It may only be Week 11 out of 17, but Thursday night’s game between the Green Bay Packers (4-4-1 SU, 4-5 ATS) and Seattle Seahawks (4-5 SU, 5-3-1 ATS) is a virtual “must-win” for both clubs. The Seahawks are 3-point home favorites at press time with a total of 49.5.
The Seahawks need this game even more than Green Bay. They’re five wins behind the 9-1 Los Angeles Rams in the NFC West, while the Packers are within earshot of the 6-3 Chicago Bears in the NFC North. The two Wild Card spots in the NFC are currently held down by the 6-3 Carolina Panthers and the 5-3-1 Minnesota Vikings.
Seattle have won each of their last three meetings at home with the Packers, all during the Pete Carroll-Russell Wilson Era. But after covering the first two games, they needed a crazy late fourth-quarter comeback and overtime to beat Green Bay 28-22 as 8.5-point favorites in the 2014-15 NFC title game. These two teams have met three times at Lambeau Field since then, with the Packers winning all three games SU and ATS. FOX has the coverage at 8:20 PM ET.
