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msudogs
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Seahawks vs. Lions Analysis
If you’re looking to play an Over this week, this might be the one. These teams have met in each of the last three seasons and they combined to score an average of 80.3 points per game in those contests. However, it should be noted that Seattle is second in the league in EPA per play allowed (-0.218) this season. Detroit has also been pretty solid defensively, as the team is 12th in EPA per play allowed (-0.030). So, these are different teams than they have been in recent years. But both of these offenses have the ability to be explosive, and it wouldn’t be surprising at all if this turned into a track meet. The Lions actually feel like they are due for an Over, as the Under has hit in all of their games.
As for the spread, it’s hard not to like the Seahawks +3.5 here. It has just been very difficult to throw on this Seattle secondary this season, as the Seahawks are second in the NFL in Dropback EPA per play allowed (-0.255). Of course, it’s hard to keep this Lions passing game down for long, but I trust the Seahawks to come up with a few more key stops over the course of this game. Detroit’s secondary is still rather leaky, with the team being 20th in the NFL in Dropback EPA per play allowed (0.084). That’s going to be hard to overcome against this Seattle offense. Geno Smith is PFF’s fifth-ranked quarterback this season. He’s really in a nice groove in offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb’s system, and it helps having D.K. Metcalf, Tyler Lockett and Jaxon Smith-Njigba to throw to. Covering all three of those receivers will be the biggest challenge of this young season for Detroit.
The only question here is whether the Seahawks have what it takes to slow down the Lions running game. But Mike Macdonald’s group has been solid up front this season. Sure, Seattle’s schedule has been extremely easy, as the team has earned wins over Denver, New England and a Tua-less Miami. But beating the team in front of you is the name of the game, and the Seahawks have likely built up some confidence by now.
It’s also hard to ignore that underdogs of 3.5 to 10 points that average 230 or more passing yards per game, and are coming off a game in which they allowed 5.5 or fewer passing yards per attempt, are 33-9 against the spread since 2020.
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