New England Patriots vs Detroit Lions
Sunday, November 15, 2026 · Neutral site
Quick Answer
As of August 1, 2026, our model favors the Patriots by 3 in New England Patriots vs Detroit Lions, NFL Week 10 2026 — 59% to win, and a neutral-site game, so the model applies no home-field adjustment. Kalshi has not listed KXNFLGAME-26NOV15NEDET yet, so there is no price to compare: when it opens, Lions at 36c or below (or Patriots at 54c or below) is where the model would take a position.
NE
+5.4
DET
+2.4
Patriots
59%
model win prob
Lions
41%
model win prob
KXNFLGAME-26NOV15NEDEThasn't opened yet, so there is no price to compare. When it does, the model buys the Lions at 36c or below, or the Patriots at 54c or below — a five-point threshold either way. The market column fills in automatically.
Power-rating comparison
No home field: pricing Patriots–Lions on neutral ground
The schedule flags this one as a neutral-site game, which changes how the number is built. The model zeroes out the usual 2.5-point home adjustment, so the line is pure ratings: +2.4 for the Lions against +5.4 for the Patriots, giving the Patriots by 3 and 59% to win. The Lions are the designated home team on paper only. Take home field out and the ratings gap is all that is left — which is why this number is a full 2.5 points different from what the same matchup would price at in Detroit.
The sharpest unit gap in the game runs one way: the Patriots offense grades +3.9 (4th of 32) against a Lions defense at +0.6 (7th) — 3.2 points of separation on our scale, and the single biggest reason the line sits where it does. Going the other direction, the Lions offense (+1.2, 10th) meets the Patriots defense (+1.3, 6th), a 0.1-point gap.
Zoom out to the full season and the model projects the Lions at 9.8 wins (favored in 13 of 17) and the Patriots at 11.0 (favored in 15) — 1.1 wins apart across the year. By win probability this is the 3rd-hardest game on the Lions' schedule and the 5th-hardest on the Patriots'.
One team has owned this series: the Patriots are 5-1 in 6 regular-season meetings since 2002. They last met in 2022: Patriots won 29-0 in October. Over their last 4 meetings the Lions are 1-3. Worth saying plainly — the model does not know any of that. It reads 2026 ratings and nothing else, so a lopsided series is a story, not a number on this page.
Calibration check, because a near-even number is the easiest kind to overtrust: across 3266 walk-forward games (2013-2024) the model gave a side 55-60% in 797 of them, and those sides won 57%. The Patriots at 59% are in that band. A margin that thin is why we would rather wait for a price than call it a lean.
Kalshi has not listed KXNFLGAME-26NOV15NEDET, so there is no price on the board and no edge to quote. The model's number to hold it to: Lions 41%, Patriots 59%. Applying our five-point threshold, that makes Lions contracts a buy at 36c or below and Patriots contracts a buy at 54c or below — anything between is inside the noise, and we pass. Week 1's KXNFLGAME contracts opened in May 2026 and the rest of the slate lists as the season gets closer; this page picks up the price automatically when it does.
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Patriots vs Lions — frequently asked
Who is favored in Patriots vs Lions in Week 10?
Our power-rating model favors the Patriots by 3 points, a 59% win probability over the Lions. The Lions rate 8th of 32 (+2.4) and the Patriots 2nd (+5.4); Kalshi has not listed KXNFLGAME-26NOV15NEDET yet, so the model line is the only number on the board.
Is there a home-field advantage in this game?
No. The schedule flags it as a neutral-site game, so the model applies zero home-field points instead of the usual 2.5. The Lions are the designated home team for scheduling purposes only. The resulting line — Patriots by 3 — is the raw ratings gap between +2.4 and +5.4.
How do you take a position on Patriots vs Lions?
The contract will be KXNFLGAME-26NOV15NEDET on Kalshi, a CFTC-regulated exchange open to traders in all 50 states. It has not opened yet; when it does, the model would take the Lions at 36c or below, or the Patriots at 54c or below. There is no point spread — you buy a yes or no contract on a team and it settles at $1 or $0.
Where do the Lions and Patriots play this game?
New England Patriots and the Detroit Lions meet at a neutral site on Sunday, November 15, 2026, NFL Week 10. The Lions are the designated home team, so the game does not carry home-field advantage in our model.
What does the model project for the Lions and Patriots this season?
Across all 17 games the model projects the Lions at 9.8 wins (favored in 13) and the Patriots at 11.0 (favored in 15). This game ranks 3rd-hardest on the Lions' schedule and 5th-hardest on the Patriots', by model win probability.
How often does the model win when it is 59% on a team like the Patriots?
57% of the time. Over 3266 walk-forward games from 2013-2024 — trained only on prior seasons, no market line as an input — the model put a team in the 55-60% range 797 times, and those teams won 57% of them. The Patriots at 59% over the Lions sit in that band, off a 3-point model line. Straight-up across all 3266 graded games the model picked winners at 59.6%, with a Brier score of 0.236 against 0.25 for a coin flip.
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