NFL Best Bets, Predictions & Expert Picks Thursday, September 24, 2026

Analysis

The number is doing too much work for Green Bay here. The Packers are laying 4.5 points at home, but the model makes this closer to a three point game. The primary projection lands at Green Bay minus 2.8, while the supporting spread evidence puts the matchup around Green Bay minus 3.9, with another model input at minus 2.5. Either way, Atlanta is getting more cushion than the numbers justify. Both teams have scored 22.0 points per game, and both are listed as allowing 0.0 points per game through the available season data. That gives us no statistical reason to expect Green Bay to separate offensively. The total is also priced perfectly at 42.5, matching the model projection, which reinforces the idea that this isn't expected to turn into a runaway Packers performance. Green Bay's lone listed absence is defensive tackle Warren Brinson, and the injury model gives Atlanta a 1.0 point net edge. That's small, but it's still moving in the same direction as the spread bet. Atlanta doesn't need to win outright. It just needs to stay within a field goal, and the model says the Falcons have enough room to do exactly that. Take the points.

Public Fade

Casual bettors will see Green Bay at home and assume the Packers should win comfortably, especially with Atlanta sitting at 0 and 0. But the market has inflated the spread beyond the model's range, and that extra margin belongs to Atlanta.