Detroit Lions at Seattle Seahawks 1/2/22 - NFL Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 12/27/2021 at 2:05 PM ET

The Detroit Lions visit Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington on Sunday to play the Seattle Seahawks in a matchup of two teams that have been eliminated from postseason contention. Detroit fell to 2-12-1 following its 20-16 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. Quarterback Tim Boyle passed for 187 yards with one touchdown and one interception. The Lions defense held Atlanta to 254 yards of total offense but lost nonetheless.

Tim Boyle has passed for 264 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions. D'Andre Swift is the leading rusher but has missed each of the last two games, while Jamaal Williams has 536 yards rushing and two touchdowns. The leading receiver is Amon-Ra St. Brown with 692 yards and three touchdown receptions. On defense, Tracy Walker III is the leading tackler with 82 and Charles Harris is the leader in quarterback sacks with 7.5.

Seattle dropped to 5-10 following its 25-24 loss to the Chicago Bears on Sunday. Seattle had little time to prepare for this matchup after playing on Tuesday night. Russell Wilson passed for 181 yards with two touchdowns but the Seattle defense gave up a scoring drive to Chicago of 80 yards in six plays and a two-point conversion to lose the game after leading 24-17 with just 2:56 left to play.

Russell Wilson has passed for 2,639 yards with 18 touchdowns and five interceptions. The leading rusher is Alex Collins with 411 yards and two touchdowns while the leading receiver is Tyler Lockett with 1,053 yards and five touchdown receptions. On defense, Bobby Wagner is the leading tackler with 170 and Rasheem Green is the leader in quarterback sacks with 6.5.

Detroit will pull off an upset against Seattle, but the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in six of the Lions last seven played on the road and in 18 of Seattle's last 24 overall. Detroit is 29th in scoring with an average of 17.3 points per game and the Seahawks are not that much better with an average of 20.4 points per game. In addition, Seattle allows opponents to score only 20.5 points per game. Final Score Prediction, Detroit Lions win but our best play is UNDER 23-17.

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