In 1934, George A. Richards, who owned the Detroit Lions at the time, brokered a deal with NBC to air his franchise’s home games on Thanksgiving Day to a national television audience. Detroit Lions football has remained a Thanksgiving Day staple for over eighty years and has become an essential element of the holiday tradition.
Betting on the Detroit Lions football game on Thanksgiving Day has also become engrained into the late November festivities, and we’ve got a full plate of NFL Thanksgiving Day football betting information to fill you up with forkfuls of knowledge regarding pro football odds and lines. We’ll also direct you to the best places on the web to bet on the Lions on Thanksgiving so you can win big while you fill your belly.
Is Betting on Lions Thanksgiving Football Legal?
Yes. US NFL bettors can wager on Detroit Lions Thanksgiving football at a domestic or an offshore sportsbook. Thanksgiving Day NFL bets can be made on the Detroit Lions using the offshore sportsbook sites we list on this page because there are no US sports betting laws that state that the activity is illegal.
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MyBookie Turkey Day Free Play 2020
- Bet up to $250 against the point spread in the Houston Texans vs. Detroit Lions game, the first Thanksgiving Day NFL Game on the schedule.
- If the team that you bet on covers the point spread, your bankroll will be enhanced, and withdrawals can be requested at any time once wagering requirements are met.
- If the NFL team that you bet on fails to cover, your wager of up to $250 will be refunded to your bankroll before the second Thanksgiving NFL Game between the Washington Football Team and the Dallas Cowboys begins.
- The $250 refund features a 1X rollover requirement, which means that the entire $250 refund will need to be risked on future sports bets before any payouts can be requested.
2020 Thanksgiving Day Football: Detroit Lions Odds
Detroit Lions VS Houston Texans
Pre-season Thanksgiving Day NFL odds on the week 12 matchup between the Detroit Lions and the Houston Texans revealed that Detroit was an underdog, but the lines have since been removed because the spread of the Coronavirus caused for the 2020 NFL schedule to be re-arranged.
The Thanksgiving Day NFL schedule is still intact, but with so much uncertainty abound, sportsbooks are afraid to keep odds on the board. The NFL odds can offer a preview of each Thanksgiving Day matchup, but bettors will have to make up their own minds until game lines reappear, which will likely happen a few days prior to Thanksgiving.
What’s The Detroit Lions Record On Thanksgiving Day?
Record: 37-40-2
2020: Houston Texans @ Detroit Lions, 12:30p on CBS
2019: Chicago Bears 24, Detroit Lions 20
2018 Chicago Bears 23, Detroit Lions 16
2017 Minnesota Vikings 30, Detroit Lions 23
2016 Detroit Lions 16, Minnesota Vikings 13
2015 Detroit Lions 45, Philadelphia Eagles 14
2014 Chicago Bears 34, Detroit Lions 17
2013 Detroit Lions 40, Green Bay Packers 10
2012 Houston Texans 34, Detroit Lions 31 (OT)
2011 Green Bay Packers 27, Detroit Lions 15
2010 New England Patriots 45, Detroit Lions 24
2009 Green Bay Packers 34, Detroit Lions 12
2008 Tennessee Titans 47, Detroit Lions 10
2007 Green Bay Packers 37, Detroit Lions 26
2006 Miami Dolphins 27, Detroit Lions 10
2005 Atlanta Falcons 27, Detroit Lions 7
2004 Indianapolis Colts 41, Detroit Lions 9
2003 Detroit Lions 22, Green Bay Packers 14
2002 New England Patriots 20, Detroit Lions 12
2001 Green Bay Packers 29, Detroit Lions 27
2000 Detroit Lions 34, New England Patriots 9
1999 Detroit Lions 21, Chicago Bears 17
1998 Detroit Lions 19, Pittsburgh Steelers 16 (OT)
1997 Detroit Lions 55, Chicago Bears 20
1996 Kansas City Chiefs 28, Detroit Lions 24
1995 Detroit Lions 44, Minnesota Vikings 38
1994 Detroit Lions 35, Buffalo Bills 21
1993 Chicago Bears 10, Detroit Lions 6
1992 Houston Oilers 24, Detroit Lions 21
1991 Detroit Lions 16, Chicago Bears 6
1990 Detroit Lions 40, Denver Broncos 27
1989 Detroit Lions 13, Cleveland Browns 10
1988 Minnesota Vikings 23, Detroit Lions 0
1987 Kansas City Chiefs 27. Detroit Lions 20
1986 Green Bay Packers 44, Detroit Lions 40
1985 Detroit Lions 31, New York Jets 20
1984 Detroit Lions 31, Green Bay Packers 28
1983 Detroit Lions 45, Pittsburgh Steelers 3
1982 New York Giants 13, Detroit Lions 6
1981 Detroit Lions 27, Kansas City Chiefs 10
1980 Chicago Bears 23, Detroit Lions 17 (OT)
(First overtime Thanksgiving game. It is also the shortest overtime session in the history of the NFL at 13 seconds. The OT kickoff was returned for a touchdown by Dave Williams.)
1979 Detroit Lions 20, Chicago Bears 0
1978 Detroit Lions 17, Denver Broncos 14
1977 Chicago Bears 31, Detroit Lions 14
1976 Detroit Lions 27, Buffalo Bills 14
1975 Los Angeles Rams 20, Detroit Lions 0
1974 Denver Broncos 31, Detroit Lions 27
1973 Washington Redskins 20, Detroit Lions 0
1972 Detroit Lions 37, New York Jets 20
1971 Detroit Lions 32, Kansas City Chiefs 21
1970 Detroit Lions 28, Oakland Raiders 14
1969 Minnesota Vikings 27, Detroit Lions 0
1968 Philadelphia Eagles 12, Detroit Lions 0
1967 Los Angeles Rams 31, Detroit Lions 7
1966 San Francisco 49ers 41, Detroit Lions 14
1965 Detroit Lions 24, Baltimore Colts 24 (Tie)
1964 Chicago Bears 27, Detroit Lions 24
1963 Detroit Lions 13, Green Bay Packers 13 (Tie)
1962 Detroit Lions 26, Green Bay Packers 14
(*Green Bay’s only loss of the season)
1961 Green Bay Packers 17, Detroit Lions 9
1960 Detroit Lions 23, Green Bay Packers 10
1959 Green Bay Packers, 24, Detroit Lions 17
1958 Detroit Lions 24, Green Bay Packers 14
1957 Detroit Lions 18, Green Bay Packers 6
1956 Green Bay Packers, 24, Detroit Lions 20
1955 Detroit Lions 24, Green Bay Packers 10
1954 Detroit Lions 28, Green Bay Packers 24
1953 Detroit Lions 34, Green Bay Packers 15
1952 Detroit Lions 48, Green Bay Packers 24
1951 Detroit Lions 52, Green Bay Packers 35
1950 Detroit Lions 49, New York Yanks 14
1949 Chicago Bears 28, Detroit Lions 7
1948 Chicago Cards 28, Detroit Lions 14
1947 Chicago Bears 34, Detroit Lions 14
1946 Boston Yanks 34, Detroit Lions 10
1945 Cleveland Rams 28, Detroit Lions 21
1938 Detroit Lions 14, Chicago Bears 7
1937 Chicago Bears 13, Detroit Lions 0
1936 Detroit Lions 13, Chicago Bears 7
1935 Detroit Lions 14, Chicago Bears 2
1934 Chicago Bears 19, Detroit Lions 16