In the nightcap of the Monday Night Football doubleheader, the undefeated Seattle Seahawks (3-0) head east to face the Detroit Lions (2-1) in a matchup of teams that have won most of their early matchups during the 2024 NFL regular season.
Seattle enters the game with wins over three of the potentially worst teams in the league, securing victories over Denver, New England, and Miami (without Tua Tagovailoa). Two of those games have been close, especially against the Broncos and Patriots.
Detroit has lined up against a pair of 1-3 teams that are better than their record suggests in the Cardinals and Rams, winning both games by at least six points. The Lions’ lone loss this season is to Tampa Bay in 20-16 showing where Detroit had a chance to win the game at the end.
Can Seattle keep rolling along this season, or will the Lions maul the Seahawks’ perfect record? We’ll cover that and our three top player prop bets in the article below.
The Seahawks have not been tested heavily through the air as Seattle has faced Bo Nix in his NFL debut along with Jacoby Brissett, Skylar Thompson, and Tim Boyle in the first three weeks. Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff is a significant upgrade to that lineup.
Goff was not tested much last week as the Lions ran the ball against the Cardinals. Still, the 6-foot-4 athlete recorded 199 yards in the 20-13 victory in Week 3. Expect him to cover this player prop bet tonight against the Seahawks’ untested defense.
The NFL’s prevailing trend is to find mobile quarterbacks who excel with their arms and legs. Seattle veteran quarterback Geno Smith is not typically associated with that talent as the almost 34-year-old quarterback runs only as needed.
He’ll need his wheels tonight against the Lions as defensive end Aidan Hutchinson – who already has 6.5 sacks to start the year – is certain to pin his ears back and get after him throughout the game. Expect Smith to cover this player prop bet as he’ll easily gain over 11 rushing yards.
Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams fired off to a hot start against the Los Angeles Rams, catching five of his nine targets for 121 yards and a score. After a five-catch, 79-yard performance the following week, Williams found himself targeted only three times in Week 3.
Expect Detroit to get the team’s leading receiver more involved this week against the Seahawks. Williams – a former first-round draft pick out of Alabama – should roll to a big game and easily eclipse the 42.5-yard mark to cover this prop bet.
This game could go down to the wire and taking either side – either Detroit or Tennessee – is a risky proposition. The Seahawks have not been seriously tested with their soft schedule, and the Lions have won both games by six points, but neither team Detroit has defeated is above .500.
Instead of taking a risky bet, the safer option is to take the under on total points. At 46.5 points, the Lions and Seahawks have shown their defenses are legitimate units thus far despite both teams scoring over 20 points in all but one contest. Expect the defenses to rule this game and keep it around 24-20 as the final should be in Detroit’s favor.
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