{"id":19569,"date":"2011-11-22T14:41:04","date_gmt":"2011-11-22T19:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=19569"},"modified":"2011-11-22T14:41:04","modified_gmt":"2011-11-22T19:41:04","slug":"nfl-week-12-picks-green-bay-packers-vs-detroit-lions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/nfl-week-12-picks-green-bay-packers-vs-detroit-lions-19569\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Week 12 Picks: Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit Lions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions
\nThursday, 11\/24\/11, 12:30 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 FOX
\nOpening Point Spread:\u00a0 Green Bay -6.5
\nCurrent Betting Line:\u00a0 Green Bay -6
\nOpening Total:\u00a0 56
\nCurrent Total:\u00a0 56
\nOdds Courtesy of Bookmaker<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Detroit Lions QB Matthew Stafford will look to guide the team to its first win on Thanksgiving Day since 2003<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Green Bay will be the first undefeated NFL team to play on Thanksgiving Day since the franchise visited the Detroit Lions in 1962.\u00a0 The Packers have tallied an impressive 9-1 mark in the series under the direction of head coach Mike McCarthy.\u00a0 \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of guys that have some bruises and things they\u2019re dealing with, but we feel we\u2019re healthy and we\u2019ll be ready to go,\u201d stated McCarthy on Monday.\u00a0 One of the players that could be missing from the lineup is running back James Starks, as he deals with a knee sprain that has him questionable.\u00a0 Green Bay is 9-7 ATS versus the division the last two-plus years, with the \u2018under\u2019 being 10-6 in those contests.<\/p>\n

The Packers have won 16 consecutive games when you included the playoffs are are off to only their fifth 5-0 start on the road in franchise history.\u00a0 Green Bay\u2019s offense has been spectacular this year and is on pace for 568 points, which would break the team record of 461 points set in 2009.\u00a0 Quarterback Aaron Rodgers is certainly the leader of the group, connecting on 72.3 percent of his passes for 3,168 yards and 31 touchdowns with just four interceptions.\u00a0 On the defensive side of the ball, the unit leads the league with 19 picks.<\/p>\n

Detroit must win Thursday\u2019s game to have any shot at winning the NFC North division, sitting in a second-place tie with the Chicago Bears, three games back of this week\u2019s opponent.\u00a0 The Lions will also be looking to score their first victory on Thanksgiving Day since 2003, something that had many calling for the team to be replaced as one of the hosts on the holiday.\u00a0 \u201cThis is something we definitely want to take back into control,\u201d stated Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh.\u00a0 The Lions have alternated wins and losses in their last four games, coming off a 49-35 win over the Carolina Panthers as seven-point favorites.\u00a0 Detroit is 5-2 ATS as a home underdog of 3.5 to 7 points the last two-plus years.<\/p>\n

The Lions will certainly play with confidence knowing they beat the Packers in last year\u2019s meeting inside Ford Field, sacking Rodgers two times in a 7-3 win.\u00a0 Detroit knows it must get after the Packers signal-caller who has been sacked 25 times this season.\u00a0 Offensively, third-year quarterback Matthew Stafford posted the highest passer rating (121.9) in team history last time out, while tying the team record with five touchdown passes.<\/p>\n

Bettors will likely back the Lions due to their 6-1 ATS mark as an underdog, while the Packers are 4-6 ATS when playing on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss out on a winning season and let the NFL handicappers at Maddux Sports line your pockets with cash.\u00a0 Long term packages are available now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions Thursday, 11\/24\/11, 12:30 PM EST, TV:\u00a0 FOX Opening Point Spread:\u00a0 Green Bay -6.5 Current Betting Line:\u00a0 Green Bay -6 Opening Total:\u00a0 56 Current Total:\u00a0 56 Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker Green Bay will be the first undefeated NFL team to play on Thanksgiving Day since the franchise visited the Detroit […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":4321,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1444,132],"tags":[416,542,3333,1119,616,2589,5810],"class_list":["post-19569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","category-nfl-handicapping","tag-aaron-rodgers","tag-detroit-lions","tag-ford-field","tag-green-bay-packers","tag-matthew-stafford","tag-nfc-north","tag-thanksgiving-day"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/181"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19569"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19570,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19569\/revisions\/19570"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}