NFL Free Pick: Saints vs. Packers Betting Lines

Wow! If we were the NFL schedule makers, we could not have picked a better match-up to kickoff the 2011 National Football League season.

We went 5-0 SU in the preseason and our first regular season Free Pick is ready to roll!

Kickoff for this NFL betting action is slated for 8:30 PM ET on Thursday, September 8, 2011, from Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

NFL Game Day Preview: Saints @ Packers

It’s the Super Bowl XLIV Champion New Orleans Saints set to battle the Super Bowl XLV Champion Green Bay Packers.

Every once in a while, ultra-hyped sporting events live up to their expectations. We feel this will be one of those games as the fireworks will be flying tonight.

What’s not to like about the past two Super Bowl Champs clashing in Week One? Both teams have a high-octane offense and, at this early point in the season, are a little suspect on defense.

Expect both of these Super Bowl MVP quarterbacks, the Packers Aaron Rodgers and the Saints Drew Brees, to light up Lambeau tonight.

>>> Bet On NFL Week One Action At Bodog <<<

If you like betting trends, then you have to consider the following. Since the NFL went to Thursday Night games to open the season in 2002, the home team is 8-1 and four of the nine games have been decided by three points or less.

The San Francisco 49ers beat the New York Giants 16-13 back in 2002 but it’s been all homers ever since. Five points or more has decided five of the last six games.

Pro Football Betting Lines: Packers vs. Saints Free Pick

There is not a lot of separation on the betting lines from sportsbook to sportsbook on tonight’s action. With that in mind, we head to Bodog.com for the football betting lines for our Packers vs. Saints Free Pick.

Like an old man slowly slipping into a hot bath, we are staying away from the Point Spread on tonight’s tilt. We like the Packers, along with a high scoring contest, but we are going to stick to the Money Line to get our NFL 2011 regular season betting run off to a winning start!

>>> Take GB over NO with the -225 on the Bodog Money Line <<<