*8* TOP TOTAL on UNDER Lions/Saints.

The New Orleans Saints will host the Detroit Lions at Mercedes-Benz Superdome in Week 15's Monday Night Football. Both teams reside at the bottom of their respective division, and odds are we'll see a low-scoring encounter tonight.

Here are my keys to the game:

1. New Orleans' Defense - The Saints rank 31st in total yards surrendered at 414.8 per game and they've been particularly vulnerable against the run. Good news is that they allowed a season-low 291 yards overall in last week's 24-17 victory at Tampa Bay and Detroit's running game ranks last in the NFL at 79.3 yards per game.

2. Road Woes - Detroit is averaging 17.2 points per game on the road which can be compared to a 20.5 mark overall for the season, and 13 of their last 16 away from home have failed to reach the set total.

3. X-Factor - Detroit lost 21-14 at St. Louis last week and the under is 12-4 in the Lions last 16 games following a straight up loss.

Selection: This is a play on DET@NO to go UNDER the total (8*)