It didn’t take long for the sportsbooks to install the Detroit Lions as big favorites in next weekend’s NFC Divisional Round matchup against the Washington Commanders. The Lions have opened as 8.5-point favorites for Saturday night’s game at Ford Field.
BetMGM quickly posted the Lions as big favorites following Washington’s exciting 23-20 win over Tampa Bay in the NFC Wild Card round. The Commanders won a postseason game for the first time since 2005 with the last-second field goal that doinked in off the right upright.
If the line holds, it will be the highest margin the Lions have been favored by in a postseason game in the Super Bowl era.