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The Packers are happy to have a home opener, but they are currently the underdogs against the division favorites.
The NFL’s schedule has now been out for a full week, and Green Bay Packers fans are still coming to terms with the gauntlet that their team will face over the second half of the season. However, it’s not much easier in week one, when the Packers will host the two-time defending NFC North champion Detroit Lions.
This is the Packers’ first home game in week one since 2018, making this a welcome change. But seeing the Lions as their first opponent results in even this being a tough draw. Indeed, sportsbooks currently have the Packers as home underdogs for that first matchup of the season.
As of the date of publication, Fanduel has the Lions installed as 1.5-point favorites for that week one contest. Moneyline bettors can get the Packers at plus odds right now as well, at +102 compared to -120 for the Lions.
This should come as no surprise, as the Lions are favored to repeat as division champions again in 2025. They currently have almost even money to win the North at +110, while the Packers come in as a distant second place at +280.
The books are also expecting a high-scoring affair in week one, with the over/under total set at 49.5 points. Only one game in week one has a higher total, with the Ravens-Bills game on Sunday Night currently going off at 51.5. Last season, the two teams went under the 49.5 total at Lambeau Field in week 9 (a 24-14 Lions win), then crushed the over in a 34-31 game on the Thursday after Thanksgiving.
Packers-Lions will be FOX’s game of the week, getting placed in the late afternoon time slot to maximize the TV audience. Look for the books to maximize their own action on this game as well leading up to the first Sunday in September.
