Falcons vs. Packers Odds
GREEN BAY, WI (The Spread) – The Green Bay Packers are in a must-win situation on Sunday when they host the Atlanta Falcons at 1PM ET on FOX.
Green Bay is 5-6-1 overall, 3-2-1 at home and 5-7 against the spread. Atlanta is 3-9 overall, 1-5 on the road and 4-8 against the spread. The road team has won five of the last six games in this series.
Trends show that the road team is 6-1 against the spread in the last 7 games of this series and the underdog is 5-2 against the spread in the last 7 games of this series.
According to oddsmakers from Bovada.lv, the Packers are favored at home, as they have odds of -3 points against the Falcons. The over/under total for the game has been set at 46.5 points (View Matchup). The odds for this game opened with the same spread and over/under total as they weren’t released until today to due injury questions regarding Aaron Rodgers of the Packers.
The Packers are coming off a 40-10 loss to Detroit on Thanksgiving and the Packers are now 0-4-1 since Rodgers was injured over a month ago. Green Bay has been struggling on offense with Rodgers out, and the team amassed just 126 yards of offense in the loss. Matt Flynn has thrown for 357 yards and one touchdown while completing just 55 percent of his passes. Jordy Nelson is leading the offense with 63 receptions for 961 yards and seven scores. The defense is being led by A.J. Hawk, who has 103 tackles and 5 sacks.
Atlanta is coming off a 34-31 overtime win over the Bills on the road last week. The win snapped a five-game losing streak for the Falcons. Atlanta is now averaging 354.4 yards per game on offense, while the defense is allowing 383.2 yards per game. Matt Ryan has thrown for 3,471 yards and 19 touchdowns this year while Harry Douglas has 66 receptions for 906 yards and two scores. The defense is being led by Osi Umenyiora, who has 40 tackles and 6.5 sacks.
In terms of Injuries, Green Bay center Evan Dietrich-Smith (ankle) and defensive end C.J. Wilson are doubtful for the game. Atlanta tight end Tony Gonzalez (toe) is listed as questionable for the game.
The Public Bets for this game are currently unavailable, as enough wagers haven’t been placed on the game as of yet.
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