While there are still talented players in free agency, the player acquisition period of the NFL offseason is largely over.
With rosters being settled over the past few weeks and months, it’s time to take a look at what Vegas thinks of the 2026 NFL season.
We’re taking a look at Detroit Lions-centric betting lines, from individual awards to team success, to see how oddsmakers view the team and its stars going into next season.
(All odds via DraftKings.com)
Most Valuable Player
Favorite: QB Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills, +550
QB Jared Goff: +3500 (16th)
RB Jahmyr Gibbs: +12000
Goff has been a perennial contender for the award and even was a finalist in 2024, but his campaign often loses steam by season’s end. We know the hill he has to climb in terms of public perception — many argue he’s the product of the Lions’ system and doesn’t have exceptional physical gifts, which limits his case — but seriously, 35:1? If Goff can get Detroit’s offense back to its full potential, he should be in the conversation again.
As for Gibbs, yes, he’s a long shot. But a running back is bound to win an MVP one of these years (Adrian Peterson was the last to do it in 2012), and I have no doubts Gibbs’ best NFL seasons will feature conversations of him being an MVP candidate. At 120:1, there’s decent value there.
Offensive Player of the Year
Lions RB Jahmyr Gibbs: +700 (1st)
Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown: +1800 (t-10th)
Lions WR Jameson Williams: +20000
With a revamped offensive line, a new coordinator and the departure of a player who was eating into his snaps, Gibbs is the odds-on favorite for OPoY. He had 1,839 yards from scrimmage and 18 touchdowns last season despite a woefully inconsistent line in front of him.
St. Brown, who had 1,401 yards and 12 touchdowns last season, could have a tough time accumulating the counting stats necessary to be a contender for this award, barring a significant injury elsewhere on the offense, making his value at 18:1 not so great. Williams (1,117 yards in 2025), on the other hand, would also need unforeseen circumstances to get his name in the conversation — but at 200:1, the juice could be worth a little squeeze.
Defensive Player of the Year
Favorite: Myles Garrett, Cleveland Browns, +500
Lions DE Aidan Hutchinson: +800 (t-2nd)
Lions S Brian Branch: +6000
Lions S Kerby Joseph: +10000
With a full, healthy season and offseason behind him, we expect Hutchinson to continue being one of the league’s most impactful pass rushers. And with more consistency from other players along the defensive line, he has the potential to improve on his 14½-sack season from a year ago.
Branch’s name is in the conversation simply because he makes so many plays in every area of the field, but his Achilles injury makes it fair to doubt whether he’ll be at his absolute best next season. With Joseph, there’s a lot of uncertainty around the cartilage issue in his knee. But for a player who’s one year removed from a sixth-place finish for this award and has the one skill-set — intercepting passes — that makes it possible for a defensive back to even be in the mix, the long odds make it an interesting play.
Oddly, linebacker Jack Campbell’s odds were not listed.
Offensive Rookie of the Year
Favorite: RB Jeremiyah Love, Arizona Cardinals, +300
Lions WR Kendrick Law: +15000
Law appears to be, at best, WR5 on Detroit’s depth chart. Truthfully, it’s hard to see him contending for this award, barring serious injury problems at Detroit’s skill positions.
Defensive Rookie of the Year
Favorite: DE Rueben Bain Jr., Tampa Bay Buccaneers, +500
Lions DE Derrick Moore: +6000
Moore’s odds are intriguing. They’re far behind some of the other edge rushers in his class, even some second-rounders (Cashius Howell is +2500). It’s likely because there are edge defenders with a quicker path to contributing as pass rushers in Year 1, which would help juice the counting stats required to contend for the award. But Moore has something that others don’t — Hutchinson as his running mate — which should give him opportunities to make plays on the quarterback.
Comeback player of the year
Favorite: QB Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs, +175
Lions TE Sam LaPorta: +5000
Lions S Brian Branch: +8000
Lions S Kerby Joseph: +10000
LaPorta is the leading Lion to win CPoY after his season was limited to nine games by a serious back injury. He’s expected to be fully healthy entering next season and could be a nice dark horse to win the award, considering we don’t expect a dip in production from one of the league’s best tight ends. Branch and Joseph are both long shots, but I like Joseph’s odds to win the award, given how impactful the almighty interception is in the minds of voters.
Coach of the Year
Favorite: John Harbaugh, New York Giants, +600
Dan Campbell: +2800 (t-17th)
If Campbell didn’t win the award after Detroit went 15-2, it’s fair to assume he never will. Still, maybe the hiccup of missing the playoffs will allow the Lions to outperform expectations — arguably the biggest element of a CoY win — in 2026.
Super Bowl winner
Favorite: Los Angeles Rams, +800
Lions: +1800 (t-11th)
Moving on to some team markets, the Lions have the 11th-best odds to win the Super Bowl at 18:1, on par with the Houston Texans and slightly behind the San Francisco 49ers (+1700), LA Chargers (+1600) and New England Patriots (+1600). Prior to the 2023 season, when Detroit reached the NFC Championship Game, they had odds of +2200 to win it all.
Most regular-season wins
Favorite: Baltimore Ravens, +800
Lions: +1300 (6th)
Vegas might not believe wholeheartedly in the Lions’ chances to win it all, but they do believe they’ll have a pretty strong regular season, probably on account of their weak schedule. Still, it’s a little odd to see such a discrepancy between the two markets. Perhaps Vegas doubts Detroit’s ability to stay healthy for a significant run.
NFC winner
Favorite: Rams, +425
Lions: +900 (6th)
The top five favorites to win the NFC all made the playoffs last season, including the Green Bay Packers, who have better NFC and Super Bowl odds than Detroit despite having lower odds to win the NFC North (more on that in a second). All told, it feels about right for a team that is still loaded with talent but has a lot to prove.
NFC North
Lions: +180
Packers: +190
Bears: +320
Vikings: +600
The Lions are still the odds-on favorite to reclaim the NFC North despite their last-place finish in 2025. The fourth-place schedule will help, as will the fact that Green Bay likely will be without its best defensive player, Micah Parsons, for the first part of the season. The Bears are expected to be dangerous once again. The Vikings, at 6:1, are lurking.
Win total
Lions: 10.5
Vegas expects the Lions to capitalize on their weak schedule and reach double-digit wins after a disappointing 9-8 season in 2025.
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This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Detroit Lions betting lines: What Vegas thinks of 2026 Super Bowl odds
Reporting by Nolan Bianchi, The Detroit News / The Detroit News
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