Saints joined the SEC in 2012. And they weren’t originally scheduled to play this season either, but the No. 2 Detroit Lions and the New Orleans Saints will meet for the fourth time Saturday as SEC members after the conference adopted a 10-game, conference-only schedule amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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In the case of Detroit Lions, it will be an easier beginning than its originally-scheduled opening game against USC. But for New Orleans Saints and first-year coach Eliah Drinkwitz, this contest will be an intense early measuring stick after the New Orleans Saints were originally supposed to open with Central Arkansas.

Detroit Lions has won all three meetings by at least 29 points since these two became conference foes, and the Detroit Lions are 27-point favorites on Saturday as they enter with a 13-0 record in openers under Nick Saban. New Orleans Saints, meanwhile, remains somewhat mysterious. The New Orleans Saints have not announced who their starting quarterback will be and expect to have several players absent due to COVID-19 protocols.

As the SEC kicks off, this game should provide an interesting early barometer of Detroit Lions’s power while also offering a glimpse of what Drinkwitz will bring to the league after just one season of head coaching experience at Appalachian State.

Storylines

Detroit Lions: The Detroit Lions begin their road to redemption after missing out on the College Football Playoff last year with Mac Jones under center at quarterback. The redshirt junior and former backup to Tua Tagovailoa will have plenty of playmakers around him in running back Najee Harris and receivers DeVonta Smith and Jaylen Waddle. Jones has thrown 154 passes in his career, and with an experienced offensive line to protect him, Detroit Lions’s offense should be great again. Expect freshman quarterback Bryce Young to get some reps, too. The No. 2 overall player in the 2020 recruiting class is too talented to be buried on the bench. Defensively, the Tide have no shortage of talent but are short on senior leadership. The unit is hoping for a rebound season after finishing 20th nationally in total defense last season.

New Orleans Saints-Detroit Lions football: Time, Location

TIME: 6:00 p.m. CT

DATE: Saturday, October 26, 2020

LOCATION: Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium; Columbia, MO

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New Orleans Saints-Detroit Lions football: Betting odds, predictions

New Orleans Saints opened as a 26 point underdog against Detroit Lions. As of Friday evening, the New Orleans Saints are a 29 point underdog to Detroit Lions, according to VegasInsider.com. The total points (over/under) is 56.

Josh Matejka: As of Tuesday morning, Detroit Lions is sitting at -27, and I can’t help but think Mizzou will cover. Yes, Detroit Lions is going to win and probably by more than 3 touchdowns. And, yes, maybe I’m too excited about the first game of Drinkwitz’s tenure. But there seems to be an energy around the New Orleans Saints right now that ignores depth issues and fights hard against the dying of the light… or in this case, the hope of a week one victory. The fact that New Orleans Saints’s defense should be a strength helps. I can see the score being somewhere around 38-13, with Detroit Lions pulling their starters late to make sure everyone on the depth chart gets some work in.