With fellow pass rusher Marcus Davenport also out for an extended period of time, it became rather obvious Detroit would be perusing the market for a presence on the edge. Browns general manager Andrew Berry approached Smith and let him know the Lions were ...

Lions pass rusher Za'Darius Smith, who was acquired from the Browns at the NFL's trade deadline earlier this week, is questionable to make his debut for Detroit Sunday against the Texans.

Detroit has surged to the second-shortest Super Bowl odds (+480) at FanDuel behind the Kansas City Chiefs. Meanwhile, Houston is tied with the Commanders for the ninth-shortest odds (+2200). Here’s how we expect this pivotal battle to play out and how we intend to wager it at our favorite NFL betting sites.

Nolan Bianchi, John Niyo, Richard Silva and Bob Wojnowski of The Detroit News offer predictions for Sunday's Lions-Texans game in Houston.

With Houston down several key offensive players due to injury, Detroit’s defense is expected to capitalize. Here is a roundup of predictions heading into the Lions-Texans Week 10 matchup in Houston: “Jared Goff’s in the midst of the biggest heater of his career,

The Detroit Lions appear poised to overcome some more injury-related adversity in the team's Week 10 trip to Houston. Left tackle Taylor Decker is unlikely to play for Detroit in the Sunday night game after not practicing all week with a shoulder injury.

Za'Darius Smith practiced Friday with the Detroit Lions for the first time since his trade Tuesday from the Cleveland Browns, but Lions coach Dan Campbell said the team has not decided yet if Smith will make his Lions debut Sunday against the Houston Texans.