Of the 17 games on the Lions’ schedule, Detroit is favored 14 times. Here’s the breakdown by game:
As you can see, Detroit isn’t just favorites in 14 of 17, but they’ve got a handful of games where they’re heavy favorites. In five different games (Saints, Jets, Cardinals, Dolphins, Titans) they’re favorites by at least six points. Meanwhile, in the three games they’re considered underdogs (Bills, Bears, Packers), the line is no more than three points in each game.
This all, of course, is relatively meaningless right now. Vegas lines will change as we learn more about each team and injuries change expectations. And just because a team is favored in a lot of games doesn’t mean they’ll actually win them. Last year, Detroit was the favorite in 12 of 17 games, but only ended up winning nine games total.
