Pride of Detroit
With the preseason in the rearview mirror, all eyes are pointed toward the 2025 NFL regular season. At this stage of the offseason, all 32 teams are tied for first place, and for most fan bases, the optimism is overflowing. But where do things really sit? One of the best ways to track which teams are headed in the right direction is to follow the money and see which franchises have the best (or worst) odds to have successful seasons.
For this piece, we’ll lean on FanDuel Sportsbook and a handful of their “futures” wagers to identify some relevant odds for the Detroit Lions’ upcoming season.
FanDuel Sportsbook is conducting FanDuel Futures Day on Tuesday, August 26, where you can get profit boost tokens around various futures markets throughout the day. The markets will be split up throughout the day, but they will include odds to win the Super Bowl and hypothetical Super Bowl matchups, odds to make or miss the playoffs, win totals, division winners, and player milestones. Head over to FanDuel Sportsbook on Tuesday to take advantage of FanDuel Futures Day.
As you can see, the Lions’ projected win total sits at 10.5, which is where it’s been most of the offseason. When we asked Lions’ fans if they thought Detroit would exceed 10.5 wins this season, 89% believed that they would get to 11 or more wins. When Jeremy Reisman and I did our annual game-by-game projection article, we also fell in line here, with Jeremy predicting the Lions to win 12 games, and I went up to 13.
More on this in an upcoming article.
The Lions are the favorites to win the North, so it makes sense they’re also favored to make the playoffs.
The Lions check in with the second-best odds here, only behind the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.
Here, the Lions check in with the fifth-best odds, trailing behind the Eagles (+700), Baltimore Ravens (+700), Buffalo Bills (+700), and Kansas City Chiefs (+800).
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