Trying to figure out which teams are going to come up short of their preseason win totals is always a tricky NFL endeavor. In a league set up for parity there are always a few surprise teams. And with just 17 games, injuries can play an outsize influence in who comes up short at the end of the season.
But we had a few immediate hunches after BetMGM released its 2022 preseason win totals on Thursday. Especially for some teams that are in the midst of rebuilds. Here are five bets we’d place right away.
The Lions will have some fight again in 2022. They didn’t roll over for teams in 2021 despite their porous record. But this is a roster that has gotten better but not significantly so. Detroit will add talent in the draft and is likely hoping it can land Aidan Hutchinson at No. 2 if he gets past the Jacksonville Jaguars. But the wide receiving corps needs a boost and it’s hard to trust Jared Goff leading a four-win improvement over 2021.
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