BetAnySports’ NFL Pick of the Week- NFC Championship: Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks – Sunday, Jan. 18

Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks – Sunday, Jan. 18



BAS’ Current Line: Seahawks are a 7 1/2-point favorite and the total is posted at 46 1/2.



Before this NFL season began, both the Green Bay Packers and the Seattle
Seahawks were two of BetAnySports’ top favorites to win the NFC and
both teams have stayed true to form right up until this Sunday’s
conference championship game at CenturyLink Field in Seattle. The
Seahawks have been listed as 7.5-point favorites and the NFL betting
odds for the total in this contest have been set at 47.



The Packers’ road to this title game started with a straight-up 7-1 run
in their final eight regular season games and a hard-fought 26-21
victory against Dallas as 5.5-point home favorites in this past Sunday’s
Divisional Round. Green Bay has gone 5-4 against the spread in these
nine games and the total has stayed UNDER in five of its last seven
contests. The Packers have had their issues on the road as underdogs
with a 1-8 record both SU and ATS in nine previous outings. They do have
the edge in this series with a 6-3 SU (4-3-2 ATS) record in the last
nine meetings despite a 36-16 loss to Seattle in this season’s opener as
4.5-point underdogs on the road.



Seattle comes into this conference title game firing on all cylinders
after dismantling Carolina 31-17 as a 14-point home favorite in this
past Saturday’s Divisional Round matchup. The Seahawks are now a perfect
7-0 SU in their last seven games with a highly profitable 6-0-1 record
ATS. The total went OVER BetAnySports’ closing 40-point line in the win
against the Panthers after staying UNDER in five of their previous six
games.



The biggest matchup in this game will be Packers’ quarterback Aaron
Rodgers going up against a Seattle defense that was ranked first in the
NFL this season in both yards allowed (267.1) and points allowed (15.9).
This unit has only gotten better down the stretch by allowing a grand
total of just 56 points in its last seven games. It would be hard enough
for Rodgers at full strength to help his offense match their 30.4-point
scoring average in Sunday’s game, but he is dealing with an injured
calf that has severely limited his mobility.



The bottom line in this contest for me is the value in the extra half point on BetAnySports’
current betting odds for this game. I still believe that Green Bay can
keep this a one touchdown game, so I am taking the road underdogs and
the 7.5 points to cover in this matchup.



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BetAnySports’ NFL Pick of the Week- NFC Championship: Green Bay Packers at Seattle Seahawks – Sunday, Jan. 18