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Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit Lions
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Thursday when the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions meet at Ford Field.
Oddsmakers opened the Lions as -7.5-point favorites versus the Packers, while the game's total opened at 44.5.
Last time out for Detroit, they were a 31-26 winner as they battled the Bears at home. The Lions failed to cover in the match as a -8-point favorite, while 57 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Last time out for Green Bay, they were a 23-20 winner as they battled the Chargers at home. The Packers covered in the match as a +3-point underdog, while 43 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Green Bay:
Team record: 4-6 SU,5-5 ATS
Green Bay is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Green Bay is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Green Bay's last 6 games
Detroit:
Team record: 8-2 SU,7-3 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Detroit is 16-4 ATS in its last 20 games
Detroit is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games
Next up:
Green Bay home to Kansas City Sunday, December 3
Detroit at New Orleans Sunday, December 3