Happy Thanksgiving to all our members and friends. We all have a tremendous amount to be thankful for this year and we want you to know that we are most thankful for you.  You, the sports betting enthusiast, have made FiveStarPick.com the most dominant sports information site on the planet…and we are very appreciative.  Alright, alright…you’re shedding a tear…we get it. 

Las Vegas sportsbooks list Green Bay (6-4 straight up, 5-4-1 against the spread) as a 11-point favorite with a total of 49. 

Detroit (2-8 straight up, 2-7-1 against the spread) beat Cleveland last week in a come-from-behind shootout, 38-37, as a three-point home favorite.  The Lions failed to cover the spread, but freshman QB Matthew Stafford completed a one-yard touchdown pass to another rookie, tight end Brandon Pettigrew, as time expired sealing the victory for the Lions.

On the 2nd to last play of the game, Stafford suffered a dislocated left shoulder.  Stafford is listed as “doubtful” for today’s game, so veteran QB Daunte Culpepper will get the start.  It will be his third start of the year. Culpepper has completed 35-of-62 throws for 384 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions.  Another devistating injury for the Lions is WR Calvin Johnson, who is suffering from knee and hand injuries. Johnson is listed as questionable for today’s game.

Green Bay is in a three-way tie with the Eagles and Giants in the NFC wild-card hunt.  The Packers beat San Francisco last week 30-24 as a six-point favorite, but were leading 23-3 at halftime. Aaron Rodgers threw for 344 yards and two touchdowns in the victory, but failed to cash many backers who got the Packers at -6.5.  The line went to 6 just before gametime…yikes. Green Bay’s defense lost two veteran starters for the remainder of the season in cornerback Al Harris and LB Aaron Kampman, both to ACL tears.

Now let’s talk trends…Green Bay is 2-1 against the spread this year as a road favorite with victories at St. Louis (36-17) and at Cleveland (31-3), but they lost 38-28 at Tampa Bay as 9 ½-point favorites.  Detroit is 2-1 against the spread as a home underdog and 2-3 against the spread in their last five home games.

On October 18th, Green Bay destroyed Detroit 26-0 as a 14-point home favorite. Rodgers threw for 358 yards and a pair of TDs and Grant rushed for 90 yards on the day. Stafford was injured that day and did not play, so Dante Culpepper started and threw for 105 yards and three interceptions.

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Rick Riley– FiveStarPick.com