Detroit Lions against the spread
The Lions have covered the spread 101 times and missed 84 times since 2015, with 3 pushes (54.6%), 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
- 101–84–3
- 54.6% covered
- This season ATS
- 0–2–0
- 0.0% covered
- Over/under since 2015
- 102–84–2
- 54.8% overs
- Straight up since 2015
- 90–96–2
- wins–losses–ties
- Power rank
- 11 of 32
- Elo 1545
This week
Week 3: New York Jets at Detroit Lions · Sun, Sep 27 · 1:00 PM ET
Edge +3.6 pts at the fitted weights
Edge +1.6 pts at the fitted weights
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2026 game by game
Splits since 2015
| Situation | ATS (W–L–P) | Cover % |
|---|---|---|
| At home | 49–43–2 | 53.3% |
| On the road | 52–41–1 | 55.9% |
| As the favorite | 46–33–2 | 58.2% |
| As the underdog | 54–51–1 | 51.4% |
| Off a bye | 8–4–0 | 66.7% |
| 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 | 1–1–0 | 0–2–0 | 0.0% | 2–0–0 | −4.5 | −5.3 |
| 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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