With an over/under of 10.5 wins, oddsmakers project the Detroit Lions for the highest over/under in the NFC.
Here’s the information you need to place your NFL futures bets on this upcoming season.
Win Total
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Detroit Lions to win Over 10.5 games
Lions Projected Wins This Season
- The projected win total for Detroit in 2025, according to our comparative team-strength analysis, is 15.
- Detroit will take on 13 opponents this season that had fewer wins than the Lions did a season ago.
- Detroit has better Super Bowl odds (+1200) than 12 teams it will face this year.
- Based on the current odds (+110), Detroit has a 47.6% chance of eclipsing its season win total over/under (10.5).
- Detroit’s implied probability is 7.7% to win the Super Bowl based on its +1200 odds.
Lions Strength of Schedule
- The Lions will have to overcome the second-hardest schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total from last year).
- The Lions take on the seventh-toughest schedule (based on our predictions) this season.
- Using the projected win total of the team’s opponents this season (152), Detroit is playing the 12th-ranked schedule in the league.
- The Lions play the seventh-toughest divisional schedule this season (based on their NFC North opponents’ combined win total last year).
- Detroit has drawn the 18th-ranked divisional schedule in the league, based on NFC North opponents’ projected win total this year (52).
- The Lions will challenge 12 teams this season that went over .500 in 2024. That schedule will pair them against six teams that ended with 12 or more victories and four squads that compiled fewer than six wins last season.
Lions Last Season Betting Stats
- The Lions won 14 of the 16 games in which they were moneyline favorites last season (87.5%).
- Detroit covered 12 times in 17 matchups with a spread last season.
- The Lions won the only game they played as the underdog last season.
- A total of 13 opponents on Detroit’s schedule this season won fewer games than the Lions last year.
Lions Changes This Offseason
New Players
| Name | Position | 2024 GP | Former Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Yeboah | TE | 7 | Jets |
| Tyrus Wheat | DL | 7 | Cowboys |
| Grant Stuard | LB | 9 | Colts |
| Daniel Thomas | SAF | 9 | Jaguars |
| Tyler Lacy | DT | 10 | Jaguars |
| Thomas Harper | SAF | 12 | Raiders |
| Roy Lopez | DT | 14 | Cardinals |
| D.J. Reed | CB | 14 | Jets |
| Avonte Maddox | CB | 13 | Eagles |
Departing Players
| Name | Position | 2024 GP | New Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Patrick | WR | 15 | Jaguars |
| Ifeatu Melifonwu | SAF | 3 | Dolphins |
| Kevin Zeitler | G | 4 | Titans |
| Jamal Adams | SAF | 4 | Raiders |
| James Houston | DE | 5 | Cowboys |
| Kindle Vildor | CB | 7 | Buccaneers |
| Carlton Davis | CB | 13 | Patriots |
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