Vegas Watch: Lions open Week 13 as 1.5-point favorites over the Bears on Thanksgiving

According to BetMGM, the Detroit Lions (3-7-1) open the week as 1.5-point favorites as they host the Chicago Bears (5-6) on Thanksgiving.

According to BetMGM, the Detroit Lions (3-7-1) open the week as 1.5-point favorites as they host the Chicago Bears (5-6) on Thanksgiving at Ford Field.

Both teams are coming off of ugly games. The big difference was, the Bears managed to beat their bad opponent (the Giants), while the Lions couldn’t leave Washington with a win. Between the two teams, their starting quarterbacks threw five interceptions (Lions’ Jeff Driskel tossed three and the Bears’ Mitchell Trubisky had two) and neither offense could manage to break 19 points — so no surprise, the over/under currently sits at low 39.5 points.

BetMGM has a lot of various bet lines to wager on in this game, but here’s a look the basic concepts most would be interested in, including the Moneyline, points spread and over/under.

Moneyline

Bears -110

Lions -110

Spread

Bears +1.5 (-125)

Lions -1.5 (+105)

Over/Under

Over 39.5 (100)

Under 39.5 (-121)

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Updating Vegas Watch: Lions hold as 3.5-point favorites at Washington

Updating Vegas Watch for Week 12: According to BetMGM, the Detroit Lions are holding as 3.5-point favorites at Washington.

According to BetMGM, the Detroit Lions (3-6-1) opened the week as 3.5-point favorites over Washington (1-9) in Week 12 and that line has held steady throughout the week.

BetMGM has a lot of various bet lines to wager on in this game, but here’s a look the basic concepts most would be interested in, including the Moneyline, points spread and over/under.

Moneyline

Washington +145

Lions -176

Spread

Washington +3.5 (-115)

Lions -3.5 (-106)

Over/Under

Over 42.5 (+110)

Under 42.5 (-134)

Lions Wire editor’s thoughts/predictions

The Lions Wire editors have once again aligned their predictions, with both picking the Lions to leave Washington with a win.

On the latest episode of the Detroit Lions Breakdown podcast, Episode 129, Erik Schlitt discussed why he believes this game favors the Lions and why they will come away with a 24-17 victory.

Jeff Risdon made his prediction in his Week 12 Football Meteorology article at RealGM, calling for a Lions 36-17 win. Here’s Risdon’s reasoning:

The Lions have held the lead in every game this season. Somehow they are 3-6-1. Washington has not held a lead since Week 6. Jeff Driskel and the Lions offense is doing well enough to ravage a bad Skins defense that cannot get off the field. I see weeks of Detroit frustration being exorcised on the FedEx Field turf.

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Vegas Watch: Lions open Week 12 as 3.5-point favorites at Washington

According to BetMGM, the Detroit Lions (3-6-1) open the week as 3.5-point favorites as they head to Washington (1-9) in Week 12 at Fed Ex Field.

According to BetMGM, the Detroit Lions (3-6-1) open the week as 3.5-point favorites as they head to Washington (1-9) in Week 12 at Fed Ex Field. The over/under currently sits at 42.5 points.

Both teams are in the middle of disappointing seasons and are currently taking the field with the second option at quarterback — albeit for very different reasons. Washington has turned to first-round pick Dwayne Haskins after a lost season, while the Lions have turned to Jeff Driskel after Matthew Stafford suffered a fractured bone in his back.

BetMGM has a lot of various bet lines to wager on in this game, but here’s a look the basic concepts most would be interested in, including the Moneyline, points spread and over/under.

Moneyline

Washington +150

Lions -182

Spread

Washington +3.5 (-115)

Lions -3.5 (-106)

Over/Under

Over 42.5 (-110)

Under 42.5 (-110)

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Vegas Watch: Lions are 6.5-point underdogs vs Cowboys in Week 11

With Matthew Stafford ruled out in Week 11, BetMGM has the Detroit Lions as 6.5-point underdogs to the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday.

According to BetMGM, the Detroit Lions (3-5-1) are significant underdogs to the Dallas Cowboys (5-4) in Week 11. Despite the Lions hosting the Cowboys Ford Field, BetMGM believes the loss of starting quarterback Matthew Stafford will be too much for the home team to overcome.

BetMGM has a lot of various bet lines to wager on in this game, but here’s a look the basic concepts most would be interested in, including the Moneyline, points spread and over/under.

Moneyline

Cowboys -304

Lions +240

Spread

Cowboys -6.5 (-121)

Lions +6.5 (100)

Over/Under

Over 46.5 (-115)

Under 46.5 (-106)

Lions Wire editor’s thoughts/predictions

The Lions Wire editors have once again aligned their predictions, with both picking the Cowboys to leave Ford Field with a win.

On the latest episode of the Detroit Lions Breakdown podcast, Episode 128, Erik Schlitt discussed why he believes this game favors the Cowboys and why they will come away with a 28-20 victory.

Jeff Risdon made his prediction in his Week 11 Football Meteorology article at RealGM, calling for a Cowboys 36-24 win. Here’s Risdon’s reasoning:

Matthew Stafford will miss this game with his fractured vertebrae. He’s not the only injured Lion. It’s easier to list the Detroit defenders who aren’t going to be designated with some injury status than to rattle off the litany who will. Expect a big game from Zeke Elliott against Detroit’s woeful, banged-up run defense. If the Lions shift their limited resources to stop that, Dak Prescott and friends can exploit a pass defense that has allowed a league-worst QB Rating of over 127 in the last month. If you haven’t used Dallas in survivor fantasy football, now is a good time.

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