The Pittsburgh Steelers will meet the Detroit Lions at Ford Field this Saturday afternoon to continue the NFL preseason schedule. The Steelers are coming to this matchup on a losing streak, while the Lions have won one game and lost another. Pittsburgh will truly try its best to dominate here, but Detroit seems like the better opponent in this pairing. The Detroit Lions are expected to win this game, as per the latest NFL betting odds.
Pittsburgh Steelers vs Detroit Lions preview information
Date: August 24, Saturday | Time: 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
TV: ESPN/ESPN 2
Stream: NFL+/Fubo TV
Moneyline: Pittsburgh Steelers (-300) vs Detroit Lions (-250)
Spread: Pittsburgh Steelers (-6.5 – 110) vs Detroit Lions (+6.5-110)
Total (O/U): Pittsburgh Steelers (u35.5) vs Detroit Lions (o35.5).
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Pittsburgh Steelers are yet to post a win in this preseason. Most recently, the Steelers played the Buffalo Bills and lost the game 9-3. In that game, Justin Fields went for 92 yards, completing 11 passes out of 17. As a team, the Pittsburgh Steelers are scoring an average of 17.83 points in each game, with 187.83 passing yards. On defense, the Steelers are allowing opponents to score an average of 19.72 points per game.
Top 3 Players:
Justin Fields: 159 Yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
Russell Wilson: 47 Yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
T.J. Watt: 49 Solo, 19 Sack, 4 FF, 1 INT
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are 1-1 this preseason after winning their game against the Kansas City Chiefs last time. The Lions managed to win 24-23, with Nate Sudfeld going for 196 yards and completing 14 passes out of 27. On offense, Detroit scores an average of 27.35 points per game, with 259.65 passing yards. In terms of defense, the Lions allow opponents to score an average of 23.75 points in every game.
Top 3 Players:
Nate Sudfeld: 292 Yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Hendon Hooker: 186 Yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
Isaiah Williams: 10 Rec, 106 Yds, 0 TD
Injury report
Pittsburgh Steelers
Nate Herbig, Is out for season, Shoulder
Jaylen Warren , Is “?” Sunday vs Atlanta, Hamstring
Detroit Lions
Michael Badgley, IR; is out for season, Hamstring
Betting Trends
Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh are 3-6 ATS in their last 9 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Pittsburgh’s last 18 games.
Pittsburgh are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games.
Pittsburgh are 7-1-1 SU in their last 9 games against Detroit.
Pittsburgh are 11-4 ATS in their last 15 games on the road.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Detroit.
Pittsburgh are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games against an opponent in the National Football Conference.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh’s last 9 games against an opponent in the National Football Conference North division.
Pittsburgh are 14-4 SU in their last 18 games played in August.
Detroit Lions
Detroit are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Detroit’s last 14 games.
Detroit are 14-6 SU in their last 20 games.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Detroit’s last 13 games against Pittsburgh.
Detroit are 8-1 SU in their last 9 games at home.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit’s last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh.
Detroit are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games against an opponent in the American Football Conference.
Detroit are 0-10-1 SU in their last 11 games against an opponent in the American Football Conference North division.
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Detroit’s last 18 games played in August.
Detroit are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games played on a Saturday when playing at home.
Summary and Prediction
The Pittsburgh Steelers will use their strong defense to bag another win for the preseason. However, the Lions are better in attacking and will light up the scoreboard to dominate the game. The Detroit Lions will win this matchup with a final score of 26-18.
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