On the heels of a historic 2023 campaign that saw a first division title since 1991, there’s reason for hope in the Motor City as reflected by Detroit Lions Super Bowl odds. That’s especially true as quarterback Jared Goff and top-tier wideout Amon-Ra St. Brown build on their already impressive chemistry.
A solid quarterback and wide receiver tandem is hard to beat. With the NFL season kicking off soon, BetMichigan.com wanted to see who the best NFL duos are for this upcoming season. Using data from Sports-Reference.com to find each team’s win-loss percentage from last season, and information from ESPN to find each QB/WR stats for QBR, catch percentage, and passing yards, we ranked the top 10 NFL QB/WR duos to watch for the 2024-25 season.
Customers at Michigan sportsbooks can use these kinds of trends to make informed NFL props wagers this season.
Top 10 NFL Duos
Rank | Duo | Team | Total Score |
1 | Prescott/Lamb | Dallas Cowboys | 38 |
2 | Purdy/Aiyuk | San Francisco 49ers | 31 |
3 | Goff/St. Brown | Detroit Lions | 29 |
T4 | Tagovailoa/Hill | Miami Dolphins | 28 |
T4 | Mahomes/Kelce | Kansas City Chiefs | 28 |
T6 | Jackson/Bateman | Baltimore Ravens | 23 |
T6 | Stafford/Kupp | Los Angeles Rams | 23 |
8 | Stroud/Collins | Houston Texans | 22 |
9 | Hurts/Brown | Philadelphia Eagles | 15 |
10 | Mayfield/Evans | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 10 |
The dynamic duo out of California schools UC-Berkeley (Goff) and USC (St. Brown) connected 119 times a year ago for 1,515 yards and 10 touchdowns. Goff leaned on St. Brown as his go-to receiver, propelling Detroit to a 12-5 run that cemented the pair as one of the top QB-WR tandems in the league.
Detroit Lions 2024 Outlook
This year, oddsmakers from DraftKings Sportsbook Michigan are giving St. Brown +2200 odds of winning the NFL’s Offensive Player of the Year award, good for ninth leaguewide, while Goff comes in at a distant +15000 (non-quarterbacks historically have had a better chance of winning POY than Most Valuable Player).
The Lions odds are even rosier, with Detroit holding the fourth lowest Super Bowl odds, at +1200 as of Aug. 13. Detroit is sitting at +135 to win the NFC North for a second straight season, ranking well ahead of the Green Bay Packers (+230), Chicago Bears (+275) and Minnesota Vikings (+950) with the Michigan sports betting app operator.
Where Goff & St. Brown Rank in the NFL
Among the NFL’s myriad of QB-WR combos, the Goff-St. Brown tandem scored the third highest total (29 points) in our research.
The Lions tandem finished behind only Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb of the Dallas Cowboys (38 points) and the Brock Purdy-Brandon Aiyuk duo from the San Francisco 49ers (31 points).
Leaguewide, the Lions’ QB-WR combo ranked ahead of the Miami Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa and Tyreek Hill, who tied at 28 points with Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs.
See our Detroit Lions betting guide for more information on the upcoming season.
Other Duos Rounding Out Top 10
Lamar Jackson and Rashod Bateman of the Baltimore Ravens tied for sixth, along with former Lions QB Matt Stafford and Cooper Kupp of the Los Angeles Rams, at 23 points. C.J. Stroud, last season’s Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year with the Houston Texans, combined with Nico Collins for 22 points to finish eighth on our list.
Household names like Jalen Hurts and A.J. Brown of the Philadelphia Eagles (15 points, ninth place) and Baker Mayfield and Mike Evans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10) rounded out the top 10 but were looking up at the Goff-St. Brown totals.
The 2024 Detroit Lions playoff chances once again likely will ride with the offensive one-two punch of Jared Goff’s right arm and Amon-Ra St. Brown’s pass catching abilities.
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