Detroit Lions at Cincinnati Bengals — Preseason Week 1 Odds, Injuries & Prediction

Detroit Lions @ Cincinnati Bengals: live odds, injury report, team rankings comparison, and win probability for this matchup.

Thu, Aug 13 · 7:00 PM ET · Local

Final: Detroit Lions 14 - 16 Cincinnati Bengals. Cincinnati Bengals won. Model prediction was incorrect.

Odds (DraftKings): CIN -6.5 · ML DET +215 / CIN -260 · O/U 37.5

Model prediction

Predicted winner: Detroit Lions - DET 59% / CIN 41%

Blitz Edge: why the model likes Detroit Lions

The model gives Detroit Lions a 59% chance to win this one. The biggest factors: DET's total offense (#5) has a 26-spot edge over CIN's total defense (#31), and DET's pass offense (#3) has a 23-spot edge over CIN's pass defense (#26).

Team stats comparison (rank out of 32)

	DET offense	CIN offense	Edge
Total yards	#5	#17	away edge (12)
Rush yards	#14	#29	away edge (15)
Pass yards	#3	#6	away edge (3)

	DET defense	CIN defense	Edge
Total yards allowed	#18	#31	away edge (13)
Rush yards allowed	#14	#32	away edge (18)
Pass yards allowed	#20	#26	away edge (6)

Injury report

• Joe Burrow (CIN · QB) - active - Back tightness
• Ja'Marr Chase (CIN · WR) - questionable - Concussion
• Tee Higgins (CIN · WR) - questionable - Groin
• Brian Branch (DET · S) - out - Torn Achilles - on reserve/PUP
• Kerby Joseph (DET · S) - out - Knee injury (lingering from 2025) - on reserve/PUP
• Payton Turner (DET · DE) - out - Back
• Isiah Pacheco (DET · RB) - out - Back - surgery (loose body pressing on a nerve), on injured reserve
• Cade Mays (DET · C) - out - Fractured wrist - on injured reserve, designated to return
• Avonte Maddox (DET · CB) - out - Foot - season-ending surgery
• Ja'Sir Taylor (CIN · CB) - out - Undisclosed
• B.J. Hill (CIN · DT) - out - Achilles
• Andrei Iosivas (CIN · WR) - out - Thumb

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