Detroit Lions vs Indianapolis Colts Prediction, 8/20/2022 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Preseason Week 2

Game: Detroit Lions vs Indianapolis Colts

Date: Saturday, August 20, 2022

Location: Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN

TV: NFL League Pass

Odds/Point Spread: Colts (+1.5)

Total/Over-Under: 40

The Detroit Lions (3-13-1 last year) are on their way to Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday where they will try to beat the Indianapolis Colts (9-8 last season). Detroit opens this game as 1.5-point favorites from oddsmakers. The betting total comes in at 40.

The Detroit Lions wrapped up their year holding a 3-13-1 record. In their last game of last season, the Lions played the Packers and went home with a win by a final score of 37-30. Jamaal Williams was the rushing leader for the Lions with 13 carries for 43 yards (3.3 yards per attempt). Amon-Ra St. Brown left with an average of 13.6 yds per catch by totaling 109 yards on 8 catches. Jared Goff connected on 21/30 with 238 yards passing and 2 touchdowns. He had a quarterback rating of 115.7 and walked away from the contest with no interceptions. On the ground, the Lions gave up 122 yds on 27 attempts, which calculates to 4.5 yards per rush surrendered. Detroit relinquished 24 completions on 35 attempts for a total of 256 yards, and a completion percentage of 68.6%. For the game, they tallied 59 plays which gave them 404 yards. The Detroit Lions ended up rushing 26 times and amassed 99 yds, which came out to an average of 3.8 yards per attempt.

The Lions earned 5,484 total yards last year. Detroit compiled 193 1st downs, and they were called for 105 infractions for 824 yards. Detroit earned 23 passing touchdowns and 12 rushing touchdowns. They turned the football over 23 times (14 interceptions and 9 fumbles). As a unit they held an average of 110.9 yds on the ground, which had them sitting 19th in the league. Regarding putting points on the board, the Detroit Lions were sitting at 19.1 points per game.

In terms of yards via the pass, the Lions gave up 4,160 yards which had them sitting in 24th in the NFL. In their 17 games, they surrendered 244.7 yards per outing via the pass as well as surrendering a completion percentage of 66.0%. They surrendered 379.8 yards/outing which ranked them 29th in the league. They allowed 31 touchdowns through the air as well as 19 running touchdowns. They allowed an average of 4.4 yards per rushing attempt and 135.1 rushing yards per game for the prior year. Overall, they conceded 2,296 rushing yards through 17 outings. The Lions were ranked 31st in the league regarding the opposition scoring, allowing 27.5 points per game.

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The Colts ended the season having a 9-8 record. The last time they took the field last season, the Colts went home defeated by a final of 26-11 against the Jaguars. Carson Wentz (1 touchdown) finished the game with 185 yards on 17/29 passing while his quarterback rating was 74.6. He tossed 1 pick and his avg yards per attempt was 6.38 yards. Michael Pittman Jr. was one of the featured targets for the Colts, catching 6 balls for 64 yards (10.7 yds per catch). Jonathan Taylor carried the rock 15 times for 77 yards, ending the contest with 5.1 yds per carry for Indianapolis. The Colts finished the game with a total of 233 yds while running 53 plays (4.4 yds per play). Indianapolis ran for 5.2 yards per tote, totaling 94 yards on 18 carries. Indianapolis allowed 31 attempts on the ground for 101 yds (3.3 yards per rush). The Colts pass defense gave up a completion percentage of 71.9%, relinquishing 217 yds on 23 for 32 passing.

The Indianapolis Colts had an average of 347.1 yards/contest which had them sitting 16th in football. They maintained an average of 149.4 run yards per game and toted the ball for 2,540 yards for the year. The Indianapolis offense racked up 688 yds of penalties on 76 violations, which was 30th in the league in terms of hurting your team. They threw 8 picks while surrendering 11 fumbles and they obtained 167 first downs. Over the course of last season, the Colts had a total of 3,361 yards through the air as well as an average of 197.7 passing yards per contest, ranking them 26th in the league. When discussing their scoring prowess, the Colts earned a ranking of 9th out of all teams in football with 26.5 points per game.

The Colts allowed 21.5 PPG, ranking them 10th in the league. Indianapolis conceded a total of 1,854 yards on the ground (109.1 yards per outing) and 10 touchdowns on the ground last season. They surrendered 32 touchdowns via the pass and 234.1 yards per outing, which had them in 19th in the league. The Colts defense was on the field for 1,050 plays, which was good for 11th in the league. Overall, they relinquished 365 total points. Their defense tallied 33 turnovers (14 fumbles recovered and 19 picks) last season.

Who will win tonight's Lions/Colts NFL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take the Colts +1.5

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