DET S-tier pick hits. Model was directionally correct.
CORRECT
Model correctly picked DET. Projected margin: 12.3. Actual: 31. Off by 18.7 points but directionally right.
COVERED
This pick covered the spread by 25.0 points.
Another data point for the model. S-tier picks continue to track.
BETTING LINE
SOURCE
CHI
DET
Closing line
+220
-270
Our fair price
+451
-451
Our fair price carries no vig, so it is what the bet is worth, not what anyone will offer you.
SPREAD DET -6.0 · nflverse market average, not one book's number
RESULT Won · +$0.42
OUR NUMBER
82%
MARKET, VIG REMOVED
70%
DIFFERENCE
+12%
Both figures are for DET. The market number strips the margin out first, so the two sides are measured the same way.
SITUATIONAL TRENDS
Historical splits, shown for context only. We tested them: picking the situations that beat break-even in training goes 770–760 (50.3%) out of sample, so they are not a betting signal and are not coloured like one.
Our model takes Detroit Lions at 82% win probability, a Tier S pick. The margin models project DET by 12.3. The market has DET at -6.0.
Week 2 of the 2025 season, SUN 1:00 PM.
Detroit Lions, DET 19, CHI 16 in Week 18 of 2025.
By net EPA per play over the 2025 season, Detroit Lions: CHI +0.061 against DET +0.091.
WHAT PRO ADDS
Every stat on this page is free, and so is the model's pick for this game. Pro is the separate question of which games we would actually bet, and at what stake, plus player props, unit sizing, and the full profit-and-loss ledger.