The Detroit Lions and the Kansas City Chiefs meet Thursday night to open the 2023 NFL regular season. Kickoff from GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium is scheduled for 8:20 p.m. ET (NBC). Below, we look at Lions vs. Chiefs odds from BetMGM Sportsbook. Also see: SportsbookWire’s NFL picks and predictions.
The Lions head into the 2023 regular season with a lot of optimism and high expectations after a strong finish in 2022 under head coach Dan Campbell. Detroit went from 3 victories in 2021 to 9 wins last season, and the Lions are searching for their first NFC North Division title since 1993.
The Chiefs are the defending Super Bowl champions after pushing past the Philadelphia Eagles last February. Expectations are always high for QB Patrick Mahomes and company, and Thursday’s game represents a good test to start.
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Lions at Chiefs odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Sunday at 10:21 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Lions +220 (bet $100 to win $220) | Chiefs -275 (bet $275 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Lions +6.5 (-110) | Chiefs -6.5 (-110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 54 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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2022 betting stats
- ML: Lions 9-8 | Chiefs 17-3
- ATS: Lions 12-5 | Chiefs 8-11-1
- O/U: Lions 10-7 | Chiefs 9-11
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Lions at Chiefs head-to-head
This is the 1st regular-season meeting between these teams since the Chiefs won 34-30 on Sept. 29, 2019, at Ford Field in Detroit as the Lions grabbed the cover as 7.5-point underdogs. The Over has cashed in each of the past 4 meetings dating back to Dec. 23, 2007. The home team has covered the past 3 in the series, too.
Detroit went 2-3 straight-up (SU) and 3-2 against the spread (ATS) while the Under was 3-2 in 5 matchups against the AFC in 2022. Kansas City went 5-0 SU and 4-1 ATS in 5 regular-season games vs. NFC in 2022, and it also won and covered against the Eagles in the Super Bowl.
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