Monday, May 21st, 2012
The Detroit Lions will hit the road in a New Year’s Day clash with NFC north divisional foe Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers in an NFL pro football game on Sunday afternoon.
They kick off this week seventeen NFL game from Green Bay at 1PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by FOX.
The point spread reveals the road club Detroit Lions lined as a –3 point betting favorite with an over under coming in at 47 ½ points.
The early money from the NFL wagering public has come in on the side of the road club as the Detroit Lions are now favored by -3 ½ points.
The over under has moved down to 46 ½ points.
Detroit Lions money line players will lay –200 odds with the home underdog Green Bay Packers returning +175 odds to pull off the upset win with no need for getting the points on their side.
Detroit and Green Bay take the NFL field on New Year’s Day on Sunday for the second and last time this regular season.
The teams first met in 2011 five weeks ago on Thanksgiving Day and it was the Green Bay Packers with the 27-15 road win as a -4 point betting favorite.
The over under came in under the closing total of 55 points.
The Packers stormed out to the 24-0 lead after three quarters and coasted home for the win.
Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers had a solid game hitting throwing for 307 yards with two touchdowns.
The key to the game was turnovers as Green Bay had a +3 turnover margin in the win.
His counterpart did not have success in this game as Matthew Stafford threw for three interceptions in defeat.
The Lions had success rushing the football as the team had 136 yards on 21 carries.
The Detroit Lions will travel to Green Bay with a mark of 10-5 on the 2011 year. The team is 5-2 on the road.
The Lions average 28 points with 384 yards per game with 96 yards from their run game for 4.3 yards per rush average.
On defense Detroit allows 22 points with 355 yards per game. Teams rush for 131 yards against them for 5.1 yards per rush against average.
Detroit has clinched a playoff spot and will be either the fifth or sixth seed and will hit the road game next week in an NFC wildcard playoff.
The team has won three straight games.
They clinched a playoff berth last week in their dominating 38-10 home win against the San Diego Chargers last week as a -1 point betting favorite.
The over under came in at under the total of 52 ½ points.
Detroit jumped out to the 24-0 halftime lead in the win.
The Lions put up 440 offensive yards with 87 yards rushing on 23 runs attempts.
The team allowed one sack and scored four touchdowns in all four appearances inside the red zone.
Detroit had no turnovers and took two away from the Chargers.
Quarterback Matthew Stafford completed 29 of 36 passes for 373 yards with three touchdowns.
Kevin Smith ran for 49 yards on 15 carries with a rushing touchdown. Out of the backfield Smith had two catches for 12 yards and a touchdown.
Maurice Morris on five rushes ran for 22 yards.
Calvin Johnson led the Lions with four receptions for 102 yards and a receiving touchdown.
Nate Burleson caught six passes for 83 yards.
Brandon Pettigrew grabbed nine balls for 80 yards with a receiving touchdown.
The Green Bay Packers will host this regular season NFC north divisional game with a record of 14-1 on the year. The club is a perfect 7-0 at home.
The Packers put up 34 points with 395 yards per game with 98 yards rushing for 4.0 yards a carry.
Defensively Green Bay gives up 21 points with 400 yards a game. Teams rush for 114 yards against them for 4.7 yards per rush against average.
Green Bay has nothing to play for as the team has clinched the number one seed and will have home field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs and enjoys a bye next week.
Expect limited series from starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers in this game and that is the reason for Detroit being favored in this game.
The club bounced back from their loss at Kansas City with the Christmas night 35-21 home win against the Chicago Bears a week ago as a -13 point betting favorite.
The over under came in at over the total of 41 ½ points.
The win clinched the number one seed for the Packers throughout the NFC playoffs.
Green Bay put up 363 yards of offense with 81 rushing yards on 21 runs from scrimmage.
The team allowed one sack and scored four red zone touchdowns in all four drives inside the twenty yard line.
The Packers had zero turnovers and took two from Chicago.
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers completed 21 of 29 passes for 283 yards with five touchdowns.
Ryan Grant ran for 44 yards on eight carries. Grant caught two passes out of the backfield for 34 yards.
James Starks contributed with six rushes for 13 yards.
Jordy Nelson led Green Bay with six receptions for 115 yards and two receiving touchdowns.
James Jones grabbed four balls for 50 yards and two touchdowns.
Donald Drive had two receptions for 29 yards.
Green Bay allowed Chicago 441 offensive yards with 199 yards rushing on 42 rushing attempts.
The Packers had no sacks and gave up two touchdowns in the Bears four appearances inside the red zone.
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NFL Trend: Detroit Lions are 8-1-1 to the over in their past 10 road games.
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