The excitement of the 2022 schedule for the Detroit Lions gets curbed a little by the opening odds for Week 1. When the Lions host the Philadelphia Eagles in Ford Field, it’s the visitors who are expected to be the better team.
The opening betting line from Tipico Sportsbook lists the visiting Eagles as 3.5-point favorites over Dan Campbell’s Lions. Here’s the odds line as of May 15th:
The Eagles were definitely the better team a year ago. Philadelphia made the postseason with a 9-8 record, while the Lions sputtered to a 3-13-1 outcome. Detroit’s worst loss of the season came at the hands of Jalen Hurts and the Eagles, a 44-6 drubbing in Week 8.