The Miami Dolphins travel to face the Green Bay Packers in a Thanksgiving night game. Who is favored as the betting odds open?
The Miami Dolphins are on a three-game winning streak as they try to rescue their 2024 season after a 2-6 start to the year. However, they do not have much time to celebrate the win as they are back on the field Thursday night as they face the Green Bay Packers.
The Thanksgiving night game, covered by NBC’s Sunday Night Football crew, will test the Dolphins with a nighttime road game in a cold environment against a winning team positioning itself for a playoff run. Everything about this game plays into a weakness for Miami over the past couple of seasons. Will they be able to change the narrative about themselves with a win this week?
How do the oddsmakers at FanDuel Sportsbook see this game playing out?
What are the records for both teams?
The Dolphins are coming off a Week 12 win over the New England Patriots, completing the season sweep of their AFC East rivals and moving Miami to 5-6, one spot out of the AFC playoff picture. They are going to have to keep winning, and get some help with other potential wild card teams losing if they want to move into the postseason for the third-straight season.
The Packers are 8-3 on the season, though that has them in third place in the NFC North standings. They are sixth in the NFC playoff picture, in the second wild card position. They have won their last two games, including Sunday’s dismantling of the San Francisco 49ers. Green Bay is hoping to make it back-to-back appearances in the postseason.
What is the all-time history between the teams?
An AFC versus NFC matchup limits the number of times these two franchises have met. Dating back to their first meeting in 1971, the Dolphins and Packers have faced off 16 times. Miami leads the all-time series 10-6. Green Bay has won six of the last eight games after snapping the Dolphins’ eight-game winning streak to start the head-to-head matchups. The Packers have won the previous three meetings, including the 2022 contest in Miami, a 26-20 victory.
What are the opening FanDuel Sportsbook odds?
The oddsmakers see this as a fairly even game, giving the Packers a slight edge. Home teams are typically allotted three points for the advantage of playing in front of a friendly crowd. According to the opening odds from FanDuel, the Packers are getting that with a slight bump, making them 3.5-point favorites for the game. The Dolphins are +148 on the moneyline to pull off the upset with a straight-up win while the Packers are -176. The point total is 47.5.
Spread: Packers -3.5
Moneyline: Dolphins +148 | Packers -176
Point total: 47.5
