Sports Betting Spotlight: Detroit Lions season preview

By MATT YOUMANS LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

9 years ago

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) calls a play in the huddle against the Cincinnati Bengals during an NFL football game at Ford Field in Detroit, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016. (Rick Osentoski/AP)

The Review-Journal’s Matt Youmans, Las Vegas radio host Bernie Fratto and Sunset Station sports book director Chuck Esposito preview the Lions’ season in the 11th of a series of 32 NFL team videos:

The Lions started 1-7 and finished 7-9 last season, and the late rally earned Jim Caldwell a reprieve. But he’s a coach on a hot seat.
Matthew Stafford passed for 32 touchdowns and had a strong second half of the season. What was the main reason for his surge?
Is the retirement of wide receiver Calvin Johnson a major setback for the Detroit offense?
The Lions won in Green Bay last year for the first time since 1991. Do they have a realistic shot to top the Packers in the division this year?
Over or Under 7 regular-season wins?

Check out the video above.