NFC North Odds: Bears, Lions, Packers Rule at Home


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The full NFL schedule was released last Thursday and now every game of the season has a spread attached to it.

Obviously, these lines will move vastly over time but it’s a great way to look at the season and how each team is viewed.

This email has the NFC Central games lines from BetOnline.ag.

There are notes for each team but one thing stood out about the NFC Central and that is the Bears, Lions and Packers are favored in every home game this season.

Here’s the direct link to real-time NFL game spreads: https://www.betonline.ag/sportsbook/football/nfl.

Chicago Bears  
Week 1at Carolina Panthers -2½
Week 2vs Minnesota Vikings -3½
Week 3vs Philadelphia Eagles -1½
Week 4vs New York Jets -8½
Week 5at Green Bay Packers+3
Week 6at Atlanta Falcons -3
Week 7vs New England Patriots -1½
Week 8at Seattle Seahawks+4½
Week 9vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers -3½
Week 10BYE 
Week 11vs New Orleans Saints -6½
Week 12at Detroit Lions+2½
Week 13vs Jacksonville Jaguars -2½
Week 14at Miami Dolphins -5½
Week 15at Buffalo Bills+3½
Week 16vs Green Bay Packers -1½
Week 17vs Detroit Lions -1½
Week 18at Minnesota Vikings+1½

Bears Notes:

  • They are favored in 12 games and dogs in 5
  • They are favored in every home game
  • Biggest favorite is -8½ vs Jets
  • Biggest dog is +4½ at Seahawks

Detroit Lions  
Week 1vs New Orleans Saints -7
Week 2at Buffalo Bills+3
Week 3vs New York Jets -9½
Week 4at Carolina Panthers -3
Week 5at Arizona Cardinals -8½
Week 6BYE 
Week 7vs Green Bay Packers -1½
Week 8vs Minnesota Vikings -4½
Week 9at Miami Dolphins -6½
Week 10vs New England Patriots -1½
Week 11vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers -4½
Week 12vs Chicago Bears -2½
Week 13at Atlanta Falcons -3½
Week 14vs Tennessee Titans -7½
Week 15at Minnesota Vikings -1½
Week 16vs New York Giants -5½
Week 17at Chicago Bears+1½
Week 18at Green Bay Packers+2½

Lions Notes:

  • They are favored in 14 games and dogs in 3
  • After Week 2 they are not a dog again until the last two weeks of the season
  • They are favored in every home game
  • Biggest favorite is -9½ vs Jets
  • Biggest dog is +3 at Bills

Green Bay Packers 
Week 1at Minnesota Vikings -1½
Week 2at New York Jets -6½
Week 3vs Atlanta Falcons -7½
Week 4at Tampa Bay Buccaneers -1½
Week 5vs Chicago Bears -3
Week 6vs Dallas Cowboys -3
Week 7at Detroit Lions +1½
Week 8vs Carolina Panthers -7
Week 9at New England Patriots+1½
Week 10vs Minnesota Vikings -4½
Week 11BYE 
Week 12at Los Angeles Rams+3½
Week 13at New Orleans Saints -4½
Week 14vs Buffalo Bills -1½
Week 15vs Miami Dolphins -10½
Week 16at Chicago Bears+1½
Week 17vs Houston Texans -2½
Week 18vs Detroit Lions -2½

Packers notes:

  • They are favored in 13 games and dogs in 4
  • They are favorites in their first six games
  • They are favorites in every home game this year
  • Biggest favorite is -10½ vs Dolphins
  • Biggest dog is +3½ at Rams

Minnesota Vikings 
Week 1vs Green Bay Packers+1½
Week 2at Chicago Bears+3½
Week 3at Tampa Bay Buccaneers+1½
Week 4vs Miami Dolphins -7½
Week 5at New Orleans Saints -1½
Week 6BYE 
Week 7vs Indianapolis Colts -3
Week 8at Detroit Lions+4½
Week 9vs Buffalo Bills+3
Week 10at Green Bay Packers+4½
Week 11at San Francisco 49ers+3½
Week 12vs Atlanta Falcons -4½
Week 13vs Carolina Panthers -3½
Week 14at New England Patriots+4½
Week 15vs Detroit Lions+1½
Week 16vs Washington Commanders -2½
Week 17at New York Jets -3½
Week 18vs Chicago Bears -1½

Vikings notes:

  • They are favored in 8 games and dogs in 9
  • They are dogs in their first three, favorites in their next three and then dogs again for their next four
  • They finish the last three games as favorites.
  • Biggest favorite is -7½ vs Dolphins
  • Biggest dog is +4½ at Lions, Packers and Patriots