The Lions are Vegas favorites in nearly every 2026 game
The Detroit Lions are favorites in nearly every game on the 2026 NFL schedule, per Vegas betting lines.
Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff (16) walks off the field after 44-30 win at Ford Field in Detroit on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. | Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Late last week, Erik Schlitt and I made our best predictions for the Detroit Lions’ 2026 season based on the recently released NFL schedule.
We did our best to try and stay as objective as possible, but couldn’t help but pick pretty great final records based on our game-by-game predictions . But it turns out our predictions aren’t just blind homerism. Yahoo Sports writer Ben Fawkes has the Vegas odds for every single game of the 2026 NFL season , and the Lions are favorites in nearly every single game.
Of the 17 games on the Lions’ schedule, Detroit is favored 14 times. Here’s the breakdown by game: Week 1 vs. Saints: Lions by 7.
5 Week 2 at Bills: Bills by 3 Week 3 vs. Jets: Lions by 9. 5 Week 4 at Panthers: Lions by 3 Week 5 at Cardinals: Lions by 8.