NFC Championship Betting Picks,Scores, Odds & Preview: Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons

NFC Championship Betting Picks,Scores, Odds & Preview: Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons
Date / Time: Sunday, January 22 – 3:05 PM ET
Site: Georgia Dome – Atlanta
TV Coverage: Fox Network

NFL Betting Odds at BetAnySports

Pointspread: Falcons -5.5
Total: 60.5 points

The Green Bay Packers have a number of different injury problems coming into their Sunday appointment with the Atlanta Falcons for the NFC Championship. Naturally, the winner will move on to the Super Bowl, but the question arises as to how much of this Green Bay team will actually be able to do that. One has to respect the ability of Aaron Rodgers to turn water into wine, but how many people will he have to throw to in this game, which begins at 3:05 PM ET at the Georgia Dome? One thing that BetAnySports customers can do, after enjoying great Asian Flash casino action with three no-download options, is place wagers while the game is in progress, using the tremendous software that is available through Live Betting Ultra.

It appears as if some of Green Bay’s key players may be missing from this game. But the thing is, we won’t know very much about that until Saturday or even shortly before kickoff on Sunday. But you’ve got Jordy Nelson, who suffered a rib injury against the New York Giants, listed as questionable, and he may or may not suit up. The same goes for Davante Adams and Geronimo Allison, whom head coach Mike McCarthy says he would not even use if this was a regular-season situation. Another player who will be a gametime decision as Morgan Burnett, a defensive back with a thigh injury, and that could be the most damaging absence of all, because it’s going to be very difficult for the Packers to keep up with Matt Ryan as it is.

Ryan is one of the most productive quarterbacks in NFL history, judging by his 9.3-yard average per attempt, which is an NFL record. What does that mean? Well, it means he gets the ball down the field. This Atlanta offense can operate in the short-range and long-range atmosphere, and when you have receivers like Julio Jones and Tyler Gabriel, you can really stretch a defense out. The running backs – Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman – can both catch the football, so this becomes truly a “pick your poison” situation.

This is something different than Green Bay encountered against either the Giants or the Dallas Cowboys in the first two playoff games. They can hope to get a pass rush on Ryan, who was sacked 37 times this season. But very few teams slow down this Atlanta attack, which averaged just under 34 points per game.

BetAnySports patrons might remember the earlier meeting between these two teams, as the Falcons rallied in the final seconds for a 33-32 victory. Green Bay was able to keep pace in that game even without the likes of Randall Cobb, Jared Cook and Ty Montgomery on the offensive side, and DeMarious Randall and Clay Matthews on defense. That is the story of this team – the ability to adapt even when they are missing key pieces. When Eddie Lacy got hurt, that was apparently the end of their running game, but McCarthy made the decision to put Montgomery into the backfield, and all of a sudden Green Bay had an explosive element to take some of the pressure off Aaron Rodgers. And Rodgers, who took a lot of criticism earlier in the campaign, has had 24 touchdown passes with only one interception in his last nine games. If anyone is playiong better than the likes of Ryan or Tom Brady at the moment, he is.

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