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NFL Betting Promos for Michigan Bettors 2026

Q: Can I bet on NFL games later in the season?

Yes, you can! Betting on the NFL is somewhat unique among all the sports in that you often can place bets on all of the yet-to-be-played regular season games throughout the season. That is to say, unlike when betting on the MLB, NBA, NHL or most other sports where you can only wager on that day's games (or perhaps tomorrow's), many sites start taking bets on NFL games for the entire season way back during the summer months. That means you don't have to wait until December to bet on Week 17 or Week 18 games, but can do so even before the first game in September. Of course, it is difficult to handicap games that far in advance, but some bettors like to take advantage of opening lines that might change markedly in a favorable direction as the season plays out. Click here to jump back to the top of the page to see the latest NFL odds table. Then click on the first drop-down menu and select any week to see what the lines are for future games.

Written by: Martin F. Harris

| Published: Jul. 7th, 2020 | Updated: Jan. 7th, 2026

Whenever the NFL is in action, Michigan sites offer lots of NFL promotions and bonuses for both new sign-ups and regular bettors. Here’s your full guide to betting on the NFL in Michigan, including information about the best NFL betting sites and the different promos and offers you can find on them.

Best NFL betting promos in Michigan

Bettors have several Michigan online sportsbooks to choose from when it comes to betting on the Detroit Lions, the NFL, or any other sport. All of them have Michigan sportsbook promos designed to help new sign-ups get started. Here is a rundown of the best current offers you’ll find at Michigan sites:

MI Sportsbook	Bonus Code	Bonus Offer
BetMGM Sportsbook	PLAYMICH	Bet $10, Get $150 in Bonus Bets if You Win*
Hard Rock Bet Sportsbook	Click to claim promo	Bet $5 Get $150 in Bonus Bets if Your First Bet Wins**
BetRivers Sportsbook	PLAYMICH	2nd Chance Bet up to $500
DraftKings Sportsbook	Click to claim promo	Bet $5 Get $200 in Bonus Bets Instantly Plus 20% Match up to $1,000
FanDuel Sportsbook	Click to claim promo	Get $200 in Bonus Bets Guaranteed - When You Bet $5 for 7 Days!
Fanatics Sportsbook	PLAYMI	Up to $1,000 in FanCash Matched Bets (100% bet match up to $100 in FanCash for 10 days)

Caesars Sportsbook

NFL Parlay Profit Boosts — Get odds boosts on parlays, including same game parlays and “super parlays,” when betting on the NFL at Caesars Sportsbook
NFL Longshot Parlay Contest — A fun contest inviting bettors to build parlays with those winning with the longest odds potentially winning up to $10,000 in bonus bets.

BetMGM Sportsbook

Second Chance on First TD — When you bet a First Touchdown Scorer prop at BetMGM Sportsbook , if your player doesn’t score the first touchdown but does manage to score the second one, you win your stake back.
Pro Football No Sweat Token — BetMGM is also offering bettors a chance to apply a “no sweat” token to an NFL wager of at least -300 odds, and if they lose they get the wager amount back as a bonus bet (worth up to $10).

BetRivers Sportsbook

House Specials – When you log on at BetRivers Sportsbook , always check the “House Specials” section for daily odds boosts, including many on upcoming NFL games.
MVP of SGP — Receive a $20 bonus bet you can use on any same game parlay with odds of +100 or longer, including for an NFL game.

FanDuel Sportsbook

Profit Boosts — FanDuel Sportsbook is known for offering frequent profit boosts for all games, including NFL games. These often are associated with parlays (including same game parlays), where you can add an extra 25%, 33%, or 50% profit to parlays for bigger payouts.
No Sweat Bets — Throughout the NFL season, FanDuel also will frequently roll out “no sweat” bets that “refund” losing wagers with bonus bets.

Fanatics Sportsbook

Power Hour promo — Fanatics Sportsbook features so-called “Power Hour” promotions each day, typically during the afternoon, when users can opt-in and receive profit boosts they can apply to that evening’s games.
Rewards Surge — Another promo that Fanatics runs during NFL season that lets you apply big profit boosts (e.g., 50%) to your NFL bets.

Ongoing NFL betting promos in Michigan

You’ll find all the sites listed above as well as other sites running various NFL-related promotions throughout the regular season, playoffs, and for the Super Bowl.

