The Kansas City Chiefs will begin their pursuit of a third Super Bowl title in five years when they host the Detroit Lions in the 2023 NFL Kickoff Game on Thursday. Detroit went from three wins in 2021 to nine in 2022, and the Lions are favored to win the NFC North with Jared Goff, Amon-Ra St. Brown and Aiden Hutchinson leading the revival. However, they’ll have a significantly more difficult schedule this season beginning with the Chiefs on Thursday in an 8:20 p.m. ET kickoff. Even if you’re not a Chiefs or Lions fan, NFL player props have been an increasingly popular option for NFL bets.
Which NFL player props on stars like Patrick Mahomes and Jamhyr Gibbs should you target as you place your NFL bets and Chiefs vs. Lions same-game parlays? 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. Mahomes won his second MVP last season and guided Kansas City to a second title in four years. He’ll be eager to establish the Chiefs as the NFL’s next great dynasty in 2023.
Mahomes threw for a league-leading 5,250 passing yards (a career-high) and also led the NFL with 41 touchdown passes. He was nearly 10% more efficient on a per-pass basis than he was in 2021, raising his yards per pass attempt rate from 7.4 to 8.1.
Mahomes put together 10 games with 300 yards or more passing in 17 regular-season starts. Now, he’ll take on a Lions defense that ranked 30th in passing yards allowed. That’s a big reason why the model rates over 299.5 passing yards as a five-star play, predicting that Mahomes finished with over 350 yards on the night. 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.
Which Chiefs vs. Lions prop bets should you target for the 2023 NFL Kickoff Game? Visit SportsLine now to see the top Lions vs. Chiefs props, all from the brand-new SportsLine AI built with cutting-edge artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques.
