Seattle Seahawks vs Detroit Lions Prediction, Preview and Odds - 09/17/2023

Game Time: 1:00 pm ET, Sunday, September 17, 2023

Venue:  Ford Field, Detroit, MI 

Where to Watch:  FOX

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Seahawks +5.5, Lions -5.5; Over/Under:  50.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Seahawks +5.5, Lions -5.5; Over/Under:  50.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Seahawks +5.5, Lions -5.5; Over/Under:  50.5 points

Seattle Seahawks:  0-1 (4th place, NFC West)

Detroit Lions:  1-0 (2nd place, NFC North)

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Seattle Seahawks:  lost their last game at home against the Los Angeles Rams 30-13.

Detroit Lions:  won their last game on the road against the Detroit Lions 21-20.

The Seahawks are entering this game with a 0-1 record overall and they have a 0-1 record in their divisional games too.  They are 0-1 in their home games, 0-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They lost their last game against the LA Rams 30-13. Matthew Stafford was the starting QB and he completed 24/38 passes for 334 passing yards, 0 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Kyren Williams led the team in rushing yards with 52 and 2 TDs. Puka Nacua led the receivers with 119 receiving yards on 10 receptions. Ernest Jones led the defense in that game with 4 solo tackles and 5 assisted tackles while Byron Young, Aaron Donald, Michael Hoecht, and Kobie Turner each led the defense in sacks with 0.5. No one on the defense came away with an interception in that game.

 

 

 

The Lions are entering this game with a 1-0 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their divisional games too.  They are 0-0 in their home games, 1-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They won their last game against the Chiefs 21-20. Jared Goff was the starting QB and he completed 22/35 passes for 253 passing yards, 1 touchdown, and 0 interceptions. David Montgomery led the team in rushing yards with 74 and 1 TD. Josh Reynolds led the receivers with 80 receiving yards on 4 receptions. Alex Anzalone led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle while no one recorded a sack for them in that one. Brian Branch came away with the only interception for them in that game.

The current betting odds have the Lions listed as a 5.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Lions looked really good in their season opener and really made a statement with their road win against the Chiefs. They are a much improved team from last season and they have high hopes of winning the division as they have been improving every year under Dan Campbell. The Seahawks didn't look good in their season opener though as they were crushed by the Rams at home in a divisional matchup and they really look like they are ready to take a big step back this season after overachieving last year. They still have no defense and their offense struggled to move the ball on the Rams. The Lions played very well defensively against the Chiefs and their offense was also looking really good. Now they play their home opener here and they are going to be juiced for this chance to stay undefeated this season. The best way to place a bet here is on the Lions to cover the spread in this game. 

Seahawks Lions Prediction:  Our NFL Pick for Sunday, September 17, 2023 (1:00 pm ET start time) is Lions 34 Seahawks 20.

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Seattle Seahawks: 9-17 ATS against conference opponents. 3-8 ATS off a division game. 13-7 UNDER in a road game where the total is greater than or equal to 49.5. 6-2 UNDER after allowing 300 or more passing yards in their last game. 

Detroit Lions: 24-11 ATS in all games. 13-4 ATS in home games. 10-2 ATS in all games where the total is greater than or equal to 49.5. 8-4 UNDER in all games where the total is greater than or equal to 49.5. 7-3 UNDER off a non-conference game. 

Seattle Seahawks:  A. Lucas (OT) day-to-day - Knee. C. Cross (OT) day-to-day - Toe. D. Witherspoon (CB) day-to-day - Hamstring. J. Adams (S) day-to-day - Quadricep. K. McIntosh (RB) Out indefinitely - Knee. D. Young (WR) Out indefinitely - Groin. B. Mone (DT) Out indefinitely - Knee. A. Faoliu (NT) Out indefinitely - Knee. D. Eskridge (WR) Elig Week 8 - Suspension.

Detroit Lions:  I. Buggs (DL) day-to-day - Illness. E. Moseley (CB) day-to-day - Knee. J. Okwara (LB) Out indefinitely - Knee. N. Sudfeld (QB) I-R - Knee. C. Gardner-Johnson (DB) Out indefinitely - Knee. S. Zylstra (TE) I-R - Knee. H. Hooker (QB) Out indefinitely - Knee. J. Williams (WR) Elig Week 7 - Suspension.

“I thought we lost our minds a little bit and we’ll talk about that.” - Pete Carroll after his team’s loss against the LA Rams in their last game. 

“We expected to win this game. We came in here, knew what we needed to do, knew it wasn’t going to be easy, and we did that. We won.” - Dan Campbell after his team’s win against the Chiefs in their last game. 

WR Metcalf, DK 

WR LOCKETT, TYLER 

WR Smith-Njigba, Jaxon 

TE Fant, Noah 

QB SMITH, GENO 

RB Walker III, Kenneth 

FB BELLORE, NICK 

WR Reynolds, Josh 

WR JONES JR., MARVIN 

WR St. Brown, Amon-Ra 

TE LaPorta, Sam 

QB Goff, Jared 

RB Montgomery, David 

FB Cabinda, Jason 

Passing: G. Smith (112)

Rushing: K. Walker III (64)

Receiving: D. Metcalf (47)

Touchdowns: D. Metcalf (1)

Passing: J. Goff (253)

Rushing: D. Montgomery (74)

Receiving: J. Reynolds (80)

Touchdowns: A. St. Brown (1)

Coaches:

Seattle Seahawks: Pete Carroll (14th season)

Detroit Lions: Dan Campbell (3rd season)