Indianapolis Colts slight favorites on road at Detroit Lions in Week 8

The Indianapolis Colts are favorites in their Week 8 road matchup at the Detroit Lions.

The Indianapolis Colts (4-2) visit the Detroit Lions (3-3) at Ford Field for a Sunday 1 p.m. ET contest in Week 8. Below, we take a look at the early betting odds and lines at BetMGM Sportsbook.

The Colts had a bye last week after earning a 31-27 come-from-behind victory at the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 6. Indianapolis has won four of its last five games, and a solid defense has led the way in the victories. The Blue Horseshoe heads into Sunday’s game ranked in the top 5 in points allowed (19.2 per game), rush defense (88.3 yards per game) and pass defense (199.7).

The Lions are coming off a wild Week 7 game at the Atlanta Falcons Sunday. Detroit won on a Matthew Stafford-to-T.J. Hockenson touchdown pass as the clock expired. The 11-yard score marked Stafford’s 25 completion on an afternoon that saw him throw for 340 yards. It sends the Lions into Sunday’s home game having won three of their last four.

Colts at Lions betting odds, spread and line

Odds via BetMGM; last updated Monday at 5:50 p.m. ET.

  • Money line: Colts -143 (bet $143 to win $100) / Lions +120 (bet $100 to win $120) | Bet now
  • Against the spread: Colts -2.5, -121 (bet $121 to win $100) / Lions +2.5, +100 (bet $100 to win $100) | Bet now
  • Total: 50.5, Over -110 (bet $110 to win $100) / Under -110 (bet $110 to win $100) | Bet now

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Indianapolis (-143) has an implied 58.85% chance of winning this one, or 100/143 fractional odds. Indy must win by 3 points or more for a Colts (-2.5) ATS ticket to cash.

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At +120 odds, the Lions have an implied 45.45% chance of winning, which is 6/5 fractional odds. If Detroit wins outright or loses by fewer than 3 points, a Lions (+2.5) ATS wager wins.

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