As the Detroit Lions return home to take on the Miami Dolphins, here are three best bets for Week 8.
Before revealing Week 8’s best bets for the Detroit Lions, let’s see how Week 7’s bets did.
QB Jared Goff, Over 35.5 pass attempts (-114): 26 pass attempts
Goff, Most passing yards in the game (+112): 228 passing yards vs. 207 for Dak Prescott
WR Amon-Ra St. Brown, Over 6.5 receptions (+102): One catch, left injured
The Lions will return to the friendlier confines of Ford Field in Week 8, with the Miami Dolphins coming to town. The Dolphins have an explosive offense and a defense that has been inconsistent, so it’s no shock Sunday’s game has the highest over-under (51.5 on DraftKings Sportsbook and others) on the NFL slate for the week.
The Lions will be trying to get back into the win column after two tough road losses on each side of their bye.
Via DraftKings Sportsbook, here are three Lions bets to try to cash in with for Week 8.
Best Detroit Lions bets for Week 8 vs. Miami Dolphins
Over 51.5 points (-110)
The Lions are the league’s worst scoring defense this season (32.3 points per game allowed), and the Dolphins are 10th-worst (23.6 points per game). Indoors on Sunday, with both teams having a full array of healthy skill position talent available to them, the game could be a real track meet.
Jared Goff, More passing yards than Tua Tagovailoa (+120)
In line with betting on the 300-plus passing yards prop for Goff, him having more passing yards than Tua Tagovailoa is plus-money. That’s an easy parlay to consider if you’re buying into Goff this week, or buying into the Dolphins covering the spread.
Lions, 21-30 points (+140)
In line with the two teams combining to reach the over on the 51.5 point total, perhaps comfortably so, the Lions hitting between 21-30 points on Sunday feels like a safe bet.
Note: Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.