The Green Bay Packers head into the 2020 season looking to repeat as NFC North champions. Below, we’ll break down the Packers’ schedule, key offseason roster moves and betting odds for everything from their 2020 win total to their chances of winning Super Bowl LV, along with props for their offensive stars.
We’ll also look at how to bet on the NFL in 2020 with definitions of key terms and bet types. Use this information to get an edge on the early 2020 betting lines and find value in the NFL futures odds.
The Packers returned to the NFL playoffs in 2019 following a two-year hiatus. Head coach Matt LaFleur led the Pack to a 13-3 record and an NFC North title in his first season as an NFL head coach. The Packers topped the Seattle Seahawks 28-23 in the NFC Divisional Round before falling by a 37-20 score to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game.
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2020 GREEN BAY PACKERS SCHEDULE AND ODDS
PACKERS SUPER BOWL ODDS
The Packers opened at +1800 to win the Super Bowl but the price has dropped significantly at most sportsbooks. The odds will continue to be updated throughout the year and will rise and fall based on the team’s success and how much betting action they’re drawing at the books. See below for the most current Packers Super Bowl odds in 2020.
NFC NORTH ODDS
The Packers opened as +170 to repeat as NFC North champs, right behind the Minnesota Vikings at +150. At those odds, a $10 futures bet on the Packers to win the division would return a profit of just $13.50 as favorites. Their odds will be adjusted based not only on their own success or struggles, but also on the competitiveness of the division as a whole. See below for the most current Packers odds to win the NFC North.
PACKERS 2019 SEASON IN REVIEW
Rodgers again topped 4,000 passing yards while playing all 16 games for the second straight season. He threw for a modest 26 touchdowns, but he tossed just four interceptions. It was Jones’ emergence which truly helped the Packers secure the division crown and a first round bye with a 13-3 record. He rushed for 1,084 yards to be Green Bay’s first 1,000-yard rusher since Eddie Lacy in 2014. He added 474 receiving yards and scored 19 total touchdowns.
The receiving corps, behind No. 1 option Davante Adams, was once again the Packers’ greatest weakness. Adams caught 83 of 127 targets for 997 yards and five touchdowns in just 12 games, but no other player topped 500 receiving yards.
Defensively, the Packers ranked ninth in the NFL with 19.6 points allowed per game. They were 18th with 352.6 total yards allowed per game and they were one of just 10 teams to allow more than 120 rushing yards per game. They shared the league’s third-best turnover differential at plus-12 with 25 takeaways and just 13 giveaways.
In addition to going 13-3 straight up last season, the Packers went 10-6 against the spread in the regular season. They won by an average margin of 3.9 points per game and covered by 0.2 PPG. They were particularly strong at home, going 6-3 ATS and winning by six PPG including the Divisional Round win over the Seahawks. The Packers were 6-10 against the Over/Under in the regular season, falling an average of 2.7 PPG shy of the projected point total. Both of their playoff games topped the projected line.
PACKERS 2020 OFFSEASON MOVES
Key re-signings: K Mason Crosby (three years, $12.9 million), DB Will Redmond (one year, $750,000), TE Marcedes Lewis (one year, $2.25 million)
Key free agent losses: LB Blake Martinez (to NYG), TE Jimmy Graham (to CHI), OT Bryan Bulaga (to LAC), LB Kyler Fackrell (to NYG), WR Geronimo Allison (to DET)
Key free agent signings: LB Christian Kirksey (two years, $13 million), OT Ricky Wagner (two years, $11 million), WR Devin Funchess (one year, $2.5 million)
The loss of Bulaga after nine seasons was offset by the addition of Wagner, while Kirksey helps to replace the loss of Martinez. Funchess was a low-risk signing on a one-year deal, and he stands to be the team’s No. 2 receiver opposite Adams if he can return to full health. While Graham isn’t a huge loss to the NFC North-rival Chicago Bears, tight end is a glaring weakness heading toward the 2020 NFL Draft.