NFL Divisional Play-Off: New York Giants @ Green Bay Packers Point Spread and Betting Preview

GREEN BAY, WI - The Giants are in Green Bay this Sunday afternoon for an NFC divisional match at Lambeau Field, with a matchup against the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship game the incentive for these two sides. The Packers are strong favorites, priced at 2/7 (bet $7 to make $2 profit) with bet365 and the Giants are priced at 3/1 with Boyle Sports on the money line.

Green Bay will have heavy hearts heading into Sunday's home meeting with the Giants after the tragic death earlier this week of offensive coordinator Joe Philbin's son.

The buildup for a much-anticipated rematch of the Packers' 38-35 victory at New York in December has taken a back seat after the loss of 21-year-old Michael T. Philbin, who disappeared early Sunday and was reported missing that night, before being recovered by Fox River divers on Monday.

Despite that tragic distraction the Packers are generally 7.5 point favorites for the decision, priced at 10/11 with Sportingbet with that spread, in the same market the Giants are top priced at Evens with Skybet with a point handicap of +7.5 points.

On the field, league MVP favorite Aaron Rodgers and fellow Pro Bowl selectionEli Manning will meet in the playoffs for the first time. Rodgers threw for 369 yards and four touchdowns and Manning had 347 and three scores in last month's meeting between Super Bowl MVPs.

The Packers improved to 12-0 with that victory before suffering their only loss two weeks later in Kansas City.

Rodgers, 2-0 against the Giants, threw for 45 touchdowns and 4,643 yards with six interceptions and an NFL-record 122.5 passer rating this season. Manning fell 67 yards shy of 5,000 before completing 23 of 32 passes for 277 yards with three touchdowns in last Sunday's 24-2 win over Atlanta in a wild-card game.

The Packers have won 13 straight games at home. This is the first postseason game at Lambeau Field since the Giants' 23-20 overtime win in the NFC title game four seasons ago, when Manning outplayed Pack legend Brett Favre in his last game with Green Bay.

In the total points market the line is generally set at 54 points, with the under best priced at 10/11 with betinternet and the over top priced at 6/4 with Stan James.

After a solid effort against Dallas in a 31-14 NFC East clincher in Week 17, the Giants' defense held the Falcons' offense scoreless last week.A New York defense that ranked 28th in the regular season has gained confidence since being shredded by Rodgers, and they will hope they can show how far they have come in today's meeting with the Green Bay quarterback .

The Giants (10-7) will be trying to exploit a Green Bay defense that ranked last in the NFL in the regular season, although the unit produced a league-high 31 interceptions.

Green Bay (15-1) figures to be tested by a Giants passing attack that has seen Manning hook up frequently with Victor Cruz (1,536 yards) and Hakeem Nicks (1,192). New York had the league's least productive running game in the regular season before gaining a season-high 172 yards on the ground last week.

The Giants are visiting Lambeau for the first time since last season's 45-17 loss, in which Rodgers threw for 404 yards and four touch downs. New York could have clinched a playoff spot, but was eliminated the next week while the victory started Green Bay's 19-game win streak.

The Packers are overall favorites to win the Super Bowl, priced at 7/4 with Boyle Sprorts, while the Giants are quoted at top odds of 12/1 with Coral.

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