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The Valenti Show

Is The Lions' Vegas Win Total Disrespectful?

The Valenti Show

Audacy

Sports

3.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Valenti and Rico discuss the Lions win total of 10.5 and wonder if this is a fair number.

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0:00.0

All right, Rico, busy holding court in the bullpen, so he'll get to us eventually.

0:04.9

Let's get to what we really were supposed to talk about in the 3 o'clock, not Detroit being screwed in the awards.

0:12.1

Vegas has released win totals for all the NFL teams.

0:16.6

And a couple days ago, I heard cookies talking about this, and I thought it was something we should address too.

0:22.7

Because I think people's reaction shows they've normalized something that is once in a generation.

0:30.2

And what I mean is going 15 and 2 is not normal.

0:34.3

It doesn't happen every year for any team.

0:36.9

And it certainly doesn't happen in the league.

0:39.6

It is something that if you are truly a great organization, happens once every 20 years,

0:46.2

and that's if you're any good.

0:48.7

The Lions 15 and 2 is just that.

0:51.7

It's a moment in time.

0:53.6

Put a bow on it, frame it, laminate it, wear it around your neck.

0:57.3

So when Vegas came out with the win total, you know, Costa and John and, you know, Tom, they were all like aghast.

1:06.0

Oh my God, this is the height of disrespect.

1:09.0

So let's have a conversation about this.

1:11.4

The Lions win total in Vegas is set at 10.5.

1:16.2

Juiced to the under.

1:19.2

On surface, you go, how dare that?

1:22.1

Are we really going to be five games worse?

1:25.8

Yeah, it's quite possible.

1:28.0

I mean, if we really look at this, for one, you'll yell about injuries, and I will agree with

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