Will New York Giants make the point spread against the Green Bay Packers in week 12?

I will go on record as stating that no matter the outcome of this football game Sunday night, it will be a good one. It has all the makings of an excitement and thrills of a good game before it even starts.

In fact as of Saturday night the odds on this game at the sports betting shops we watch, such as Bet Online and William Hill have the Giants favored to win by 2 and a half to 3 points. (Bet Online 2.5 and Will Hill 3)

Each of these teams is leading their divisions with the Packers at 7 wins and 3 losses and the Giants at 6 and 4. Each of them has a quarterback that time and again has been able to make the plays and get their teams down the field and make those 1st downs when they really needed it.

I have stated many times in my articles here at Football Betting World how much I really enjoy watching great quarterbacks at work, and I think that both of these guys fit that category really well. Both Eli Manning of the Giants and Aaron Rodgers of the Packers can be very explosive and they both do a decent job of working under pressure and both can run no huddle offenses when the chips are down.

But since we have to decide which football team we want to bet on, we need to take a closer look at what we think will happen to help us determine if we want to take the Giants or if we want to bet on Green Bay and take the points.

Personally I am leaning toward the Packers so let me give a few of the reason why. First I think Green Bay is going to win this game. I will be honest, it is a little bit of an emotional pick, but it is fueled by some logic as well.

Make no mistake though, Eli Manning is a great quarterback with an awful lot of talent and he has some really good receivers to go to. Although they are not the only players Manning can throw to, the two biggest weapons he has with his air attack are wide receiver Victor Cruz and tight end Martellus Bennett. Now he has others also, but Green Bay will certainly have to keep an eye on those two to reduce the threat in the secondary.

I might have also added Domenik Hixon to that list but he is out with an ankle injury and will not be playing this week. Obviously we wish him the best and a speedy recovery, but the fact that he is out this week is one less choice of receivers that Manning can look for down field.

It is true that NY has a good offensive line and they protect Manning pretty well, but do not forget about Green Bay’s outside line backers Erik Walden and Nick Perry. Normally I would add Clay Matthews to that list but he is likely out of this game due to a ham string injury. In fact Matthews has 9 sacks this season and 10 assists making the lack of him being on the field a loss that will be felt.

I haven’t even mentioned the Packers’ defensive ends or tackles such as Ryan Pickett and Mike Neal as well as a number of others. Their line has done a decent job on the inside

Plus, the Giants are coming off their bye week. Now some will say that means they had more time to rest, but the other side of that thinking is that it may take them a little longer to get their momentum going too. This first couple of possessions by New York will certainly be the indicator on that.

On the offensive side of the ball is where the Packers will likely shine on Sunday night though. Aaron Rodgers is a seasoned veteran quarterback that has won a number of football games with his agility and fast thinking on his feet.

He has shown time and again that when he is having a good day, he can drive the team down field and has coordinated a number of successful drives even when fans as well as opposing teams had thought they had the game won. He just needs to have a good game.

He is currently hitting his receivers with the completions at just over 67%. That is pretty darn good. And he has a fair amount of guys he can go to with those throws such as Randall Cobb, Jordy Nelson, James Jones and more.

Like I said above, this is going to be a great game and is likely one of the better games of the weekend. Both teams want the win badly since they want to hold on to their lead in their divisions. I think the point spread is partially affected by the fact that the Giants beat the Packers last year and squashed their superbowl hopes.

Providing the line can protect Rodgers well, and providing that the loss of Matthews is not too great on their defense, I do think that the Green Bay Packers can and will be victorious over the New York Giants in the week 12 game Sunday night.

To place a bet on this football game as well as any other sport, I encourage you to check out the betting at William Hill for the Non-US Players or for those residing in the US check out Bet Online.