A new era is being ushered into the Motor City for the upcoming NFL betting season. Thankfully, Matt Patricia no longer calls the shots after leading the team to a wretched 13-28-1 SU record throughout his two-plus year stay. Instead it will be Dan Campbell and an entirely new coaching staff making the decisions for what many an NFL bettor believes to be one of if not the worst teams in the entire league. Only the Houston Texans have lower season win total odds at online sportsbooks than that of the 2021-22 Detroit Lions. It only makes perfect sense after winning five games and bringing up the rear of the NFC North a third straight time. Matthew Stafford is no longer a bright spot for a franchise that’s suffered through losing campaigns four of the last six seasons. Other familiar faces like Kenny Golladay, Marvin Jones and Kerryon Johnson have also since moved on. While the running back stable and offensive line look to be strengths, it’s tough to get excited about Jared Goff running the offense. On top of all that, not many impact moves were made to shore up a defense that conceded a league-worst 519 points. While Campbell promised the Lions wouldn’t back down to anyone under his watch, the talent and experience simply just isn’t there to expect it to exceed linemakers expectations in his inaugural season. In other words, the Lions won’t be pulling off one of those patented worst to first runs and they likely won’t be cashing any over tickets.
Detroit Lions Season Win Total: 5 Under -111
Take a guess as to how many times the Lions have won the division since it was renamed the NFC North back in 2002. One, maybe two? How about none! No times! I’m a diehard Chicago Bears fan and I thought we had it bad with Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers tossing our salads the last two decades! I couldn’t’ imagine what it’s like to be a fan of this franchise. It should come without any shock that Detroit failed to surpass any of its win totals in the three straight losing seasons posted under the prior regime’s watch. The team went off the board at 6.5 last year and only managed five wins. The year before that, they failed to surpass another 6.5-game win total by logging three wins. In stinking the joint up over their last 48 games, oddsmakers have now set the bar at five wins and the betting markets are still fading that impost with heavier juice currently attached to the under.
NFL Regular Season Wins Odds at BookMaker
Detroit Lions Football Schedule
Week 1: 49ers at Lions, Sunday, September 12, 1 p.m. ET
Week 2: Lions at Packers, Monday, September 20, 8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN
Week 3: Ravens at Lions, Sunday, September 26, 1 p.m. ET
Week 4: Lions at Bears, Sunday, October 3, 1 p.m. ET
Week 5: Lions at Vikings, Sunday, October 10, 1 p.m. ET
Week 6: Bengals at Lions, Sunday, October 17, 1 p.m. ET
Week 7: Lions at Rams, Sunday, October 24, 4:05 p.m. ET
Week 8: Eagles at Lions, Sunday, October 31, 1 p.m. ET
Week 9: Bye Week
Week 10: Lions at Steelers, Monday, November 14, 1 p.m. ET
Week 11: Lions at Browns, Sunday, November 21, 1 p.m. ET
Week 12: Bears at Lions, Thursday, November 25, 12:30 p.m. ET, NFL Network
Week 13: Vikings at Lions, Sunday, December 5, 1 p.m. ET
Week 14: Lions at Broncos, Sunday, December 12, 4:05 p.m. ET
Week 15: Cardinals at Lions, Sunday, December 19, 1 p.m. ET
Week 16: Lions at Falcons, Sunday, December 26, 1 p.m. ET
Week 17: Lions at Seahawks, Sunday, January 2, 4:25 p.m. ET
Week 18: Packers at Lions, Sunday, January 9, 1 p.m. ET
Detroit Lions Season Win Total Analysis
You can’t help but enjoy Campbell’s enthusiasm. His introduction speech after accepting the job as head coach was truly something. I’ve never been so amused by anyone talking about biting knee caps off before. All kidding aside, the Lions upcoming schedule is no laughing matter. Sharp Football Stats has it ranked out as the seventh toughest heading into the regular season when going by forecasted win totals. Hey, at least they’re not the Texans whose schedule strength is the absolute toughest overall. Detroit will be forced to take on the NFC West and AFC North which could potentially boasts six playoff worthy teams. They’ll also run up against the Philadelphia Eagles, Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons with the latter two games occurring on the road.
Detroit’s offense is painfully devoid of playmakers. While the backfield looks to be in good hands with D’Andre Swift back for his sophomore campaign to go along with decent depth, opposing defenses might just load the box up and force him to run into brick wall after brick wall due to a lacking wide receiver corps. While that could be a recipe for success against teams sporting porous run defenses considering the offensive line is the only main strength on the roster, it won’t be nearly enough to sniff six wins. When you pair the offense’s inability to put points on the board with a stop unit that can’t stop opposing offenses from doing the same thing, you don’t have a recipe for success. Sorry Lions fans, another long season awaits. Like the Texans, Detroit is going to be catching double-digits in a number of games. While they could ultimately cover the NFL odds in a number of those spots, they won’t win a majority of them with “Gofful” running the show.
Detroit Lions Season Win Total Prediction: Under 5
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