Betting Overview:

It was generally accepted by the NFL betting community that the Detroit Lions are making the right moves to rebuild into a winning team. It may be a year or two before the Lions start putting up consistent winning NFL scores, but the NFL predictions surrounding the Lions this season did not expect much from Detroit. It turns out that the Detroit Lions are doing a good job rebuilding, but injuries are slowing their development.

The Miami Dolphins, on the other hand, were expected to be in that AFC East tangle with the New England Patriots and New York Jets. People were not going as far as to say that the Dolphins would overtake the Jets or Patriots, but they were expected to compete. As the Jets and Patriots continue to battle for the AFC East title, the Dolphins were eliminated from the playoffs in week 15 by the Buffalo Bills. A Miami team that looked to have many of the necessary pieces in place to win, now looks like it needs to start over.

Sunday night on NBC, the New England Patriots will host the Green Bay Packers at Gillette Stadium, in a NFL betting game that will start at 8:30pm EST.

The betting line for the Sunday night football was posted late this week 15 because of the injuries on both teams.

The playoffs contenders Green Bay Packers have a very good defense and they are going to need it if they expect to keep this game close on Sunday night.

With quarterback Matt Flynn under center the Packers is not likely to score that many points on this NFL betting matchup.

They sit a game behind the Chicago Bears in the NFC North and they'll most likely need to win Sunday night's game against the Patriots to keep up with the Bears and win the North.