{"id":619916,"date":"2025-08-08T14:04:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T13:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=619916"},"modified":"2025-08-08T14:05:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T13:05:41","slug":"detroit-lions-atlanta-falcons-preview-prediction-betting-odds-nfl-preseason-week-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/detroit-lions-atlanta-falcons-preview-prediction-betting-odds-nfl-preseason-week-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Lions vs Atlanta Falcons Preview, Prediction, and Betting Odds for NFL Preseason Week 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Detroit Lions play their second preseason game of the year in week 1 against the Atlanta Falcons. Last week, the Lions were thrashed pretty badly by the Los Angeles Chargers in the Hall of Fame game, and will look to perform much better in Atlanta.&nbsp;<\/p><p>One of the major concerns from last week was the 5 turnovers, including 3 interceptions and 2 fumbles, which hurt the Lions&rsquo; offense, so fixing that will be priority number one. Detroit&rsquo;s pass rush will also need to step up after just a 1-sack performance against the Chargers.&nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Uniform combo for Atlanta! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KJBa9qcf2e\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/KJBa9qcf2e<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Detroit Lions (@Lions) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lions\/status\/1953612371144184094?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>August 8, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>On the other side of things, the <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nfl\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Falcons<\/a> are getting ready for their first preseason game of the season. Head coach Raheem Morris has indicated that the plan for the preseason is to give more reps to the younger players. Additionally, he also suggested that the rookies should see more game time, particularly edge rusher Jalon Walker and safety Xavier Watts.&nbsp;<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Detroit Lions vs Atlanta Falcons NFL Preseason Week 1 Prediction<\/h2><p>Jared Goff and the other key starters for the Lions are not expected to play a major role, and Dan Campbell has already stated that quarterback Hendon Hooker will be under center. Hooker looked pretty shaky in the previous game, so he will have to get going quickly tonight.&nbsp;<\/p><p>The Falcons will also be without Michael Penix Jr. and Kirk Cousins, for that matter, so most of the snaps should go to Easton Stick and Emory Jones. On paper, the Falcons should be the underdogs in this matchup, but the way Detroit played last game, anything can happen.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p><p><strong>Match Prediction: Lions win 20-13<\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Falcons just released their first depth chart of the 2025 preseason. It comes before the Falcons' preseason opener against the Lions on Friday (7 p.m. ET).<br><br>&#128279; MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Pn2WSXaqzz\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>https:\/\/t.co\/Pn2WSXaqzz<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Terrin Waack (@TerrinWaack) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TerrinWaack\/status\/1953154742471041502?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>August 6, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Detroit Lions vs Atlanta Falcons NFL Preseason Week 1 Betting Odds<\/h2><p>As per the odds on BetMGM, the Detroit Lions are favored to win the match. The money line for this match shows the Lions to have nearly a 70% chance of winning. (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/go-BetMGM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Sourced from BetMGM<\/a><\/strong>).<\/p><p>Here are some of the best picks for the week 1 preseason game between the Lions and the Falcons.&nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Bet<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Atlanta Falcons<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Detroit Lions<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Moneyline &ndash; Including Overtime<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">17\/10<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">4\/9<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure><p>The over under for points <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/go-BetMGM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>as per BerMGM<\/a><\/strong> is as follows:&nbsp;<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Total Points &ndash; Over 32.5: 17\/20<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Total Points&nbsp; &ndash; Under 32.5: 19\/20<\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Falcons Total Points &ndash; Over 14.5: 19\/20<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Falcons Total Points &ndash; Under 14.5: 41\/50<\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Lions Total Points &ndash; Over 17.5: 19\/20<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lions Total Points &ndash; Under 17.5: 17\/20<\/li>\n<\/ul><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Point Spread Falcons +3.5: 10\/11<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Point Spread Lions -3.5: 22\/25<\/li>\n<\/ul><p><em>(<\/em><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/go-BetMGM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>According to BetMGM<\/a>:<\/em><\/strong><em> BetMGM offers exclusive promo codes, bonus deals, and accurate odds for users upon signing up. Use BetMGM to ace your betting game in all sports!)<\/em><\/p><p><em>Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Detroit Lions play their second preseason game of the year in week 1 against the Atlanta Falcons. Last week, the Lions were thrashed pretty badly by the Los Angeles Chargers in the Hall of Fame game, and will look to perform much better in Atlanta.&nbsp; One of the major concerns from last week was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":620011,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,2590],"tags":[9065,1809,40,82],"class_list":["post-619916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","category-nfl-predictions","tag-2025-nfl-preseason-week-1","tag-atlanta-falcons-2","tag-detroit-lions","tag-nfl"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Detroit Lions vs Atlanta Falcons Preview, Prediction, and Betting Odds for NFL Preseason Week 1 - The Playoffs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Get the preview, prediction, betting odds, and more for the Detroit Lions preseason week 1 matchup against the Atlanta Falcons.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/detroit-lions-atlanta-falcons-preview-prediction-betting-odds-nfl-preseason-week-1\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Detroit Lions vs Atlanta Falcons Preview, Prediction, and Betting Odds for NFL Preseason Week 1 - 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