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Carrie Stroup here with your Lions vs. Packers betting odds for Week 14 of the 2012 NFL regular season. You can find all the latest NFL wagering lines at Sportsbook.com here. Claim up to $250 in FREE CASH when joining.
Sportsbook.ag Line & Total: Green Bay -6.5 & 49.5
Opening Line & Total: Packers -7 & 51.5
Slumping Detroit not only tries to end a long losing skid this season, but it also seeks its first win at Lambeau Field since 1991, when it visits Green Bay on Sunday night.
The Lions, who have dropped 20 straight meetings at Lambeau, continue to find new ways to lose games. They’ve lost four in a row SU (1-3 ATS) this season, and after having a habit of falling behind early in games, they’ve now blown double-digit leads in each of the past two weeks. Their offense is running out of receivers, as rookie WR Ryan Broyles (ACL) is out for the year, and so is fellow WR Titus Young (knee). The Packers have major issues on their offensive line, but overcame it in beating the Vikings last week. They’ve beaten the Lions three in a row, SU and ATS, though their cover at Detroit in Week 11 was backdoor, as a field goal with 19 seconds left game them a four-point win. The Lions are just a debacle, and their incompetent head coach Jim Schwartz just doesn't beat good teams. Detroit is 0-9 ATS (-9.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last two years. The Lions are also one of the most undisciplined teams in the NFL, with 65 penalty yards per game. And in addition to the long losing skid at Lambeau, the Lions are 1-13 SU (4-10 ATS) in the past 14 meetings overall.
Lions QB Matthew Stafford has lost all four career starts against the Packers, throwing 8 TD and 11 INT. However, he was on fire in his lone trip to Lambeau Field, completing 36-of-59 passes for a career-best 520 yards, 5 TD and 2 INT in a wild 45-41 loss in last year's season finale. Although his team has lost four straight, he's been pretty effective with 1,349 passing yards (337 YPG), 8 TD and 4 INT. He'll continue to look mostly to stud WR Calvin Johnson, who not only leads the NFL in receiving yards (1,428 yards), but has 16 catches for 387 yards and 2 TD in the past two meetings with Green Bay. Johnson has five straight games of 125+ receiving yards, which ties the NFL record. The gaggle of injuries to Lions wideouts will also provide more opportunities for TEs Brandon Pettigrew (556 rec. yds, 3 TD) and Tony Scheffler (112 rec. yds in past 2 games) to shine. Pettigrew has 37 targets over the past four weeks and caught seven passes for 116 yards in his last trip to Green Bay. The Lions throw the ball more than any team in the NFL, but they still rush for 104 YPG led by Mikel Leshoure (591 rush yds, 7 TD). The whole offense should benefit from an injury-riddled Packers defense that will be still without LB Clay Matthews (hamstring), CB Sam Shields (shin) and S Charles Woodson (collarbone). Green Bay ranks 17th in the NFL in passing defense (234 YPG) and 15th in rushing defense (115 YPG).
- Carrie Stroup, Gambling911.com Senior Reporter
