After improving their record from 3-13-1 in 2021 to 9-8 in 2022, the Detroit Lions enter the season with sky-high expectations, but will begin the year with a stiff test when they visit the Kansas City Chiefs for the 2023 NFL Kickoff Game. The Chiefs will raise their third championship banner before the 8:20 p.m. ET kickoff and could become the NFL's newest dynasty with a third title in five seasons. It will be a star-studded matchup for anyone making NFL props on players like Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jared Goff, Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes.
Goff was one of the most surprising quarterbacks of last season and his over/under for total passing yards is 261.5 in the latest Chiefs vs. Lions props. If you're looking for one of the plus-money NFL prop bets, Mahomes to throw over 0.5 interceptions is priced at +108 and even though he won the MVP last year, he threw an interception in nine of his 17 starts. Before betting any NFL props for the 2023 NFL Kickoff Game on Thursday, you need to see the Chiefs vs. Lions NFL prop predictions powered by SportsLine AI.
Built using cutting-edge artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques by SportsLine's Data Science team, AI Predictions and AI Ratings are generated for each player prop. The AI predictions are determined by statistically learning from each player's historical data then quantitatively evaluating the strength of the opponents defense by assigning a numeric value out of 100 called a matchup score.
Once a prediction is formulated, the AI rating is generated using the prediction, the matchup score, and the odds of the market. For example, you could see a 5-star rating on an over bet if a player is facing a poor defense, their prediction differs from the line and there are favorable odds.
In addition, SportsLine AI is the first fully automated predictive model at SportsLine. It continuously refreshes on the most recent available data and can help you spot the biggest discrepancies in the lines.
With Chiefs vs. Lions jumping off the season in the 2023 NFL Kickoff Game, the model has evaluated the NFL player prop odds and provided Lions vs. Chiefs prop picks for every available prop market. You can only see the AI player prop predictions for Chiefs vs. Lions here.
Top NFL player prop bets for Chiefs vs. Lions
After analyzing Lions vs. Chiefs and examining the dozens of player prop markets, SportsLine AI says Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes goes over 286.5 total passing yards. It was a down year by his standards in 2021, as Mahomes only averaged 7.4 yards per pass attempt and threw a career-high 13 interceptions but he responded with an MVP season in 2022 despite losing his top wide receiver over the offseason.
Even without Tyreek Hill in the lineup, Mahomes led the NFL's top scoring offense and finished the season with 5,250 passing yards and 41 touchdowns, leading the NFL in both categories. He averaged 308.8 passing yards per game and finished with 300 or more in 10 of his 17 regular-season starts.
The Lions ranked 30th in passing yards allowed and 31st in net adjusted yards per pass attempt allowed (7.0). Even with Detroit making significant offseason improvement, this could be a tough matchup for Detroit's defense. SportsLine's AI is predicting that Mahomes cruises past 300 yards, projecting he throws for 352.5 yards on average. See more NFL props here.
How to make NFL player prop bets for Kansas City vs. Detroit
In addition, SportsLine AI says another star sails past his total and has 16 other NFL props rated four stars or better. You need to see the model's analysis before making any Chiefs vs. Lions prop bets for the 2023 NFL Kickoff Game.
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