Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions Prediction, 1/9/2022 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 18

Game: Green Bay Packers vs Detroit Lions

Date: Sunday, January 9, 2022

Location: Ford Field in Detroit, MI

TV: FOX

Odds/Point Spread: Lions (+11)

Total/Over-Under: 46.5

The Green Bay Packers (13-3) are en route to Ford Field on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the Detroit Lions (2-13-1). Detroit opens this game as 11-point dogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under is set at 46.5.

The Green Bay Packers head into this matchup 13-3 for this season. In their last game, the Packers stepped onto the field against the Vikings and went home with a win by a final score of 37-10. Aaron Rodgers connected on 29/38 with 288 yds passing and 2 touchdowns. He had a QB rate of 114.8 and ended the game without throwing a pick. Aaron Jones was the rushing leader for the Packers with 8 totes for 76 yards (9.5 yards per carry). Davante Adams had an average of 12.4 yds per catch by notching 136 yards on 11 catches. The Green Bay Packers ended up running the ball 32 different times and accounted for 174 yards, which had them averaging 5.4 yds per carry. Once the final whistle blew, they had 74 plays for 481 yds. Green Bay allowed 24 pass completions on 39 tries for 179 yds, and a completion rate of 61.5%. When it came to the battle of the line of scrimmage, the Packers conceded 27 yards on 11 attempts, which calculates to 2.5 yards per rush allowed.

The Packers have earned 5,837 total yards for the season. Green Bay has recorded 220 first downs as an offense, and they have been called for 69 infractions for 683 yds. When it comes to getting the ball in the endzone, Green Bay has earned 36 passing touchdowns and 12 touchdowns on the ground. They have surrendered the football 10 times (5 interceptions and 5 fumbles lost). As a team they average 111.1 yards on the ground ranking this team at 19th in the league. In terms of scoring points, the Green Bay Packers are sitting at 26.3 points per contest.

The Packers are ranked 9th in the NFL in relation to the opposition scoring, allowing 20.9 points per game. They are giving up 4.8 yards per rush and 109.8 rushing yards per contest this year. In total, they have allowed 1,756 running yards through 16 games. Concerning passing yardage, the Packers have given up 3,419 yards which ranks them 10th in football. They have allowed 213.7 yards per game through the air as well as giving up a completion percentage of 62.5%. Overall, they have given up 323.4 yards/outing putting them 11th in football. They have relinquished 28 touchdowns via the pass in addition to 12 touchdowns on the ground.

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The Lions head into this game 2-13-1 for this season. The last time they took the field, the Lions walked away with a loss by a score of 51-29 against the Seahawks. D'Andre Swift carried the ball 4 times for 32 yds, finishing the game with 8.0 yds per attempt for Detroit. Trinity Benson was one of the featured targets for the Lions, catching 2 balls for 31 yards (15.5 yds per reception). Tim Boyle (2 TDs) walked away from the contest with 262 yards on 22/37 passing while his QB rating was 65.4. He had 3 picks and his average yds per pass attempt was 7.08 yds. Detroit gave up 41 run attempts for 265 yds (6.5 yds per rush). The Lions pass defense gave up a completion percentage of 69.0%, relinquishing 232 yds on 20 out of 29 passing. The Lions finished the game with 357 yds while they ran 59 plays (6.1 yds per play). Detroit rushed for 4.3 yards per tote, finishing the game with 95 yds on 22 carries.

The Detroit Lions hold an average of 317.5 yards/outing which has them ranked 22nd in football. They maintain an average of 111.7 yards per game on the ground and have toted the ball for 1,787 yards in total. The Detroit offense has 809 penalty yards on 103 violations, which has them ranked 12th in the league in terms of helping out the other team. They have given away 14 interceptions while conceding 9 fumbles and they have earned 181 first downs. Over the course of the season thus far, the Lions have racked up 3,293 passing yards as well as an average of 205.8 passing yards per game, which has them sitting 21st in the NFL. When looking at putting points on the board, the Lions rank 28th in the NFL with 18.0 points per outing.

Detroit has allowed the opposition a total of 2,174 yards via the ground game (135.9 yards/game) and 18 touchdowns by ground for the season. They have conceded 28 touchdowns from the passing game in addition to 244.0 yards per outing, which has them sitting 25th out of all teams. They have earned 16 takeaways (7 fumbles and 9 picks) over the course of the season. Overall, they have relinquished 437 total points. The Lions defense has been on the field for 1,026 plays, which is 24th in football. The Lions are surrendering 27.3 PPG, ranking them 30th in the NFL.

Who will win tonight's Packers/Lions NFL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Packers -11

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