Despite pulling off their second consecutive winning season in 2017 and third in the last four years overall, the Detroit Lions decided to part ways with former head coach Jim Caldwell in favor of former New England Patriots’ defensive coordinator Matt Patricia.
Now, the Lions will be looking to take another step forward in their evolution, but it remains to be seen just what lies ahead for strong-armed quarterback Matthew Stafford and a Lions team that has been pretty good, if not necessarily great, in recent seasons.
If you’re looking to make a potentially, bankroll-boosting bet on Detroit’s regular season win total odds, then you’re going to be able to maximize your chances of doing just that because of the expert betting analysis and predictions that you’re about to get.
Now, let’s find out what lies ahead for the Lions this coming season.
Detroit Lions 2018 NFL Win/Loss Odds Prediction
Week 1: Monday, Sept. 10, vs. New York Jets, 7:10 p.m. ET
The Lions will kick off the Matt Patricia era with a Monday Night Football matchup – and a win – against a Jets team Detroit’s new head coach knows extremely well. Win. 1-0.Week 2: Sunday, Sept. 16, at San Francisco 49ers, 4:05 PM ET
The Niners are expected to take a big step forward in 2018 because of quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and some other nice additions they made this offseason like veteran cornerback Richard Sherman. Loss. 1-1.Week 3: Sunday, Sept. 23, vs. New England Patriots, 8:20 PM ET
Matt Patricia may have worked for the New England Patriots and head coach Bill Belichick but it won’t help him beat his former boss or employer. Loss. 1-2.Week 4: Sunday, Sept. 30, at Dallas Cowboys, 1 PM ET
I’m not expecting a whole bunch of elite play out of the Cowboys in 2018, but they are the pick to hold it down at home against a Lions team that should be better later in the regular season as opposed to early on. Loss. 1-3.Week 5: Sunday, Oct. 7, vs. Green Bay Packers, 1 PM ET
Packers superstar-signal-caller Aaron Rodgers might be the best in the business, but I’m predicting a regular season split against the Lions in 2018, so I say go with Detroit at home in this Week 5 NFC North divisional battle. Win. 2-3.Week 6: Bye
The team will have some rest.Week 7: Sunday, Oct. 21, at Miami Dolphins, 1 PM ET
Ryan Tannehill is completely and playmakers Jarvis Landry, Jay Ajayi and Ndamukong Suh are now all gone. Matt Patricia knows just what to do against the Dolphins to get the road win in this one! Win. 3-3.Week 8: Sunday, Oct. 28, vs. Seattle Seahawks, 1 p.m. ET
The Seahawks will have a different look to them moving forward without guys like Richard Sherman and Michael Bennett, but I expect Russell Wilson to be the best player on the field in this contest and for Pete Carroll to out-coach Patricia as well. Loss. 3-4.Week 9: Sunday, Nov. 4, at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m. ET
The Lions won’t beat their division rivals in Minnesota – and they could get swept by the clearly superior Super Bowl hopefuls with Kirk Cousins leading their offense. Loss. 3-5.
