The 8-6 Pittsburgh Steelers head to Detroit this weekend for a matchup with the 8-6 Detroit Lions, and at home, the Lions are heavy favorites over the Steelers. Detroit is favored by a consensus -6.5 points, per VSiN, tying them with the Philadelphia Eagles as the third-biggest favorite, who are 6.5-point favorites over the Washington Commanders.
The Lions are coming off a 41-34 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, and while their offense can be one of the most explosive in football, Detroit’s defense has been banged up. The secondary is down S Kerby Joseph, CB Terrion Arnold, S Brian Branch and S Thomas Harper, while CB Amik Robertson suffered a hand injury in the loss to the Rams.