With one week in the books, the picture gets a little clearer on who can score. Here is a handicapping breakdown and quick look at the totals for Week 2 in the National Football League:
An intriguing matchup between two NFC playoff teams from a year ago will take place in Philadelphia on Sunday when the Eagles host the Green Bay Packers. The two starting quarterbacks will also be featured in the spotlight and with good reason, as Aaron Rodgers and the Packers are 3-point road favorites on the NFL point spread against Kevin Kolb and the Eagles.
Teams with good defenses put themselves in a better position to win. With week 1 approaching, let’s take a look at some of the team’s that do it the best.
The NFL Week 1 odds have been released for a while and most of the sharp bettors have hammered these to where they should be, but does not mean there will be some movement with last-minute injuries, personnel moves. You can view every single games point spread and total on our NFL odds page when you have finished reading this article.
The New Orleans Saints will start looking to defend their Super Bowl title when the season kicks off Thursday night, so let’s take a look at the odds of the favorites to win it all this year.
The Green Bay Packers have been the most offensively prolific team in the NFL preseason. Through 3 games the Pack have put up 110 points, including a 59-24 drubbing of the Indianapolis Colts last week. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been outstanding, having thrown 6 touchdowns and 0 interceptions.
The Indianapolis Colts (0-2) and Green Bay Packers (1-1) both have something in common heading into their preseason meeting on Thursday. Each team is led by a Pro Bowl quarterback and has struggled after he has left the game with the reserves failing to perform. The Packers seem to have a bigger edge playing at home and are small favorites at -3.5 against the Colts on the current NFL football lines.