Lions vs. Packers Free Pick
GREEN BAY, WI (The Spread) – The Lions can clinch the No. 5 seed in the NFC today but in order to do so they must do something they haven’t done since 1991.
NFL Odds: Oddsmakers have installed the Lions as 3.5-point favorites over the Packers for today’s game, while the over/under total is currently sitting at 43.5 points. Detroit enters the week with a 10-5 overall record and is 5-2 on the road, while Green Bay is 14-1 overall and 7-0 at home.
Line Movement: The Packers opened as 1.5-point favorites but once word started to spread that Green Bay would likely rest its starters, the line flipped. Now the spread is sitting at 3.5 at most sports books, although some places even have the number as high as 4. The over/under total opened at 48 points but is now down between 43 and 44 depending on the book.
Public Betting: Of the 13,000-plus wagers on today’s game, 54% of NFL public bettors currently favor the Packers. This information is subject to change leading up to kickoff, however, so make sure you click on the link provided for the most up-to-date NFL public betting numbers.
NFL Week 17 Free Pick: Take Green Bay. The Packers essentially have nothing to play for but the Lions haven’t won in Green Bay since 1991. Even though Matt Flynn will likely receive the majority of the snaps for Green Bay, he’s more than capable of leading the Packers to victory at home against a suspect Detroit secondary. According to latest NFL trends, the Lions are 4-9-1 against the spread in their lat 14 trips to Green Bay and just 3-8 against the Packers in their last 11 meetings overall. The Packers are 5-1 against the spread in their last six divisional games and are 4-1 ATS in their last five games as a home underdog.
2011 NFL WEEK 17 FREE PICK: GREEN BAY PACKERS +3.5
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