Here’s a table listing some of the more common NFL betting promotions you’ll often encounter:

Promotion	Description
Odds boost	a particular wager offered by a site with better-than-usual odds, thereby increasing your payout if you win
Profit boost	a boost you can apply to selected bet to earn a larger payout if you win (e.g., increasing your winnings by 25%, 50%, or even 100%)
Parlay boost	a boost added to a parlay wager; often requires minimum odds (e.g., +400 or longer) and/or minimum number of legs (e.g., three or more)
"No sweat" token	use the token when placing a bet, and if you lose get your bet amount back as a bonus bet
"Second chance" bet	lose a wager and get back a bonus bet worth your stake amount (much like with "no sweat" offers)
Deposit match bonus	Fund your account and receive a matching bonus (e.g., 20% of your deposit in bonus bets)
Refer-a-friend bonus	Encourage a friend to sign up for an account and receive bonus bet(s)

Available NFL bets

Michigan sites offer the following basic ways to bet on the NFL:

Moneyline: Pick a winner of a game. Then, book a moneyline bet at the currently posted odds, which are generally based on a $100 scale. Favorites show a negative (-) number indicating how much you must bet to win $100, plus your bet back. Underdogs show a positive (+) number indicating how much you’ll earn for every $100 you bet. So if the Detroit Lions moneyline is at -120, then every $120 bet on the Lions stands to win $100, plus your bet back. If the Lions moneyline is at +200, then every $100 bet on the Lions stands to win $200, plus your bet back.
Point spread: Pick the winner of a game, but factor in the point spread set by oddsmakers into the final score to determine the betting winner. If the Lions’ point spread is -6.5 on the Caesars Sportsbook app, for example, they will need to win by at least seven for point spread bets to pay. If the Lions point spread is at +6.5, not only does the bet cash if the Lions win, it’ll still cash if they lose by fewer than seven points.
Totals: Pick whether the total points scored in a game (or certain increment of a game) will be over or under a line set by oddsmakers.
Props: Betting NFL props allows you to bet on whether certain things may or may not happen during a game, including players and teams reaching certain statistical milestones. Will the Lions score first? Will Lions QB Jared Goff throw more than three TD passes? Some NFL betting sites collect popular props into a single, easy-to-scan category, such as BetRivers Sportsbook with its Prop Central section.
Parlays: Combine two or more basic bets into a single bet. Get paid at ballooning odds, but only if every bet that’s part of the parlay wins.
Futures: Find year-round Super Bowl betting odds, NFL MVP betting odds, conference or division odds and more, including specific NFL team props.
Live betting: NFL live-betting (aka “in-game betting”) involves wagering on games that have already started at adjusted odds that are based on what’s happening on the field. Live betting is ideal for online because of the speed at which the odds change.

Betting on the NFL season

The 2024-25 NFL regular season starts in early September and runs all of the way through the first week of January. Teams will once again be playing 17 regular season games. The NFL playoffs will then follow with a 14-team single-elimination tournament to determine who plays in the Super Bowl.

Super Bowl LIX (aka Super Bowl 59) is scheduled for Feb. 9, 2025, at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.

How to bet on the NFL preseason

Training camps are set to be held from late July through August each year, culminating with the three-game NFL preseason. For the NFL, the preseason is largely just a tune-up for the regular season. Regular season starters get more rest than playing time, and winning isn’t really the goal.

Michigan sites offer betting lines on preseason games, but your guess is as good as theirs as to who will actually win these meaningless contests. Be wary of teams not necessarily giving it their all in these warm-up games.

Betting on the NFL regular season

The NFL rewards degrees of winning. Until teams have locked up playoff spots and home-field advantage throughout the postseason, every team tries to win every game it can.

The league divides its 32 teams into two 16-team conferences: the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). Each team plays 17 regular-season games over an 18-week regular season, and only the best seven teams in each conference make the playoffs.

Michigan sites offer various betting markets for every regular-season game and futures odds markets on team performance, allowing you to bet on almost every aspect of the NFL regular season.

Betting on the NFL Playoffs

Only the best seven teams in each of the AFC and NFC make the NFL playoffs. This field includes the team with the top regular-season record in each division, seeded Nos. 1-4 in the conference.

In each conference, the teams with the fifth-, sixth-, and seventh-best records qualify for the playoffs as wild cards.

The NFL playoffs are a single-elimination tournament to decide the NFL champion, so it goes without saying that teams are trying to win. Lines set by sites are normally even more difficult to decipher because oddsmakers have fewer teams to focus on.

Wild Card Weekend starts things off with three division winners hosting three wild card teams in each conference. The top-seeded team in each conference gets a bye.

The three wild card winners move on to Round 2, along with top seed, to compete in the divisional round. Then those winners meet in the AFC and NFC championship games.

Betting on the Super Bowl

The AFC and NFC Conference champions face off in the Super Bowl to determine which team will hoist the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Michigan sites will offer more Super Bowl props and betting markets than for any other sporting event. The Super Bowl has become one of the single biggest days in sports and betting in general.

