With the Detroit Lions (1-3) coming off a bye, they have had an extra week to prepare for their Week 6 opponent, the Jacksonville Jaguars (1-4). That additional preparation time, coupled with the Jaguars four-game losing streak and it’s not too hard to see why the Lions are 3 1/2-point favorites — according to BetMGM — despite being on the road.
Not only are the Jaguars on a tough losing streak, but their last three games have also all been losses to opponents who were previously winless — Week 3: 0-2 Dolphins, Week 4: 0-3 Bengals, and Week 5: 0-4 Texans. To make matters just a bit worse, they have struggled to score during that time as well, only putting up 13, 25, and 14 points, while surrendering at least 30 in each of those contests.
Meanwhile, the Lions haven’t been lighting up the score sheet either, but they have scored at least 21 points in every game. With an over/under of 54.5, it’s fair to assume the bettors are banking on each of these defenses giving up a lot of points — but neither offense has done enough this season to support that just yet.
BetMGM has a lot of various bet lines to wager on in this game, but here’s a look at the basic concepts most would be interested in, including the Moneyline, points spread, and over/under.
Moneyline
| Lions | -189 |
| Jaguars | +160 |
Spread
| Lions | -3.5 | -110 |
| Jaguars | +3.5 | -110 |
Over/Under
| Total points scored | Over | Under |
| 54.5 | -110 | -110 |
Lions total points scored
| Lions total points | Over | Under |
| 18.5 | -715 | +450 |
| 21.5 | -358 | +260 |
| 24.5 | -200 | +155 |
| 27.5 | -129 | 100 |
| 30.5 | +115 | -150 |
| 33.5 | +175 | -228 |
| 36.5 | +270 | -385 |
There will also a considerable amount of player prop bets added throughout the week, including touchdowns scorers, the first player to score, quarterback passing props (yards, touchdowns, interceptions, attempts, completions, longest completion), running back props (rushing yards, attempts, rushing + receiving yards), and receiver props (receiving yards, receptions, longest reception).
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