Last Updated on December 26, 2010 7:50 pm by drew
Giants vs. Packers Odds
GREEN BAY, WI (TheSpread) – The New York Giants and Green Bay Packers are both fighting for their playoff lives on Sunday when the two meet at 4:15PM ET.
The Giants are 9-5 on the season and 4-2 on the road while the Packers are 8-6 on the season and 5-1 at home. The Giants are 1 game behind Philadelphia in the NFC East and in the final playoff spot in the NFC while the Packers are out of the NFC North race and need to pass the Giants to get the wild card. The Packers would hold the tiebreaker with a win on Sunday. Trends show that the road team has covered the point spread odds in the last five games in this series.
Oddsmakers from online sportsbook SBGGLOBAL.com have given the Packers odds of -3 against New York on Sunday. The over/under total has been set at 43 points. (View Matchup)
Opening odds had Green Bay favored by 2.5 points. The odds have since climbed up to 3 points. The over/under total hasn’t changed since opening at 43 points.
The Giants are 7-7 against the point spread odds this season and have hit the over in 8 of 14 games. New York is coming off a crushing 38-31 loss to Philadelphia last week where it led by 21 points in the fourth quarter. That loss snapped a 3-game winning streak for the Giants, who have been inconsistent throughout the year. On the year, New York is averaging 25.7 points per game while allowing 20.6. Eli Manning has thrown for 3,458 yards and 28 touchdowns on the season, but has 20 interceptions as well.
Green Bay is 8-6 against the point spread odds this season and the Packers have hit the under in 9 of 14 games this year. Green Bay is coming off back-to-back losses where quarterback Aaron Rodgers missed time due to a concussion. On the season, Green Bay is averaging 23.8 points per game on offense while the defense is giving up just 15.7 points per game. Rodgers has thrown for 3,289 yards and 23 touchdowns this season.
In terms of injuries, New York defensive end Osi Umenyiora is probable to play despite a knee injury while Green Bay safety Nick Collins is questionable with a rib injury.
Over 33,600 public bets have been placed on this game with New York getting 64% of the wagers with odds of +3 against Green bay on Sunday.
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