Game 2 Lions vs 49ers Previews and Predictions

Preview:

Articles:

Week 2 - Lions-49ers matchup (He predicts the 49ers to win 31-23):   http://sports.yahoo.com/news/week-2-lions-49ers-matchup-001020714--nfl.html

Week 2 spotlight - Lions vs 49ers (He picks the 49ers to win 27-21):   http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/dennis_dillon/09/13/lions-49ers/index.html?sct=nfl_wr_a1

Lions Game Preview - Week 2 Lions vs 49ers (He predicts the 49ers to win 27-20):   http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/blog/nfl-rapidreports/20184135/lions-game-preview-week-2-vs-49ers

Birkett's scouting report (He predicts the 49ers to win 24-17):   http://www.freep.com/article/20120916/SPORTS01/309160226/Dave-Birkett-Scouting-report?

Week 2 - 49ers vs Lions (He picks the 49ers to win):   http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/tale-of-the-tape/week-2-san-francisco-49ers-vs-detroit-lions/

Detroit News Lions-49ers Preview:   http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120916/SPORTS0101/209160303/1126/sports0101/Preview-Lions-49ers

TSN's Lions-49ers Preview:   http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=nfl/scores/live/preview.aspx?id=3963

Lions at 49ers Sunday night week 2 capsule:   http://www.lionsgab.com/2012/09/11/lions-at-49ers-sunday-night-week-two-capsule/

Lions-49ers Preview:   http://sports.yahoo.com/news/lions-49ers-preview-224738838--nfl.html

3 to focus on Lions-49ers week 2: https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2012/09/14/3tfo-lions-49ers-week-2/

Lions-49ers matchups - Part 1 (A break down of the Lions run defense vs the 49ers run offense.   He gives the advantage to the 49ers):   http://49ers.pressdemocrat.com/2012/09/inside-the-49ers/lions-49ers-matchups-part-1/

Lions-49ers matchup part II (Alex Smith vs the Lions secondary.  He gives the edge to the 49ers):    http://49ers.pressdemocrat.com/2012/09/inside-the-49ers/lions-49ers-matchups-part-ii/

Lions-49ers matchup Part III (CJ vs 49ers secondary.   He gives the advantage to the 49ers):    http://49ers.pressdemocrat.com/2012/09/inside-the-49ers/lions-49ers-matchups-part-iii/

Video:

Playbook - Lions vs 49ers (1 out of 3 picks the Lions to win):   http://www.nfl.com/videos/detroit-lions/0ap2000000061576/Playbook-Lions-vs-49ers

NFL's Preview - Lions vs. 49ers:   http://www.nfl.com/videos/detroit-lions/0ap2000000061543/Preview-Detroit-Lions-vs-San-Francisco-49ers

Billick's Coach speak - Det/SF Preview:   http://msn.foxsports.com/video/shows/coach-speak?vid=c7a0dbd1-2888-4cbe-a577-226bad0ce493&from=foxsports/nfl/teams

Caputo and Fithian Two-Minute (They discuss the Lions at around the 0:50 mark.  They both think the Lions will lose):   http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/09/14/caputo-and-fithian-two-minute-drill/

Pat Kirwan previews the Lions-49ers game (He picks the 49ers to win 30-27):   http://www.cbssports.com/video/player/popout/8z8Md_uQPN7j/28/480/393/300/60/43

Predictions:

Articles:

CBS Expert Picks (1 out of 8 picks the Lions to win):   http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/features/writers/expert/picks/week2

USA Today Staff Picks (1 out of 7 picks the Lions to win):   http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/story/2012-09-05/2012-NFL-picks/57600968/1

ESPN's Week Picks (All 14 of their experts pick the 49ers to win):   http://espn.go.com/nfl/picks

NFL's Experts Week 2 Picks (All 6 pick the 49ers to win):    http://challengegames.nfl.com/pickem/experts

Yahoo's experts week 2 picks (All 4 pick the 49ers to win):   http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/picks

