Betting Chiefs, Lions Team Point Totals for Week 1 Matchup

• Team point totals for the Kansas City Chiefs vs Detroit Lions are available with both teams favored to go over their scoring projections.
• The Detroit Lions have -120 odds to score over 23.5 points in Week 1.
• There are -120 odds for the Kansas City Chiefs to score over 30.5 points against a poor Detroit Lions passing defense.

KANSAS CITY, MO – Betting odds for the first game of the 2023-2024 NFL season favors a high-scoring matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Detroit Lions. Their respective projected points totals add up to 54.0 points, matching the game total.

Even the first game of the NFL season impacts betting on the Super Bowl, especially for the Detroit Lions. Detroit has -120 odds to score over 23.5 points in Week 1 against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Detroit Lions Total Points Odds

• Over 23.5 Points -120
• Under 23.5 Points -110

Detroit cleared this point projection in 11 of their 17 games last season. The Lions scored the fifth-most points in the NFL last season with 453 points, but their defense gave up nearly just as many.

For the Lions Super Bowl 58 betting odds to have any chance of improving, they’ll need to show improvement on the defensive side of the ball against the Chiefs. Oddsmakers expect Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs to dominate, favoring the Chiefs to score over 30.5 points against the Detroit Lions.

Kansas City Chiefs Total Points Odds

• Over 30.5 Points -120
• Under 30.5 Points -110

A potent offense led by Patrick Mahomes is the main reason why the Super Bowl 58 odds for the Chiefs are the shortest in the NFL at +675. The same can be said for their -120 odds to score over 30.5 points in the 2023-2024 NFL season opener.

Kansas City led the NFL in points and yards per game in 2022.

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