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Types of Detroit Lions Bets You Can Make

At this point, you may have chosen a sportsbook to bet on the Lions with, but now you need to know what kind of bets you can make on them:

Lions Moneyline Bets

This is the simplest type of bet. With moneyline bets, you pick who will win the game. For example, you may pick the Lions to beat the Bears straight up.

To successfully place moneyline bets, you’ll have to know how to read betting odds. Since one team is typically favored over another, you won’t simply be paid out what you bet.

Instead, one team will be a favorite (indicated by a negative sign in front of their odds) while another will be an underdog (positive sign in front of their odds).

Betting on underdogs will payout more than betting on favorites.

Lions Spread Bets

Though moneyline bets are the most straightforward, spread bets are the most common type of NFL bet.

With spread bets, each team is “handicapped” by a certain number of points to make the game more even. If the sportsbooks expect one team to win, they will “take away” points from their final score and “add” points to the other team's final score.

For example, if the Lions are +9.5 points against the Packers (-9.5), then the Lions would have to lose by 9 points or less OR win the game outright in order for Lions +9.5 to win.

On the flip side, if the Lions are -2.5 against the Bears (-2.5), then the Lions would have to win by 3 or more to cover the spread.

Lions Total (Over/Under) Bets

Another popular type of sports bet is a total—often also called Over/Under bets.

With total bets, you decide whether the final score of the game will be higher or lower than a set number.

For example, if you think Jared Goff and D'Andre Swift are going to go have a field day on offense, then you may want to consider taking the Over. If you think a game is going to be a defensive battle, then maybe the Under is a better bet.

Say the Lions are playing the Vikings and the total is set at 42.5. If the final score is Lions 24 – Vikings 10, then the Under would hit since the combined score would be 34. If the score is Lions 28 – Vikings 21, then the Over would hit with a combined score of 51.

Lions Prop Bets

While they aren’t as popular as moneyline, spread, and total bets, there are many more prop bets available and they provide a chance to find good value since there are so many.

With prop bets, you are betting on something other than the final score of the game. There are two types: game props and player props.

With Lions game props, you bet on things like who will score first, if there will be a safety, and if the combined final score will be odd or even.

With Lions player props, you bet on the individual statistics of a player. For example, you may bet on Amon-Ra St. Brown to have over 74 receiving yards or for TJ Hockenson to score a TD. Alternatively, you may decide to bet on Aidan Hutchinson to have a sack or Jeff Okudah to have an interception.

Lions Futures Bets

Futures bets are exactly what they sound like—a bet that is based on something in the future.

When it comes to the Detroit Lions, specifically, futures bets include them winning the NFC North, NFC, or Super Bowl; if their win total will be above or below the set number; or one of the players to win an individual award such as MVP or Defensive Player of the Year.

For example, if you think Aidan Hutchinson is going to be dominant right away, you may bet him to win Defensive Rookie of the Year. Or, if you think Jared Goff is going to shock the world and prove he's a great quarterback, maybe you bet him to win MVP (though we don't recommend that!).