3 simple NFL betting tips for beginners

The best NFL betting strategies are all information-based. You likely need to watch NFL games and read and watch everything you can about the league to bet on the NFL successfully.

High-quality research is key. You need to pore over news reports on the internet and consume everything you can about the NFL from multiple sources. The goal is to turn your guesses into informed, educated picks. You also need to watch NFL games, as there is no substitute for seeing what teams and players are capable of with your own eyes.

Of course, you also need to learn how to be selective. You don’t have to bet on every game, just the ones where the information you’ve uncovered shows that one team has an edge.

Plus, you must learn to avoid the temptation of multi-game parlays as regular action. Parlays promise big paydays but rarely come through. Stick to these essentials and you stand the best chance for success:

Shop for lines: When you find a side you like, don’t forget to shop around for a price on it. Look at the line at every licensed site you can. Shop around for the best price on a bet, too, because finding it is like putting a little money in your pocket, win or lose.
Fade the public: Lines might move because of injuries to key players and reports of bad weather. But when they move because of big bets or increased action on one side, you should be ready to pounce. When a line moves because the betting public is on one side or the other, you can often fade the public. These movements are artificial. There’s no on-the-field reason for the adjustment. Take advantage by sticking to oddsmakers’ initial predictions, and you can receive a little extra leeway.
They’re favorites for a reason: NFL longshots offer attractive paydays, but you’ll lose a lot more of these bets than you’ll win. Try mixing in a few favorites with your dogs for better overall results.

Where are the best places to bet on the NFL in Michigan?

FanDuel MotorCity sports betting Looking to head out to catch the action on an NFL Sunday or for one of the primetime tilts? Here are some of the top retail locations for you to check out in Michigan, all of which will feature the latest odds for the games.

1. MGM Grand Detroit / BetMGM

Name: BetMGM Sports Lounge
Address: 1777 3rd Ave, Detroit, MI 48226
Phone: (877) 888-2121
Hours: 7 days — 9 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Lounge hours: 7 days — 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Online: BetMGM Sportsbook Michigan

The BetMGM Sports Lounge features six betting windows for you to take care of business, and there are also 14 self-serve kiosks elsewhere on the property. Amenities include a full-service bar and 60 HDTVs to enjoy the games.

2. MotorCity Casino Hotel / FanDuel Sportsbook

Name: FanDuel Sportsbook
Address: 2901 Grand River Ave, Detroit, MI 48201
Phone: (866) 782-9622
Hours: 7 days — 9 a.m. – midnight
Online: FanDuel Sportsbook Michigan

The launch of the FanDuel Sportsbook was met with much fanfare in March 2020. It’s easy to see why, with 67 HDTV’s, a sports ticker, six betting windows and 54 self-serve kiosks among the amenities waiting for visitors.

3. Hollywood Casino at Greektown / ESPN Bet Sportsbook

Name: ESPN Bet Sportsbook
Address: 555 E Lafayette St., Detroit, MI 48226
Phone: (313) 223-2999
Hours: 7 days — 10 a.m. – midnight
Online: ESPN Bet Sportsbook Michigan

ESPN Bet Sportsbook at Greektown offers up a total of 40 betting kiosks, 25 HDTVs and a 30’ video all for viewing all the daily sports action. Full dining options are included and its easily located at the top of the Grand Staircase inside Hollywood Casino at Greektown.

4. FireKeepers Casino / Dacey’s Sportsbook

Name: Dacey’s Sportsbook
Address: 11177 E Michigan Ave, Battle Creek, MI 49014
Phone: (877) 352-8777
Hours: M-F: 11 a.m. – 11 p.m. S/S: 9 a.m. – midnight
Online: FireKeepers Online Sportsbook

Dacey’s Sportsbook has received high marks from Casino Player magazine, and the praise is warranted. Beyond the standard betting windows and kiosks, there’s a bar and restaurant on site, as well as several large video screens to soak in all of the action.

These are four outstanding spots to watch and wager on the NFL, but there are several other stellar options to consider when looking for NFL lines in Michigan. Included on that list are Caesars Sportsbook at Turtle Creek Casino in Williamsburg, and the Four Winds Casino Sportsbook in New Buffalo.

How to watch the NFL in Michigan

Live streams of certain games are available for free on the NFL app. This menu includes some Detroit Lions games and nationally broadcast primetime games, such as ESPN’s Monday Night Football and NBC’s Sunday Night Football.

The Yahoo! Sports app or an online streaming package is required if you want to stream NFL Network’s Thursday Night Football games, which has now moved to Amazon Prime. Your cable package is another option to access NFL Network.

