The Green Bay Packers will be in the playoffs if they earn a home win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday Night Football at 8:15PM ET on January 8, but Detroit also has a shot at making the postseason with a win. A game that not long ago was falling under the “playing out the schedule” catalog for Week 18 could be a win-and-in scenario for both teams based on a late-afternoon result. This turns into a win-and-in scenario for the Lions if the Seattle Seahawks defeats the Los Angeles Rams. Detroit is eliminated with a Seahawks victory and w ould be relegated to spoiler instead of playing for a trip the playoffs. Find out how we think this one will play out in our Lions vs. Packers betting preview. We're going to give you some in-depth analysis, as well as the NFL predictions from our predictive analytics model and world-class artificial intelligence. The Super Bowl is right around the corner, so we're pulling out all the stops.
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Lions vs. Packers Computer Picks
- No edge on either team to cover the 4.5-point spread
- 65% chance the Packers win on the moneyline
- 52% probability Lions-Packers goes Over 49
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