By Blessing 
Lions News: National Media Predictions for Lions vs. Bengals
The Detroit Lions are riding a three-game winning streak and now take their momentum on the road to face the Cincinnati Bengals.
At Pride of Detroit, there’s already a full slate of prep work available — from Erik Schlitt’s breakdown of Cincinnati’s offensive and defensive approach, Brandon Knapp’s scouting insights, and Jeremy Reisman’s spotlight on the officiating crew that’s been drawing plenty of controversy.
Once you’ve gone through those, here’s a roundup of predictions, score forecasts, and analysis from national outlets on who they believe will come out on top in Cincinnati.
CBS Sports’ Pete Prisco: Lions 33, Bengals 20
“The Bengals are playing on a short week after getting blown out by Denver on Monday night. Jake Browning is struggling behind a bad offensive line. The Lions didn’t play as well on offense against the Browns last week as they had been playing, but this will change that. Jared Goff will get back on track.”
CBS Sports’ Tyler Sullivan: Lions 33, Bengals 17
“Aidan Hutchinson should have a field day attacking this offensive line, and the Lions offense should continue to hum against a defense that just allowed Bo Nix to light them up for three total touchdowns Monday night.”
Sporting News’ Bill Bender: Lions 31, Bengals 20
“The Lions have found their offensive stride with Jared Goff – who has a 77.95 completion percentage in three games since the Week 1 loss at Green Bay. The Bengals are 0-2 ATS as a home underdog the last three seasons – so it’s a rare occasion to rise up in this situation. Detroit is 11-2 ATS as a road favorite since 2023. If the Bengals can’t slow down Detroit’s running game, then it’s going to be a long game.”
Meanwhile, USA Today saw four of its writers side with Detroit, while two picked Cincinnati.
“There’s not much to like about the Bengals heading into Week 5, but 10 points is a large spread for a roster that still has solid talent. I’ll take Cincinnati to cover at home.” — Richard Morin
“A double-digit home dog is too much to pass up. The Lions win, but watch out for a backdoor cover here.” — Blake Schuster