Detroit Lions favored by more than 1 touchdown against Packers on Thanksgiving

ALLEN PARK - The Detroit Lions (8-2) are one of the NFL’s hottest teams and the Green Bay Packers (4-6) have lost five of their last seven games.

And oddsmakers have responded accordingly, favoring the Lions by more than a touchdown for the upcoming annual Thanksgiving game at Ford Field.

Caesars SportsBook and the rest of the usual suspects have the Lions listed as 7.5-point favorites. They opened the week getting four points, with star Packers running back Aaron Jones’ knee injury likely adding some fuel to that fire.

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These two met earlier this season, with the Lions dominating from start to finish with a national audience watching on Thursday Night Football. Detroit won 34-20, cruising to the finish line with its 27-3 halftime advantage at Lambeau Field.

And this has been a one-sided matchup, with Dan Campbell’s team winning four straight in this series. If the Lions win a fifth straight over the Packers? It’ll be the first time that’s happened since the early 1950s.

Fans around these parts have gotten accustomed to hearing those “first time since” stats this season. The Lions are 8-2 for the first time since 1962, winning seven straight inside the division for the first time since 1970.

The Action Network reports 66% of the bets and 71% of the money are going toward the Lions, so the consensus seems to expect another win for the Lions over their NFC North rivals from the other side of Lake Michigan.

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