Since the start of the 2006 season, the Green Bay Packers are 17-4 straight up and 15-6 against the spread vs. the Detroit Lions. With another win against the Lions on Sunday night at Ford Field, the Packers would lock up the NFC North division title.
Packers vs. Lions odds: Green Bay favored against Detroit in pivotal NFC North clash
The NFC North title and a playoff spot will be on the line when the Green Bay Packers visit the Detroit Lions as small road betting favorites on Sunday night.
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Green Bay is a 3.5-point road favorite in Detroit at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. The Packers have won 20 of their last 23 games played in Week 17.
Green Bay’s defense gave up a staggering 38.3 points per game across an 0-4 SU and 1-3 ATS run that put the team’s playoff hopes in serious peril at 4-6 SU and 3-6-1 ATS. But that unit has allowed only 17.6 points per game over the Packers’ current 5-0 SU and 4-1 ATS run, and the offense has churned out 30.8 points per game over that stretch.
With both sides of the ball in sync, Green Bay enters Sunday with a chance to win its fifth division title in the last six seasons.
In their last three trips to Detroit, the Packers are just 1-2 SU and ATS per the OddsShark NFL Database. Green Bay was 6-1 SU and ATS in its previous seven road games against the Lions.
Betting Line / Total: Green Bay -3.5 / 49.5 Points
Trend: The Packers are 3-1 ATS in their last four games against the Lions.
Trend: The Lions are 4-0 SU and ATS in their last four games at home against teams with winning records.
Detroit shook off a 1-3 SU and ATS start to the regular season to go 8-1 SU and 7-2 ATS over its next nine games, looking like a lock to win the NFC North as the Packers and Vikings were fading.
But back-to-back road losses have opened the door for Green Bay to not only win the division, but to potentially knock Detroit out of the postseason picture entirely depending on how the rest of Sunday’s action shakes out. The Lions are 6-0 SU and 5-1 ATS in their last six games at home.
Sunday night’s total is set at 49.5 points. The UNDER is 6-1 in Green Bay’s last seven night games.
The stakes couldn’t be higher for these two teams as a win or a loss will likely be the difference between hosting a playoff game next week and missing the playoffs entirely. Recent history and Green Bay’s current form point to a Packers win, but the Lions have been tough at home this season and aren’t likely to go down without a fight.
Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit Lions
When: Sunday, January 1, 8:30 p.m. ET
Where: Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
