After a strong finish to 2022 and a solid offseason, the Detroit Lions (+6.5)
remain the favorite to win the NFC North this year—DraftKings currently has them at +130, followed by the Minnesota Vikings (-6.5) (+275), Chicago Bears (-2.5) (+380) and Green Bay Packers (+2.5) (+500), in that order. It’s the first time that I can remember where it truly feels like it could happen, and should happen.
Not only have the Lions gotten a lot better on paper, but some of their division rivals have gotten much worse.