Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers – Sunday, Dec. 28
Current BAS’ Line: Packers -7 1/2 and the total is 46 1/2
We have reached the final week of the NFL regular season and while both
the 11-4 Detroit Lions and the 11-4 Green Bay Packers have secured a
spot in this season’s NFC playoffs, the NFC North title remains up for
grabs in this one. BetAnySports has listed Green Bay as an eight-point
favorite at home for Sunday’s contest and the betting odds for the total
have been set at 47.5.
Detroit has very quietly strung together four SU wins in its last four
games to tie four other teams for the best record in the NFC. The reason
that it is still a fairly heavy underdog in this week’s games hinges on
the fact that none of the Lions’ opponents in those games has more than
six wins on the year. Detroit has been a tough bet against the spread
at 7-8 and it has failed to cover in five of seven road games this year.
The total has stayed UNDER in 11 of its 15 games.
The Lions have already beaten Green Bay this season with a 19-7 victory
in Week 3 as one-point home favorites and it will probably take another
defensive effort like that to pull-off the season sweep. The defense
comes into this game ranked second in the NFL in both yards (295.9) and
points (16.8) allowed, but Detroit’s offense is ranked just 23rd in
scoring with an average of 20.1 points a game.
Some of the shine has worn off the Packers after rolling over anyone in
their way during a recent five-game SU winning streak. In Week 15 on the
road against Buffalo as a 4.5-point favorite, Green Bay fell 21-13 and
this past Sunday as a heavy 11.5-point road favorite against Tampa Bay,
it had to grind-out a 20-3 to win to stay in the NFC North division
title race.
There is no doubt that with Aaron Rodgers running the show at
quarterback this Packers’ offense is still one of the most potent units
in the league with an average of 30.4 points a game. They also have some
positive betting trends on their side with a 5-1-1 record ATS at home
this season and an 8-3-1 record ATS as favorites this year.
I cannot see Green Bay losing this game SU, but eight points is a lot to
give-up against a division opponent that is playing great on defense.
This should work to once again keep the scoring down between the two NFC
North rival to set up the perfect opportunity to cash-in on BetAnySports’s UNDER 46.5 betting odds in this matchup.
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