The Detroit Lions are on a short week and might be playing their most consequential NFC North matchup on Thanksgiving when they host the Green bay Packers.
While it’s the Chicago Bears leading the pack right now, the Packers and Lions are close behind and Green Bay is the only team undefeated in divisional play thus far.
One of those games was the season-opener between the Lions and Packers where Detroit had one of its worst showings of the season in a loss at Lambeau Field.
Now the Lions will try and get their win back at Ford Field on Thursday and oddsmakers are leaning toward a home victory as Detroit opens as a 2.5-point favorite per FanDuel odds on Tuesday.
This is the closest line Detroit has been a favorite for since Week 18 last season in the winner-take-all matchup against the Minnesota Vikings for the NFC North title.
While the Lions have traded back-and-forth wins and losses over the last seven games, Green Bay has been streaky since the start of the season. After a 2-1-1 start, the Packers shot out to the front of the division with a three-game winning streak.
But lackluster offensive performances led to an unexpected two-game losing streak at home against the Carolina Panthers and Philadelphia Eagles. The Packers are starting to get right again with two straight wins, it’ll be up to the Lions to try and stop their momentum.
This will be the 193rd all-time matchup between the longtime divisional rivals. Green Bay leads the series 107-78-7. Even though the Packers won the first matchup this season, the Lions have won six of the last eight meetings.
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