Packers at Lions: The right way to watch, odds, skilled picks for Inexperienced Bay’s huge likelihood in Detroit

For the Inexperienced Bay Packers to take care of any hope of successful the NFC North, Thursday’s sport on the Detroit Lions is an absolute must-win. The Lions are a small dwelling favourite on this Week 14 headliner.

The right way to watch Packers at Lions

The Lions’ largest concern at this level is mounting accidents on the defensive aspect of the ball. Together with famous person edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson, who’s out for the season, 5 different defensive gamers are on this week’s harm report, together with three extra defensive linemen.

That might be a problem towards a Packers offense that has scored not less than 30 factors in three of the previous 5 video games, together with every of the previous two video games. Operating again Josh Jacobs is de facto beginning to hit his stride as he closes in on 1,000 yards for the season. He has 523 yards over the previous six video games and has averaged greater than 5 yards per carry in three of these video games.

Given the Lions’ harm points on protection, in addition to the actual fact each offenses are within the prime eight by way of factors per sport (Detroit is first, Inexperienced Bay is eighth), Thursday’s matchup is more likely to be a high-scorer. The whole of 51.5 is the best of any sport within the NFL this week. It’s price mentioning, nevertheless, that neither workforce has constantly hit the over this season, with every of them hitting the over in simply 5 of their 12 video games.

The Lions received the primary assembly of the season, 24-14, in Inexperienced Bay a number of weeks in the past. Profitable on Thursday would give them back-to-back 12-win seasons for the primary time in franchise historical past. It might be simply the third 12-win season for the workforce general.