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NBC has done a fantastic job of reminding us just how important this game is between the Green Bay Packers and the Denver Broncos. Best team in the NFC. Maybe the best team in the AFC. Two Hall of Famer quarterbacks. Two awesome defenses. Two 6-0 teams. Bettors have already made up their minds that the Packers are the better of these two squads, but live betting might actually tell a different story.
WHEN THE GREEN BAY PACKERS HAVE THE BALL
The Broncos have been awesome this year defensively. Aqib Talib is going to be locked up with Randall Cobb wherever he goes, and that's going to leave Chris Harris out there to do his thing against either a rookie in Ty Montgomery or a vet in James Jones who isn't nearly as speedy as he used to be. Either way, this is a decided advantage for Denver, even with Aaron Rodgers throwing the football.
Rodgers is going to get his yards for sure, and he's going to put the Packers into a position to score. But can he finish drives? This was a big problem last year on the road in major games. We saw it against Seattle a couple times early in the NFC Championship Game, and we saw it again versus the Hawks in the regular season.
Live bettors won't mind field goals in this one if they're backing the Broncos. Denver will have its opportunities as well, and the closer this game stays, the more likely it seems that Peyton Manning will figure out how to win it.
WHEN THE DENVER BRONCOS HAVE THE BALL
Manning is getting a tough rap here. Yes, he's leading the league in picks, and yes, his arm represents a wet noodle at the moment, but he's still putting a lot of balls in the right places. Demaryius Thomas has dropped umpteen passes on him this year, and he hasn't gotten a lot of help from his ground game either in an offense which is really predicated on the run, not the pass.
The bye week might really help out, and live bettors need to be aware of this. Remember that Manning has been running the same offense for basically his entire career, and all of a sudden, he's being asked to do something different by Gary Kubiak. Throw in an extra week of preparation and Ronnie Hillman doing more running than the plodding C.J. Anderson, and this offense might open up a little bit.
If the Chargers can go for over 500 yards against this Green Bay defense, points are surely there to be had for Denver at home as well.
TREND TO TRACK
This is somewhat unchartered water for live bettors. The last time Manning was a dog in a game at home against anyone aside from a couple meaningless Week 17 games was back in 2008. It's the first time he's been a dog at home as a member of the Broncos as well.
Keep in mind that Manning doesn't exactly have a great history in games which are perceived to be sure losses. This year has been all about the defense picking up his mistakes, but last year, games against Indy, Seattle and New England were all lost, as was a game at home against the Bengals.
This is clearly a game against a playoff team, and a good one at that. Denver likely hasn't played against a playoff team yet this year. Last year, the team only went 2-4 SU in such games, and one of the wins came against an Arizona team which didn't have its quarterback. Live bettors need to remember that when wagering on this game.
The NFL odds for this Sunday contest were first released by BookMaker, and the spread was positioned at a pick 'em with a total of 43. Now you can wager in-game while the action unfolds with BookMaker's live betting option.
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