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A new NFL season is upon us, and what would the NFL be without some good ole-fashioned wagering?
Bovada lists the Seattle Seahawks as 6-point favorites Thursday night as they open their title defense against the Green Bay Packers. The money line is +195 for the Pack and -235 for the Seahawks, with the over-under set at 47.
Let’s take a look at some prop bets before getting into Heavy’s prediction.
Prop Bets
TEAM TO SCORE FIRST:
Packers +120
Seahawks -150
FIRST SCORE OF THE GAME:
Touchdown: -160
Field goal or safety: -130
FIRST SCORE OF THE GAME:
Packers touchdown: 5/2
Packers field goal: 15/4
Packers safety: 66/1
Seahawks touchdown: 3/2
Seahawks field goal: 13/4
Seahawks safety: 66/1
MARGIN OF VICTORY:
Packers by 1-6 points: 9/2
Packers by 7-12 points: 17/2
Packers by 13-18 points: 16/1
Packers by 19-14 points: 28/1
Packers by 25-30 points: 50/1
Packers by 31-36 points: 75/1
Packers by 37 or more points: 66/1
Seahawks by 1-6 points: 3/1
Seahawks by 7-12 points: 15/4
Seahawks by 13-18 points: 5/1
Seahawks by 19-24 points: 17/2
Seahawks by 25-30 points: 16/1
Seahawks by 31-36 points: 20/1
Seahawks by 37 or more points: 33/1
AARON RODGERS NUMBER OF TOUCHDOWN PASSES:
0: +400
1: +225
2: +200
3: +400
4 or more: +700
RUSSELL WILSON NUMBER OF TOUCHDOWN PASSES:
0: +260
1: +180
2: +250
3: +500
4 or more: +1200
Click here for a full rundown of team prop bets and here for a full rundown of player prop bets.
Heavy’s Pick
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Packers 31, Seahawks 28
The crowd will be rockin’ and the Seahawks defense won’t make things easy on Aaron Rodgers, Eddie Lacy and Company. But Marshawn Lynch is slowly declining, and the Green Bay defense will keep things close before some fourth-quarter heroics by Rodgers. We’ll go with the upset here and take the road team to win outright.
