Lions, Browns bucking the betting trends ahead of Week 2 matchups

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The Detroit Lions and the Cleveland Browns are in unfamiliar positions. 

For the first time since 1993, the Browns are favored to start the NFL season 2-0, while the Lions are favored to win for the first time in 24 games. 

Cade York, #3 of the Cleveland Browns, reacts after a win against the Carolina Panthers during their game at Bank of America Stadium on Sept. 11, 2022 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Cleveland won 26-24.  (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

According to FOX Bet, Detroit is currently a 1.5-point favorite to beat the Washington Commanders on Sunday, which will break their NFL record for consecutive games as the underdog if it holds. Lions fans have to go back to November 22, 2020, against the Carolina Panthers to enter a game as the favorite to win. 

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The second-longest streak in the NFL is held by the New York Giants, who have entered their last 15 games as the underdog, according to ESPN. The Giants are 2.5-point favorites over the Panthers on Sunday. 

Detroit is looking for their first win of the season after losing to the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 in Week 1. 

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Cleveland fans will be hoping for the first 2-0 start to a season since 1993, when Vinny Testaverde was the quarterback and Bill Belichick was the head coach. 

Head coach Dan Campbell of the Detroit Lions looks on from the sidelines during an NFL preseason football game between the Detroit Lions and the Atlanta Falcons in Detroit on Friday, August 12, 2022.  (Photo by Amy Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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