The Green Bay Packers will host Seattle Seahawks on Sunday afternoon in Week 14. Here is the game preview, the betting odds, and a final score prediction.
There will be a full schedule of 16 NFL games in Week 14. One of the most anticipated games on Sunday will be between the Seattle Seahawks (8-3-1) and the Green Bay Packers (6-6). Kickoff from Lambeau Field on Sunday, Dec. 11 will be at 4:25 p.m. ET. FOX will have the telecast.
Seattle leads the NFC West by three games over the Arizona Cardinals (5-6-1). The Seahawks would be the No. 2 seed in the NFC Playoffs if the season ended after Week 13. This is a team poised to make a deep run in the NFC Playoffs, but will have to do so without star free safety Earl Thomas. Thomas fractured his shinbone in Week 13’s drubbing of the Carolina Panthers.
Green bay has clawed its way back to .500 by beating the Houston Texans at home in the snow in Week 13. The Packers are playing their best ball late in the season. They may trail the Detroit Lions (8-4) by two games in the NFC North race, but they still have another game with the Lions on the schedule.
Odds
Point Spread: Green Bay +3
Money line: Seattle -145, Green Bay +125
Over/Under: 46.5
According to OddsShark.com, the Packers will be getting three points at home from the visiting Seahawks. The money lines for this game are Seattle -145 and Green Bay +125. This game’s over/under comes in at a combined 46.5 points.
Here are the trends to know with the Seahawks: 1.) Seattle is 4-1 straight up in its last five games. 2.) The Seahawks are 2-4-1 straight up in their last seven road games. 3.) They have gone under in seven their last 10 road games.
Here are the trends to know with the Packers: 1.) Green Bay is 2-4 straight up in its last six games. 2.) The Packers have gone over in four of their last six games. 3.) They are 18-5 straight up in their last 23 home games. 4.) Green Bay has gone under in 10 of its last 12 home games.
Green Bay plays very well at home, usually dictating the pace of the game in harsh weather. With Seattle being a defense-first football team, the under feels like the play in this game.
This is a win that the Packers need more than the Seahawks. Being a three-point underdog at home is not going to sit well with Packers starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Look for him to go off in the passing game, exploiting a deficiency in the Seattle secondary left by Thomas’ injury.
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Green Bay not only covers, but beats the Seahawks to improve to 7-6 on the year with a great shot at competing with the Lions for the NFC north crown.
Pick: Packers 24, Seahawks 17