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Packers vs. Falcons odds, 2017 NFC Championship: Green Bay underdogs at Atlanta

The Green Bay Packers will be looking to remain red hot as they face the Atlanta Falcons as road underdogs in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday afternoon.

by OddsShark

Jan 19, 2017, 3:00 PM UTC

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The Green Bay Packers are 8-0 straight up and 7-1 against the spread over their last eight games. The Packers hope to return to the Super Bowl for the first time since 2010 with a road win over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday afternoon.

Green Bay is a 5-point road underdog in Atlanta at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. The visiting team is 10-1 ATS in the last 11 meetings between these two teams per the OddsShark NFL Database.

With 355 passing yards and two touchdowns against the Dallas Cowboys, Aaron Rodgers extended his streak of passing for at least 300 yards and two touchdowns to four games. The Packers have scored at least 31 points in each of their last six games, averaging 34.8 points per game over that stretch with Rodgers racking up 18 total touchdowns.

Green Bay has been able to out-shoot everyone over their last eight games, and will now try to do so against the top offense in the NFL.

The Packers won 34-31 as a 5-point underdog last week. Green Bay is 14-6 SU in its last 20 games coming off an upset win.

Betting Line / Total: Atlanta -5 / 60.5 Points

Trend: The total has gone OVER in the Falcons’ last five games in the playoffs at home.

Trend: The Packers are 5-0 ATS in their last five games in the playoffs.

Matt Ryan put any doubt about his ability to get the job done in the playoffs to rest last Saturday, passing for 338 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions in a 36-20 win over the Seattle Seahawks.

Ryan has passed for 14 touchdowns and no interceptions over his last five games as the Falcons have gone 5-0 SU and 4-1 ATS and averaged a staggering 38 points per game.

The defense also deserves credit for holding Seattle in check, allowing 20 points or less for the fourth time in five games. Atlanta is 5-2 SU and ATS in its last seven games against teams with winning records.

Sunday’s total is set at 60.5 points. The OVER is 7-0 in Atlanta’s last seven games and 6-0 in Green Bay’s last six.

Games that are expected to be shootouts don’t always end up materializing that way. But with the level that these two quarterbacks and offenses are clicking at, it’s difficult to imagine that fireworks won’t be flying in the NFC Championship Game.