The Green Bay Packers will go into Sunday night’s showdown with the Detroit Lions as betting favorites.
Per Tipico Sportsbook, the Packers are currently 5.0-point favorites over the Lions as of Friday afternoon. At many books, the Packers opened as 3.5-point favorites, so the line has shifted slightly Green Bay’s way over the course of the week.
The over/under is 49 points, the second-highest total of the week, meaning sportsbooks are expecting both the Packers and Lions to score.
With a win, the Packers clinch the seventh and final seed in the NFC playoffs.
The Packers have been favored three times during the four-game win streak and covered the spread each time. They also upset the Dolphins as an underdog on Christmas Day.
The danger for the Packers: the Lions have won four times straight up as an underdog and are 8-2 against the spread over the last 10 games.
Both the Packers and Lions are 8-8 straight up and 8-8 against the spread this season.