If you want online access to the entire NFL schedule, you need to purchase an NFL Sunday Ticket or NFL Game Pass package that allows for live streaming of all games (including online replays).

The NFL has granted FOX (NFC) and CBS (AFC) primary TV broadcast rights. As such, you can watch regional NFL games on TV for free. You’ll find most Detroit Lions or Green Bay Packers games on Fox affiliates in Michigan, including:

Alpena: WBKB-DT2 11.2
Cadillac (Traverse City): WFQX-TV 32
Detroit: WJBK 2
Flint: WSMH 66
Grand Rapids: WXMI 17
Lansing: WSYM-TV 47
Marquette: WLUC-DT2 6.2
Sault Ste. Marie: WWUP-DT2 10.2 (satellite of WFQX)
Vanderbilt: WFUP-TV 45 (satellite of WFQX)

Home games against AFC opponents will generally be aired on CBS affiliates in Michigan, including:

Alpena: WBKB-TV 11
Bay City (Flint): WNEM-TV 5
Cadillac (Traverse City): WWTV 9
Detroit: WWJ-TV 62
Kalamazoo (Grand Rapids): WWMT 3
Lansing: WLNS-TV 6
Sault Ste. Marie: WWUP-TV 10 (satellite of WWTV)

FOX and CBS affiliates also air national games and games of regional interest.

Michigan NFL teams

Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions were originally the Portsmouth Spartans, who joined the NFL in 1930, moved to Detroit from southern Ohio in 1934 and were renamed.

The team is owned by Sheila Ford Hamp. She took over the team in June 2020 from her mother, Martha Firestone Ford. Martha is the grandchild of the founders of the Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. and the widow of Henry Ford’s grandson. William Clay Ford bought the Lions in 1963 and passed controlling interest on to his widow when he died in March 2014. She then passed it to their second-oldest of four children.

The Detroit Lions have won four NFL championships, but the team’s last title came in 1957. The Lions have played home games at Ford Field in downtown Detroit since 2002.

After decades of struggling and only one playoff win (way back in 1993), the Lions broke through last year to win the NFC North division and two playoff games. Detroit even had a lead in the NFC Championship game before falling to the San Francisco 49ers, thus coming one step shy of making the franchise’s first Super Bowl ever.

NFL Betting FAQ

How do the NFL playoffs work?

The NFL has two conferences, each with four divisions. The regular-season winner of each division automatically qualifies for the playoffs. Those winners are seeded No. 1 through No. 4 in each conference. The three non-division winning teams with the best records are added as wild cards.

Prior to 2020, the playoffs only featured two wild cards, but the NFL has expanded to a 14-team playoff format. Going forward, only the top-seeded team in each conference gets a bye.

Now, the wild-card round will feature six games, three in each division pitting these seeds against one another:

2 vs. 7
3 vs. 6
4 vs. 5

Then, in the divisional round, the top seed plays the lowest remaining overall seed. The other two remaining teams are in the other matchup. Those winners then play in the AFC and NFC Conference championship games. Two weeks after those conference finals, the conference champions play for the NFL title in the Super Bowl.

When is the next NFL Draft?

The 2025 NFL Draft is scheduled to take place in Green Bay, Wisconsin on April 24–26, 2025.

Can I bet on NFL games later in the season?

Yes, you can!

Betting on the NFL is somewhat unique among all the sports in that you often can place bets on all of the yet-to-be-played regular season games throughout the season. That is to say, unlike when betting on the MLB, NBA, NHL or most other sports where you can only wager on that day’s games (or perhaps tomorrow’s), many sites start taking bets on NFL games for the entire season way back during the summer months.

That means you don’t have to wait until December to bet on Week 17 or Week 18 games, but can do so even before the first game in September. Of course, it is difficult to handicap games that far in advance, but some bettors like to take advantage of opening lines that might change markedly in a favorable direction as the season plays out.

Click here to jump back to the top of the page to see the latest NFL odds table. Then click on the first drop-down menu and select any week to see what the lines are for future games.

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Martin Harris is a gambling writer and editor with more than 20 years of experience covering the industry. Much of his early work focused on live poker, reporting from major tournaments across the United States and abroad, including stops in Europe, South America, and Macau, as well as many summers spent covering the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. Martin holds a Ph.D. in English and has published a range of academic articles and books, including the award-winning "Poker & Pop Culture: Telling the Story of America’s Favorite Card Game." He lives with his family on a horse farm in North Carolina, where he enjoys sports, music, reading, and teaching part-time in the American Studies program at UNC Charlotte.