Detroit Lions

The 2024 NFL Draft is nearly here. While everyone wants to talk about the top-five quarterbacks and all the quarterbacks that will get drafted that high, there will be 252 picks made outside the top five.Every year, at least one player gets drafted in the first round that no one saw coming. There were two surprise first-round draft picks last year. The Detroit Lions selected Jack Campbell at 18th overall, while the Dallas Cowboys took Mazi Smith with the 26th pick.Let's look at seven sleeper ... [Read More]

Week 13 is highlighted by a rematch of last season's NFC Championship game.The San Francisco 49ers must beat the Philadelphia Eagles (or have the Detroit Lions lose to the New Orleans Saints) in order to hang onto the number two seed in the NFC. The Eagles have a two-game lead on the Niners, so they'd still be the number one seed even if they lose, but they face the Cowboys next week, so they want to hang onto that breathing room.Meanwhile, in the AFC, the Houston Texans host the Denver Broncos ... [Read More]

We've made it to Week 7. We're officially more than one third of the way through the season, and it seems like just yesterday that we were getting the season started when the Detroit Lions beat the Kansas City Chiefs to open the year. From a gambling standpoint, we've had some wild things happen, but, as far as this column is concerned, we've been steadily chugging away to the tune of 4.37 units of profit. We just gotta keep building on that to make that number grow week by week.Week 6 was ... [Read More]

Regular season NFL football is back! The Detroit Lions opened the 2023 campaign with a statement victory against Kansas City, defeating the defending Super Bowl champions 21-20. Several notable rookies made their debuts for fantasy football managers as well. Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs gained 60 scrimmage yards, and his TE teammate Sam LaPorta made five catches for 39 yards. Additionally, Chiefs rookie wideout Rashee Rice managed to catch a touchdown in the losing effort.With the first NFL ... [Read More]

Everyone wants to draft the new kids on the block in fantasy football. They're young, exciting, explosive, and provide a ton of upside to your team. Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson, Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs, and Indianapolis Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson are just a few rookies that fantasy managers love to target throughout fantasy drafts.Not many people talk about selecting rookie tight ends, and for good reason. Since 2013, only two tight ends have finished ... [Read More]