The Green Bay Packers and the Atlanta Falcons battle on Sunday Night Football at the Georgia Dome (8:20 pm ET, NBC).
NFL Handicapping has the Packers listed as 6-point favorites after opening at -4.5. The Packers are a -250 moneyline favorite and the Falcons are a +215 moneyline underdog. The over/under total is at 53, the dame number it opened at.
Green Bay is a perfect 4-0 SU and 3-1 ATS and three of its four games so far have gone over the total. Green Bay routed the Denver Broncos 49-23 last Sunday at Lambeau Field. The Packers covered as a 12-point home favorite, while the score sailed over the total of 46.5.
Atlanta is 2-2 SU and just 1-3 ATS and like the Packers the over has cashed in three of its four games this season. Atlanta beat the Seattle Seahawks 30-28 last Sunday but could not cash as a 6.5-point road favorite, while the score was well over the total of 39.5.
Green Bay is 5-0 SU in its last five games overall –which includes its win in Super Bowl XLV last February. The Packers are also 5-0 SU in their past five games on the road.
Atlanta is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games and 9-2 SU in its last 11 games at home.
The teams last met in the NFC divisional playoffs last January, when the Packers routed the Falcons 48-21 and cashed as a 1-point road dog on Jan. 15. The score was over the total of 44.
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