Packers favored by plenty tonight
GREEN BAY, WI (The Spread) – The Green Bay Packers seem unstoppable, especially at home. Is there much hope that that Atlanta Falcons can contend with them tonight in Monday Night Football?
The Packers are coming off a 26-21 win over the Patriots at home last week for its fourth straight win to get to 9-3 on the season. Green Bay has ½ a game lead on the Detroit Lions in the NFC North heading into tonight’s game. The Packers are also 7-4-1 against the spread and they have hit the over 9 times.
The Falcons didn’t have much hope for the season heading into the bye, but they have won three of their last four to get to 5-7 on the season and in first in the NFC South over the Saints by ½ a game. The Falcons are also 5-7 against the spread and they have hit the under in 7 games.
The oddsmakers feel that the Packers will continue to roll as oddsmakers from Bovada.lv have given the Packers odds of -13 points against the Falcons tonight. The over/under total for the game has been set at 54.5 points (View Matchup). The Packers have won three straight meetings with the Falcons, covering in two of those three wins.
The big reason for doubt in Atlanta for this game comes in the passing defense for the Falcons, which ranks last in the NFL, allowing 284.9 yards per game through the air. The Falcons face one of the league’s best quarterbacks in Aaron Rodgers, who has thrown for 3,325 yards and 32 touchdowns. Rodgers has thrown for over 300 yards and multiple touchdowns in his last three home games.
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