Free Week 18 Prediction: Packers vs. Lions NFL Odds
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NFL Handicapping Analysis: Week 18
(13-3) Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit Lions (2-13-1)
Date: Sunday, January 9th, 2022
Time: 1:00 PM ET
Venue: Ford Field, Detroit, MI
NFL Week 18 ATS Betting Lines: Packers -2 | Lions +2 (Bet Now!)
NFL Week 18 Moneyline Odds: Packers NA | Lions NA
NFL Week 18 NFL Betting Total: O/U 42.5
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The Green Bay Packers will be on the road to take on the Detroit Lions on Sunday, January 9th. The kickoff is set for 1:00 ET.
Green Bay picked up a win in week 17, while Detroit picked up a loss.
Green Bay started off as an 11 point favorite and that number is now down to 2. The total has gone from 46.5 to 42.5.
Green Bay Packers
The Packers just keep on playing good football and I have a hard time seeing them slow down. What this group has done so far is very impressive.
Green Bay took care of the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday by a score of 37-10. They did just what they had to do against a team they were much better than.
At this point, I feel this is the best team in football. And yes, there are a lot of good teams out there, but it is very hard to find anybody who is better than these guys right about now. Of course, that means nothing if they do not perform in the playoffs, which has been a common occurrence for them.
Aaron Rodgers went 29/39 for 288 yards with 2 touchdown passes on Sunday. Unless something crazy happens, he will win the MVP for the second year in a row.
Defensively, they continue to play at a very high level. They will not get tested a ton on Sunday, so their next true test will come in the playoffs when they face off with what will likely be a very good offense.
Detroit Lions
Wow, it has been a terrible year for the Lions. I am sure they will be happy when the season is all over with.
Detroit got waxed on Sunday by the Seattle Seahawks by a score of 51-29. You know you are a bad team when you get beat by that much to a team that is not all that good.
When it comes to wins and losses, this team is very bad, but they have been pretty good when it comes to covering spreads. Oftentimes, they are competitive, but they just cannot figure out ways to win games enough.
Tim Boyle went 22/37 for 262 yards with 2 touchdowns and 3 picks on Sunday. He will be in for an even bigger challenge on Sunday when they face a very good defense in the Packers.
Overall, this team has been very bad when it comes to defense. They often get shredded when they face even decent offenses and that will likely happen on Sunday when they go against this Green Bay offense.
NFL Betting Trends:
- The Packers are 12-3 ATS in their last 15 games.
- The total has gone over in 5 of Green Bay’s last 7 games.
- The Packers are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games on the road.
- The Lions are 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games.
- The Lions are 2-17-1 SU in their last 20 games.
- The total has gone under in 10 of Detroit’s last 14 games.
4* Free Week 18 NFL Betting Prediction: Packers -2
There were some thoughts out there that Aaron Rodgers would not play in this game because the Packers already clinched the one seed. With that said, it looks like he wants to play and that is what I am going on.
Even if the star quarterback did not play on Sunday, it was going to be very hard to have confidence backing the Lions, but now that he is, I have even less confidence in them.
Even though it has been established that the playoffs in the NFC will go through Lambeau Field, I still feel like this Packers team is on a mission. They are not treating this game against the Lions any differently and I respect that.
The offense for Green Bay has been rolling as of late and I look for that to continue in this one. It is going to be very challenging for a bad Detroit defense to contain Rodgers and company. It could get ugly for them when everything is settled on Sunday.
Whether it is Jared Goff or Tim Boyle that gets the start for the Lions on Sunday, I do not think it is going to matter. They are going to have a hard time scoring regardless.
Give me the Packers laying the 2 on the road here.
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