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March 28, 2024

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Vegas Play of the Day: Monday Night Football

Here’s the latest installment of the Play of the Day, which uses odds from the South Point. Our three sports writers started with a $10,000 bankroll — fictional, of course.

Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers over-54.5 points: $330 to win $300

I found it too difficult to pick a side in this game because on the one hand, a 13.5-point spread is a lot for any game in the NFL, and yet few would be shocked to see the Packers win by twice that much. So instead, I’m looking toward the total and counting on Atlanta to help this thing get to 55.

I’m giving Green Bay 35 points, so that means the Falcons would need to score at least 20. That feels like a lot for a team that might very quickly have to do nothing but pass the ball, but there’s also the chance the Packers just break through and hit the total themselves, as they did a month ago against Chicago and then nearly did again the following week against Philadelphia.

As long as Green Bay is close to its usual dominant self, I feel like the points are going to pile up fast enough to put me on pace at halftime. From there, it just depends on how each team decides to finish.

Standings: Bern (58-49-1, $11,916), Keefer (51-59-1, $7,261), Brewer (49-56-3, $4,055)

Taylor Bern can be reached at 948-7844 or [email protected]. Follow Taylor on Twitter at twitter.com/taylorbern.

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