2016 NFC North NFL Betting Preview: Packers Top Super Bowl Contender in Division

May 10, 2016   ·   OddsShark.com   ·   Jump to comments

The NFC North has caught some flak in the past for its occasional futility, but last year, the division sent two teams to the playoffs for the seventh time in the last eight seasons, and only the AFC North can match that feat. Here's a rundown of the post-draft for the 2016 NFL season's Super Bowl 51 odds at sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark for the NFC North teams.
 
Green Bay Packers: 10-1 (+1000)
Green Bay made the playoffs for the seventh season in a row last year, despite an injury-depleted receiving corps that pushed the favored Arizona Cardinals to overtime in a divisional-round defeat. The Packers also managed to go 9-7 against the spread last year in the regular season, despite playing as one of the betting public's favorite teams on which to wager.
If Green Bay can just stay healthy and get a bounce-back effort from a leaner Eddie Lacy, then it could win it all.
 
Minnesota Vikings: 20-1 (+2000)
The Vikings beat the Packers ...

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