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NFC Championship Picks and Odds: New York Giants at Green Bay Packers (01-17-2008) |
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Written by RobHomyak
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Thursday, 17 January 2008 |
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The New York Giants face the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship on sunday. Oddsmakers at SportsBetting.com currently have the Packers listed as 7-point favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total is sitting at 40 for your Championship NFL picks. Last weeks best NFL picks were the New York Giants as they defeated Dallas 21-17 as a 7-point underdog in there NFC Divisional matchup. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (47.5). Sunday, January 20th Kickoff: 6:42 p.m. (et) Site: Lambeau Field Green Bay, Wisconsin New York Giants (12-6) at Green Bay Packers (14-3) Before you wager on NFL Championship games View "RobHomyak" NFL picks now!
Eli Manning passed for 163 yards with two touchdowns for New York, while Amani Toomer caught four passes for 80 yards with two touchdowns and the defense stymied Tony Romo the entire second half. Brett Favre threw three touchdowns to lead the Packers to a 42-20 win over the Seahawks in the Divisional playoffs. The Packers covered the 7.5-point spread, and the combined score sailed OVER the posted total of 44. Favre completed 18-of-23 pass attempts for 173 yards, and Ryan Grant carried the ball 27 times for 201 yards with three touchdowns in the win. The Giants have lost just 1 road game this year and Eli Manning�s passer rating has been higher on the road than at home for the past 2 seasons. The Giants are 9-1 SU on the road this season. NFC home favorites have covered each of the last three years � Chicago, Seattle and Philadelphia all won by 25, 20 and 17 points. But in all NFC home teams are 3-2 ATS in the last five Championship Games. A few trends to consider: Giants are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 playoff games as an underdog. NY Giants are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games on the road NY Giants are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games on the road The total has gone UNDER in 8 of the NY Giants last 9 games on the road NY Giants are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games Green Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home Green Bay is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home The total has gone OVER in 7 of Green Bay's last 8 games Green Bay is 18-3 SU in its last 21 games
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 17 January 2008 )
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