The Green Bay Packers, fresh off three consecutive defeats as big betting favorites, will go into Week 8 as a gigantic underdog for Sunday night’s primetime showdown with the Buffalo Bills.
Tipico Sportsbook has the Packers set as a 10.5-point underdog as of Monday morning.
The Bills, at 5-1, might be the best team in the NFL, and Josh Allen, with 19 total touchdowns in six games, might be the best quarterback in the NFL. Adding to the challenge: Sean McDermott’s team is coming off a giant win over the Kansas City Chiefs on the road in Week 6 and the bye week in Week 7.
The Packers, now 3-4 overall, will be playing in their fourth stadium in four weeks when they arrive at Highmark Stadium on Sunday.
The Bills will be confident and rested. The Packers will be desperate and worn down.
Betting on the Packers hasn’t been a smart financial decision this year. The Packers are 2-5 against the spread and haven’t covered the spread since beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as road underdogs in Week 3.
One thing to note: Aaron Rodgers has never been a double-digit underdog as a starter.
Will Rodgers and the Packers use the framing of this week as a rallying cry? No one is going to expect Green Bay to go to Buffalo to win. And for good reason. If ever there was a week to come together and play the team’s best game of the season, this is the one.
