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Lions vault past Chiefs as Super Bowl betting favorites

The Detroit Lions vaulted past the Kansas City Chiefs as Super Bowl favorites on Sunday.

The Lions, at +375 on ESPN BET, overtook the Chiefs (+450) following Detroit's dismantling of the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 11. Meanwhile, the Chiefs were handed their first defeat of the season, a 30-21 road loss to the Buffalo Bills.

Detroit entered Sunday's contest against Jacksonville as a 14-point favorite and rolled to a 52-6 victory to improve to 8-2 against the spread, tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the best against the spread record in the league.