Saints at Lions, Week 1: expert picks and result
Result
23 of 23 experts picked the Lions to win. Against the spread, 3 of 12 picks covered.
One game says little about an expert. Each name links to a full season record.
Lines the experts picked against
- CBS Sports spread: DET -7
- NFL.com spread (FanDuel line printed in the article): DET -6.5, total 49.5
- CBS Sports moneyline: DET -322
How the experts split
Counts of experts, not probabilities.
Straight up
NO: 0DET: 23
Who picked which side
Saints (0)
- No one
Lions (23)
- Ben Solak Win
- Bobby Kownack Win
- Brooke Cersosimo Win
- Dan Graziano Win
- Dan Parr Win
- Dave Richard Win
- Eric Moody Win
- Gennaro Filice Win
- Jamey Eisenberg Win
- Jared Dubin Win
- Jason Reid Win
- Jeremy Bergman Win
- Jeremy Fowler Win
- John Breech Win
- Kalyn Kahler Win
- Lindsey Thiry Win
- Matt Bowen Win
- Mike Clay Win
- Pamela Maldonado Win
- Pete Prisco Win
- Ryan Wilson Win
- Seth Wickersham Win
- Tyler Sullivan Win
Against the spread
NO: 3DET: 9
Saints (3)
- Dave Richard +7 Win
- Jamey Eisenberg +7 Win
- Ryan Wilson +7 Win
Lions (9)
- Bobby Kownack -6.5 Loss
- Brooke Cersosimo -6.5 Loss
- Dan Parr -6.5 Loss
- Gennaro Filice -6.5 Loss
- Jared Dubin -7 Loss
- Jeremy Bergman -6.5 Loss
- John Breech -7 Loss
- Pete Prisco -7 Loss
- Tyler Sullivan -7 Loss
Every pick
| Expert | Straight up | Against the spread | Predicted score | How we got it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Richard CBS Sports | DET Win | NO +7 Win | Restored after the game | |
| Jamey Eisenberg CBS Sports | DET Win | NO +7 Win | Restored after the game | |
| Jared Dubin CBS Sports | DET Win | DET -7 Loss | Restored after the game | |
| John Breech CBS Sports | DET Win | DET -7 Loss | Restored after the game | |
| Pete Prisco CBS Sports | DET Win | DET -7 Loss | Restored after the game | |
| Ryan Wilson CBS Sports | DET Win | NO +7 Win | Restored after the game | |
| Tyler Sullivan CBS Sports | DET Win | DET -7 Loss | Restored after the game | |
| Ben Solak ESPN | DET Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Dan Graziano ESPN | DET Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Eric Moody ESPN | DET Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Jason Reid ESPN | DET Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Jeremy Fowler ESPN | DET Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Kalyn Kahler ESPN | DET Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Lindsey Thiry ESPN | DET Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Matt Bowen ESPN | DET Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Mike Clay ESPN | DET Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Pamela Maldonado ESPN | DET Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Seth Wickersham ESPN | DET Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Bobby Kownack NFL.com | DET Win | DET -6.5 Loss | DET 31-19 | Restored after the game |
| Brooke Cersosimo NFL.com | DET Win | DET -6.5 Loss | DET 32-22 | Restored after the game |
| Dan Parr NFL.com | DET Win | DET -6.5 Loss | DET 34-23 | Restored after the game |
| Gennaro Filice NFL.com | DET Win | DET -6.5 Loss | DET 42-24 | Restored after the game |
| Jeremy Bergman NFL.com | DET Win | DET -6.5 Loss | DET 30-16 | Restored after the game |
Sources
- CBS Sports picks against the spread · page saved Oct 12, 2026, 18:31 UTC · SHA-256
72ffb9503c12… - CBS Sports picks, straight up · page saved Oct 12, 2026, 18:31 UTC · SHA-256
fb6956bccc5e… - ESPN expert picks · page saved Oct 12, 2026, 18:30 UTC · SHA-256
a603e427127b… - NFL.com picks article · page saved Oct 12, 2026, 18:41 UTC · SHA-256
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