7 Results for detroit lions

Beating the Spread in the Playoffs

Chad Millman

How did every playoff team do against the spread?

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | December 30, 2008

Behind the Bets

Chad Millman

...even smarter spreads than the freakishly accurate numbers they hang during the season (in Week 17, Packers-Lions and Skins-Niners both finished within a half-point of the opening number). That means pro bettors...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 30, 2008

Behind the Bets

Chad Millman

Once would have been a fluke. Twice a coincidence. But Cassie Vidal's 16-year-old son, Ethan, kept picking winners. He nailed 10 of 11 thoroughbred ra...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 18, 2008

Behind The Bets

Chad Millman

Newsflash: Understanding risk is what separates everyday squares from the big-money wiseguys who live off their gambling wits. Now, here's a piece o...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 11, 2008

Behind the Bets: Public Trading

Chad Millman

[Ed's Note: Chad Millman is a Senior Deputy Editor at ESPN The Magazine, and once wrote a book called The Odds. His column takes a close look at the c...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 26, 2008

NFL 2002: Who's Next?

Chad Millman

New season, new divisions, new team and (almost) everybody has a chance to win. Check our picks on Jan. 26.

Story | Conversation | August 26, 2002

Behind The Bets: A Bad Beat for Chargers-Steelers

Chad Millman

...me about the time years ago when the Lions, ahead with two minutes to play, needed a...you guessed it, 79 yards before being tackled. Detroit took a knee at the one. Game over...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2008