Detroit Lions against the spread

The Lions have covered the spread 103 times and missed 86 times since 2015, with 4 pushes (54.5%), inside the range a coin flip produces over that many games.

Informational only. These are past results against public closing lines; they are not betting advice, and no wagering is offered or arranged here.

ATS since 2015: 103–86–4; 54.5% covered
This season ATS: 2–4–1; 33.3% covered
Over/under since 2015: 105–86–2; 55.0% overs
Straight up since 2015: 94–97–2; wins–losses–ties
Power rank: 10 of 32; Elo 1582

This week

Week 9: Detroit Lions at Miami Dolphins · Sun, Nov 8 · 1:00 PM ET

Spread Dial · DET −6.5

Slight lean: Dolphins

Edge +1.1 pts at the fitted weights

Totals Dial · O/U 50

Lean: under

Edge −3.4 pts at the fitted weights

Open either dial to see how each lean was built, or re-weight the factors yourself.

2026 game by game

Week	Opponent	Score	Line	Spread	Total
1	vs Saints	W 31–30	−7.0	Missed by 6	Over 49.5
2	at Bills	L 31–41	+5.5	Missed by 4.5	Over 54.5
3	vs Jets	W 31–24	−7.0	Push	Over 49.5
4	at Panthers	L 26–32	−4.5	Missed by 10.5	Over 52.5
5	at Cardinals	W 45–21	−5.5	Covered by 18.5	Over 55.5
7	vs Packers	W 20–17	−3.5	Missed by 0.5	Under 55.5
8	vs Vikings	W 19–15	−3.0	Covered by 1	Under 46.5

Splits since 2015

Situation	ATS (W–L–P)	Cover %
At home	50–44–3	53.2%
On the road	53–42–1	55.8%
As the favorite	48–35–3	57.8%
As the underdog	54–51–1	51.4%
Off a bye	8–5–0	61.5%
Playoffs	2–3–0	40.0%

Small splits swing hard: a situation with 20 games can land at 35% or 65% on luck alone.

Season by season

Season	Straight up	ATS	Cover %	O/U	Avg margin	Avg vs line
2026	5–2–0	2–4–1	33.3%	5–2–0	+3.3	−0.3
2025	9–8–0	8–9–0	47.1%	10–7–0	+4.0	+0.2
2024	15–3–0	12–5–1	70.6%	10–7–1	+11.6	+6.0
2023	14–6–0	14–6–0	70.0%	13–7–0	+3.6	+0.8
2022	9–8–0	12–5–0	70.6%	9–7–1	+1.5	+3.9
2021	3–13–1	10–6–1	62.5%	7–10–0	−8.4	0.0
2020	5–11–0	7–9–0	43.8%	10–6–0	−8.9	−5.7
2019	3–12–1	6–10–0	37.5%	10–6–0	−5.1	−0.9
2018	6–10–0	9–7–0	56.3%	6–10–0	−2.3	+0.6
2017	9–7–0	8–7–1	53.3%	10–6–0	+2.1	+1.6
2016	9–8–0	8–9–0	47.1%	6–11–0	−1.9	−0.7
2015	7–9–0	7–9–0	43.8%	9–7–0	−2.6	−1.2

Avg vs line: how many points per game the team finished above (+) or below (−) the closing spread.

What this record means

Every game since 2015 with a posted closing line in nflverse's schedule file counts: the team covers when its final margin beats the line, misses when it falls short, and pushes when it lands on it. Across all 32 teams, records like this one vary about as much as they would if every game were a coin flip, and a team's cover rate one season has had essentially no relationship with the next. So this page describes what happened; it does not predict what comes next. The full method and the chance numbers are on the ATS Records page.

Source: nflverse schedules and results (games.csv), CC-BY 4.0.

Last reviewed: September 2026. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the NFL or the Detroit Lions.

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