Brian Billick breaks down week 2 (He picks the 49ers to win):   http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/lists/Brian-Billick-New-Orleans-Saints-Carolina-Panthers-Denver-Broncos-Atlanta-Falcons-Week-2-look-ahead-091412#tab=photo-title=Detroit+Lions+vs.+San+Francisco+49ers+%2528Sunday%252C+8%253A20+p.m.+ET%252C+NBC%2529&photo=31319559

CBS Local Predictions (He picks SF to win):   http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2012/09/14/cbs-local-predictions-week-two/

Free Press Staff Predictions (All 3 pick the Lions to lose):   http://www.freep.com/article/20120916/SPORTS01/309160224/Free-Press-sports-writers-predict-tonight-s-Lions-49ers-game?

Schrager's Week 2 Cheat Sheet (He picks the 49ers to win 31-20):   http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/week-2-cheat-sheet-green-bay-packers-chicago-bears-new-detroit-lions-san-francisco-49ers-091112

Prisco has the Rams winning by a score of 23-20:   http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/features/writers/prisco/picks/week2

NFL's Breer's week 2 predictions (He picks the 49ers to win 20-17):   http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000061879/article/week-2-predictions-broncos-will-top-falcons-49ers-over-lions?module=HP11_content_stream

SN's Week 2 NFL Predictions (He picks the 49ers to win 31-24):   http://aol.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2012-09-13/week-2-nfl-picks-predictions-matt-ryan-peyton-manning-game-of-week

Peter King's Week 2 Picks (He has the Lions winning 30-20):   http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/peter_king/09/13/week-2/index.html?sct=nfl_t11_a0

NFL RealGM's Predictions (He picks the 49ers to win 26-20):   http://football.realgm.com/src_article/2159/20120913/football_meteorology_for_week_2/

TSN's Week 2 Predictions (He picks the 49ers to win 26-24):   http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=nfl/news/news.aspx?id=4529055

PFT's Week 2 Picks (Both pick the 49ers to win by scores of 27-17 and 31-17):   http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/13/pfts-week-two-picks-3/

Walterfootball's week 2 picks (He picks the 49ers to win 27-24):   http://walterfootball.com/nflpicks2012_02late.php

Gridiron Gab editors predictions (He picks the 49ers to win 19-10):   http://www.nflgridirongab.com/2012/09/14/nfl-gridiron-gab-editor-matt-loedes-nfl-picks-for-week-two/

Wooley's weekly winners (He picks the 49ers to win 31-27):   http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2012/09/14/wooleys-weekly-winners-9-14-12/

Prediction - 49ers blow out the Lions 33-13:   http://49ers.pressdemocrat.com/2012/09/inside-the-49ers/prediction-49ers-blow-out-lions/

Lions examiner preview (He picks the 49ers to win 31-17): http://www.examiner.com/article/week-2-preview-detroit-lions-v-san-francisco-49ers

LionsGab's Lions-49ers week 2 sabermetrics (he picks the 49ers to win 27-24):http://www.lionsgab.com/2012/09/14/lions-at-49ers-week-two-sabermetrics/

49ers Game Preview - Week Lions vs 49ers (He picks the 49ers to win 35-17):   http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/blog/nfl-rapidreports/20185953/49ers-game-preview-week-2-vs-lions

Detroit News Staff Score Predictions (All 4 pick the Lions to lose by scores of 21-20, 27-20, 26-17, 31-24):    http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120916/SPORTS0101/209160304/1126/sports0101/Detroit-News-predictions-Lions-vs-49ers

Video:

Countdown Daily Predictions Lions-49ers (Both pick the 49ers to win):    http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=8375562

Shek to the future week 2 (He predicts the 49ers to win 34-20):   http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-videos/0ap2000000061527/Shek-to-the-Future-Week-2?module=HP11_content_stream

Total Predictions:   74 Experts pick the 49ers to win, 3 experts pick the Lions to win.   The average predicted score is (726-419/26):   28-19