Hi Jake, yeah I thought the same thing when this line came out but after some thought I understand it a little bit. Detroit is at home and this is a div game and no team is as bad as it looked last week (although the lions somehow seem to defy this logic more often than not) getting torched for +300 on the ground. I think they'll be working on that this week and I don't see a repeat in wk2 of that performance. The linemaker has no emotion so he doesn't care how shitty they looked last week, he looks at the numbers and says kitna is a journeyman with a good receiver core playing a young D and for all intentions one game is not enough to see where gb is going offensively this year so I think the line fair in these circumstances early in the season.
Having said all that I wouldn't put a penny of my money on Detroit even as a 3 point home dog, I think they wold like you to take it though...
Having said all that I wouldn't put a penny of my money on Detroit even as a 3 point home dog, I think they wold like you to take it though...
Nothing is wrong with the line. It's a typical NFL line. Very little difference between most of these teams. Detroit looked pathetic last weekend and Green Bay looked pretty good but we all know that nothing is as it seems. Perception is NOT reality. Detroit could very well have a great bounce back effort this weekend and this will be Rodgers first start on the road - and against a division rival at that. Too many uncertainties for me to jump on Green Bay laying points on the road but I will likely not be on Detroit either. One thing about the NFL is that most teams respond very well after embarrassing losses and no doubt Detroit getting blown away by Atlanta was embarrassing.
Green Bay on the short week, Green Bay on a possible let down. Detroit on a bounce back after a horrible loss.... road fav that lost, and is now a home dog...
I get it all, but GB is clearly a much better team, talent wise and such. I think the bookies are hesitant to make GB a decent fav with Aaron Rodgers still new and all.
My take is that he doesn't have to do much, just Trent Dilfer manage the game, and you should win by double digits. The Lions defense is still one of the worst.
I get it all, but GB is clearly a much better team, talent wise and such. I think the bookies are hesitant to make GB a decent fav with Aaron Rodgers still new and all.
My take is that he doesn't have to do much, just Trent Dilfer manage the game, and you should win by double digits. The Lions defense is still one of the worst.
