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.
Win totals
- Over 6.5 Wins: -900
- Under 6.5 Wins: +600
- Over 7.5 Wins: -460
- Under 7.5 Wins: +360
- Over 8.5 Wins: -250
- Under 8.5 Wins: +210
- Over 9.5 Wins: -150
- Under 9.5 Wins: +125
- Over 10.5 Wins: +110
- Under 10.5 Wins: -130
- Over 11.5 Wins: +190
- Under 11.5 Wins: -230
- Over 12.5 Wins: +350
- Under 12.5 Wins: -450
- Over 13.5 Wins: +600
- Under 13.5 Wins: -900
- Over 14.5 Wins: +1100
- Under 14.5 Wins: -2200
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.
NFC North division winner
- Detroit Lions: +155
- Green Bay Packers: +230
- Minnesota Vikings: +300
- Chicago Bears: +550
More on this in an upcoming article.
Lions make the playoffs
- Lions make playoffs: -188
- Lions miss playoffs: +152
The Lions are the favorites to win the North, so it makes sense they’re also favored to make the playoffs.
Lions win NFC Championship
- Lions win NFC Championship: +550
The Lions check in with the second-best odds here, only behind the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.
Lions win the Super Bowl 60
- Lions win Super Bowl 60: +1100
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).
Player Milestones
Last week, we highlighted the player milestones wagers available on FanDuel Sportsbook, featuring Jared Goff, Jahmyr Gibbs, David Montgomery, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, and Sam LaPorta. Here, we’ll point out a few of our favorites:
Jared Goff
- Passing yards, 4,000+: +105
- Passing yards, 4,500+: +350
- Passing TD, 30+: +100
- Passing TD, 35+: +260
- Passing TD, 40+: +600
Touchdowns are hard to predict, especially with a team that focuses heavily on establishing the run, but Goff has thrown for over 4,400 yards in each of the last three seasons.
Amon-Ra St. Brown
- Receiving yards, 750+: -850
- Receiving yards, 1,000+: -230
- Receiving yards, 1,250+: +220
- Receiving yards: 1,500+: +650
- Receiving TD, 6+: -600
- Receiving TD, 8+: -195
- Receiving TD, 10+: +120
- Receiving TD, 12+: +290
While St. Brown is wildly consistent, nothing stands out as an obvious advantage here, and with the talent around him expanding, I’d be cautious here, as most bankable statistics don’t have favorable odds.
Jameson Williams
- Receiving yards, 750+: -280
- Receiving yards, 1,000+: +100
- Receiving yards, 1,250+: +420
- Receiving yards, 1,500+: +1500
- Receiving TD, 6+: -120
- Receiving TD, 8+: +190
- Receiving TD, 10+: +470
- Receiving TD, 12+: +800
The majority of hype this offseason has surrounded Williams, and deservedly so. But can he repeat or exceed his 1,000-yard season from a year ago?
Sam LaPorta
- Receiving yards, 750+: +105
- Receiving yards, 1,000+: +340
- Receiving yards, 1,250+: +1600
- Receiving yards, 1,500+: +3500
- Receiving TD, 6+: -185
- Receiving TD, 8+: +130
- Receiving TD, 10+: +330
- Receiving TD, 12+: +600
In a “down” year in 2024, LaPorta still cleared 726 receiving yards and seven touchdowns. While I’m fully buying in on the hype that he’ll improve on that in 2025, it’s worth noting that his record-setting rookie season only produced 889 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns. So don’t get too excited here.
Jahmyr Gibbs
- Rushing yards, 750+: -800
- Rushing yards, 1,000+: -220
- Rushing yards, 1,250+: +170
- Rushing yards, 1,500+: +500
- Rushing yards, 2,000+: +3300 (1 of only 5 players eligible)
- Rushing TD, 6+: -600
- Rushing TD, 8+: -310
- Rushing TD, 10+: -155
- Rushing TD, 12+: +130
- Rushing TD, 15+: +420
- Receiving yards, 750+: +410
Two things to keep in mind with Gibbs. First, he ran for over 1400 yards last season, but he also had the benefit of operating solo in the backfield for the last month of the season. Secondly, with Gibbs’ involvement in the passing game increasing, it’s hard to tell where his production will come from. Also, it’d be a big jump in receiving production to increase from 517 to over 750 in one season. However, if anyone could make that jump, I’d bank on it being Gibbs, and the odds may be worth a second look.
David Montgomery
- Rushing yards, 750+: -115
- Rushing yards, 1,000+: +290
- Rushing yards, 1,250+: +950
- Rushing TD, 6+: -500
- Rushing TD, 8+: -220
- Rushing TD, 10+: -120
- Rushing TD, 12+: +135
- Rushing TD, 15+: +500
Montgomery has exceeded 775 rushing yards every season in the NFL, with the lowest career mark coming last season when he missed four games.
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