Public Splits And Line Movement For 2021 NFL Christmas Day

The Green Bay Packers have -110 odds to cover a 7.5-point spread over the Cleveland Browns.
The Arizona Cardinals are 1.5-point favorites over the Indianapolis Colts.

GREEN BAY, Wis. – For the second consecutive year, there will be NFL football played on Christmas Day, and this time in doubleheader fashion. Kicking off the doubleheader at 4:30 p.m. EST will be the Green Bay Packers hosting the Cleveland Browns. That will be followed by the Arizona Cardinals and Indianapolis Colts at 8:15 p.m. EST.

Green Bay Packers Vs. Cleveland Browns

Moneyline: Packers (-360) vs. Browns (+280)
Spread: Packers -7.5
Total: 45.5 Points

It isn’t hard to see why legal betting sites are favoring the Packers like they are. Especially considering that the Browns have been hit hard by COVID-19.

Looking at where the lines originally opened up for the game, the Packers were favored by 7 points before the half-point shift to 7.5 points. The shift came as the public has been heavily riding Green Bay with 89% of bets on the spread and 85% of the spread betting handle.

The Packers odds are seeing similar action on the moneyline with 93% of total bets and 89% of the money. The moneyline could be considered easy money as the Packers have won three straight games.

Arizona Cardinals Vs. Indianapolis Colts

Moneyline: Cardinals (-115) vs. Colts
Spread: Cardinals -1.5
Total: 49 Points

Since first opening, there has been tons of action going on with this matchup as the Cardinals NFL odds originally opened up at 4.5 points in their favor and shifted down to 1.5 points on the spread.

This comes as the Cardinals have been dealing with a lot of injuries. Star receiver DeAndre Hopkins was ruled out for the rest of the year, James Conner is questionable with a heel injury, and linebackers Isaiah Simmons and Markus Golden are also questionable.

Even with the Colts going in as slight underdogs, they are still seeing the most action being that they are fully healthy. They are taking in 67% of bets on the spread and 85% of bets on the moneyline.

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Sam Profeta

Samuel has been writing professionally for 4 years. He comes from a sports writing background where he enjoys writing mostly about basketball and football both professional and collegiate. He is a recent graduate of Florida State University where he majored in Editing, Writing and Media with a minor in Communications. During his free time, you can find him watching or playing sports as well as playing videogames and listening to music.