When: 1 p.m. Sunday.
Where: Ford Field.
TV: Fox.
Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1).
Betting line: Lions by 2½.
Game notes: The Lions are hot and Vegas has taken notice. For the first time since the NFL merger a team with a losing record is favored vs. a team eight or more games over .500. A couple of factors on why this historic line has been set: Division games are usually close no matter record, and Vikings-Lions (the last four games decided by four points or fewer) is a prime example; the Lions nearly beat the Vikings earlier this season and that was before the defense was playing at the level it is now; the Vikings eight wins have all been close, even the ones against vastly inferior talent.