Detroit Lions Closing In On Their Odds To Make The Playoffs

• The Detroit Lions have +100 odds to make the playoffs.
• The Lions playoff odds opened at +475.
• Detroit has the second-easiest remaining schedule on the season.

DETROIT – The Detroit Lions are arguably the hottest team in the NFL right now and it has shown in their odds to make the playoffs. Not only have their playoff odds been dropping with their hot play, but their odds across the board for the Super Bowl and NFC Championship as well.

Detroit Lions To Make The Playoffs

• Yes +100
• No -130

Prior to NFL betting sites dropping their odds to make the playoffs to even, their journey getting there has been incredible. When the odds to make the playoffs first opened, Detroit came in at +475 and even dropped to +250 after Week 2. From there on after that, their odds rose way up to +1800 ($100 to win $1,800) following their 1-6 start to the season.

Where things started to take a turn for the better on the Lions odds to make the playoffs came in Week 9 as it was the start to a 6-1 stretch. On that seven-game stretch, they’ve seen their playoff odds drop every week until they reached the +100 odds they’re sitting at now.

What To Expect of The Lions Moving Forward?

First things first, from the bettors perspective, getting in on the Lions odds on Bovada should be the first move as this hot streak is set to continue. They have the second easiest remaining schedule on the season with their final three opponents combining for a 14-28 record. That includes the 5-9 Carolina Panthers as well as the 6-8 Green Bay Packers and 3-11 Chicago Bears who they’ve already beaten earlier in the year.

Looking even further, the Lions have one of the best offenses in the league as they average the sixth most points per game (26.4) and fourth most yardage per game (375.1) as well.

How Can They Make The Playoffs?

For Detroit to make the playoffs, all they’ll need to do is finish the regular season ahead of both the Washington Commanders (7-6-1) and Seattle Seahawks (7-7). Luckily for Detroit, the remaining schedule for both the Seahawks and Commanders are not easy.

Seattle’s remaining opponents have a 22-20 overall record including the Kansas City Chiefs and New York Jets while Washington’s have a 26-16 record and includes the San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys.