If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers meet at Lambeau Field.
Detroit at Green Bay
When: 4:25 PM ET, Sunday, December 28, 2014
Where: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
TV: 4:25 p.m. ET, FOX.
LINE: Packers -7½. O/U: 48
PREDICTION: Packers 27, Lions 20
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Oddsmakers currently have the Packers listed as 7½-point favorites versus the Lions, while the game’s total is sitting at 48.
Despite the injured calf, Rodgers threw for 318 yards and a touchdown in last week’s win at Tampa Bay, rebounding from a dismal performance in the previous week’s loss in Buffalo. Rodgers has thrown 23 touchdowns versus zero interceptions at home this season and has a pair of elite targets in wideouts Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb, who have each surpassed 1,200 yards while combining for 179 catches and 23 touchdowns. Second-year running back Eddie Lacy was limited to 36 yards in the first meeting against Detroit, but has scored all 13 of his touchdowns since while rushing for 1,000 yards for the second straight season. Linebacker Clay Matthews has 4.5 of his 10 sacks in the past two games as the Packers limited the Bills and Bucs to 253 and 109 total yards, respectively.
In their last action, Green Bay was a 20-3 winner on the road against the Buccaneers. They covered the -11.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (23) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Team record: 11-4 SU,8-6-1 ATS
Green Bay is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games
Green Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 13 of Green Bay’s last 19 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Green Bay’s last 5 games
Detroit won its fourth in a row with a come-from-behind victory at Chicago, ending a string of nine straight division road losses in December and January. The Lions rank second in total yards allowed (295.9) and points allowed (16.8) and have surrendered an NFL-low 63.8 yards rushing behind an outstanding front four led by defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh. Although Stafford struggled against the Bears last week, he went over 4,000 yards for the fourth straight season and has a pair of 1,000-yard wideouts in Golden Tate and Calvin Johnson, who has eclipsed 100 yards in three of the past four games. Joique Bell and Reggie Bush are a solid backfield tandem, but Detroit will be without starting center Dominic Raiola, who was suspended one game for stomping on the ankle of a Chicago player.
Detroit was a 20-14 winner in its last match on the road against the Bears. They failed to cover the -9.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 34 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Team record: 11-4 SU,7-8 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Detroit is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Detroit’s last 14 games
Detroit is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
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