Around this time every year, just ahead of the start of the NFL season, our inboxes are flooded with emails from gambling websites highlighting the latest prop bets from around the league.
With Michigan legalizing sports betting this year, it seemed like a good time to look more closely at some of the Detroit Lions projections. I rounded up colleagues John Niyo, Bob Wojnowski and Rod Beard, and we offer our predictions on the nearly-dozen Lions-related props from BetOnline.ag.
Enjoy.
Matthew Stafford passing yards: 4,274.5
u25ba Niyo: Stafford essentially reached that total every season from 2011-17, and would’ve again last year but for the back injury.