The Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers are two teams that know each other extremely well, but the rivalry hasn’t exactly been evenly matched over the years. The NFC North squads will tangle on the gridiron once again in Week 3.
- The Packers are 1-4 ATS in their last five games at home.
- The total has gone UNDER in 13 of the Lions' last 17 games on the road.
- The Packers are 21-8-1 SU in their last 30 games against their division.
Just how poorly have the Lions played on the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field? Detroit is 1-24 SU in their last 25 trips to Green Bay. The Lions are 6-17-2 ATS in that span. Detroit collected its first win in the state of Wisconsin since 1991 last November when they edged out the Pack 18-16.
Oddsmakers are expecting Green Bay to prevail at home once again, as most shops opened the green and gold in the -8.5 ballpark. The OVER/UNDER opened at 48.
Beating NFC North opponents has been a tall order for the Lions lately. Detroit is just 2-7 ATS in their last nine tilts versus divisional opponents. The Lions lost a close one to Tennessee in Week 2, as Mike Mularkey’s club escaped the Motor City with a 16-15 triumph.
If you’re worried about the Packers offense right now, you’re not alone. Green Bay was out of sorts for most of the 2015 NFL campaign, and Week 2’s 17-14 loss to the hated Minnesota Vikings didn’t inspire much confidence in Packers fans.
Through two weeks, Aaron Rodgers and Case Keenum are the only quarterbacks who have failed to gain 300-plus yards of total offense. That’s very likely the first time Rodgers and Keenum have ever been mentioned in the same sentence.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
The Detroit Lions were listed as 8-point underdogs at sportsbooks such as Sportsbook, with the total listed at 48.
A 26-13 result in favor of the Packers is the prediction by the Odds Shark handicapping pick engine. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NFL matchups here.
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
This season the Green Bay Packers are 1-1 overall and 0-2 ATS against the spread, while the Lions are 1-1 and 1-1 ATS. As for the totals, Green Bay is 1-1 on the OU, and Detroit is 1-1. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Green Bay vs Detroit injuries news.
According to the Power Rankings here at Odds Shark it's the No. 14-rated Green Bay Packers and the No. 7-rated Detroit Lions in this matchup.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Detroit lost its last outing 16-15 against Tennessee on Sunday, getting a 118-yard receiving performance from Marvin Jones in a losing cause at Ford Field.
In their last game, the Packers were Week 2 losers coming out on the wrong end of 17-14 score against Minnesota.
- Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
- Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
- Detroit is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
- Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
- Green Bay is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
- Green Bay is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Green Bay's last 17 games
- Green Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Detroit at Chicago, Sunday, October 2nd
Green Bay home to New York, Sunday, October 9th