Monday Night Football: Betting Packers vs. Lions (Week 2 2021)

Odds, predictions, trends, and news for the 2021 Week 2 Monday Night Football matchup between the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions.

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Aaron Rodgers will try to bounce back against Detroit (Photo by Steven King/Icon Sportswire)

The Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions meet in an NFC North rivalry game on Monday Night Football.

The Packers are coming off an embarrassing 38-3 loss to the New Orleans Saints in the season opener. Detroit lost at home to San Francisco last week, rallying to pull within eight points late.

The MNF Betting Details

Point Spread: Green Bay (-11.5) vs. Detroit (Opened at -10.5)

Over/Under: 48.5 points (Opened at 49.5)

Moneyline: Green Bay -563; Detroit +447

BetIQ Win Odds: Green Bay 81%

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Notable Monday Night Football News

Green Bay Disaster

The Packers were favored last week over the Saints, but they lost by 35 points.

That margin of defeat was the largest since Aaron Rodgers became the starting quarterback in Green Bay. It was tied for the organization’s second-largest margin of defeat in the past 30 years.

The only worse loss over that span was a 48-3 loss to Baltimore in 2005, a game in which Rodgers came on in relief as a rookie for Brett Favre.

Detroit Off to Pass-Heavy Start

The Lions fell behind early against San Francisco, and Jared Goff ended up throwing 57 times in his first game as a Detroit Lion.

That was the third-most passing attempts in a single game in Goff’s career. It was the most by a Detroit quarterback since Matthew Stafford threw 61 times on Thanksgiving Day of 2012.

Leaning on the Lions

There’s one BetMGM bettor who is one result from winning over $700,000 this week. An initial $25 wager on a 16-game money line parlay has survived the first 15 games. And now, all that bettor needs is for … Detroit to win outright tonight. Well, at least Detroit has never disappointed anyone and crushed their dreams before, so this should go well.

Packers & Lions Betting Trends

  • Rodgers vs. the Lions: Green Bay is 17-5 SU and 12-10 ATS in games started by Rodgers against Detroit. As a favorite of more than a touchdown over Detroit, Green Bay is 8-2 SU and 4-6 ATS in games with Rodgers.
  • Bounce-Back King: Dating back to 2008, the Packers are 40-18 SU and 36-21-1 ATS when Aaron Rodgers starts the next game after he lost.

MNF Stat Projections and Player Props

Using the most similar games from the last five seasons, where the spread was approximately 11.5 points and over/under was approximately 48.5 points, here are the average offensive statistics for teams like Green Bay (favorite) and Detroit (underdog).

TeamPass CompsPass AttPass YardsPass TDsPass INTsRush AttRush YdsRush TDs
GB Comps23.935.6270.22.10.628.3128.11.1
DET Comps21.735.5220.31.30.923.3100.80.5

Here are the most common over/under totals for some key players for Monday Night Football:

PlayerTeamCategoryO/U
Aaron RodgersGBPassing Yards277.5
Jared GoffDETPassing Yards252.5
Aaron JonesGBRushing Yards67.5
AJ DillonGBRushing Yards35.5
Aaron JonesGBRushing Attempts15.5
AJ DillonGBRushing Attempts7.5
Davante AdamsGBReceptions7.5
Davante AdamsGBReceiving Yards87.5
T.J. HockensonDETReceptions4.5
T.J. HockensonDETReceiving Yards53.5

We included two prop bets from the Monday Night game in our Week 2 Player Prop Picks. Those were Jared Goff Under his Passing Yards total, and Packers running back A.J. Dillon Over 7.5 Rushing Attempts for the game.

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