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The NFL closes a busy Thanksgiving Day at its most iconic venue, Lambeau Field, where the Green Bay Packers will host the Miami Dolphins.
The NBC game will be packaged similarly to Sunday Night Football, as the typical Thursday night Amazon Prime game is heading to Friday night for this one week.
The Packers enter the Thanksgiving night game coming off a rout of the San Francisco 49ers that stamped them as a challenger to Detroit in the NFC, as they now have an 8-3 record.
Miami has also shown a lot of life lately, as the Dolphins are now on a three-game winning streak that has them at 5-6 and creeping toward the edge of the playoff picture.
The NFL Week 13 Thursday Night Football game between the Miami Dolphins and Green Bay Packers will be played at Lambeau Field in Green Bay.
The Dolphins at Packers game will be televised on NBC and streamed on Peacock.
Mike Tirico and Jason Garrett will call the game from the Lambeau Field booth, and Melissa Stark will report from the sidelines.
The Packers are a 3-point home favorites over the Dolphins in NFL Week 13 odds for the game, courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Green Bay is -175 on the moneyline, while Miami is +145. The over/under is set at 47 points.
Miami Dolphins
The Dolphins had a large list of questionable players, which includes linebacker Anthony Walker Jr., tight end Jack Stoll, running back Jeff Wilson Jr.. center Andrew Meyer, linebacker Mohamed Kamara, cornerback Kendall Fuller, receiver Dee Eskridge, cornerback Ethan Bonner and linebacker Bradley Chubb.
Green Bay Packers
The Packers have five players who are questionable and will be game-time decision: receiver Romero Doubs, safety Kitan Oladapo, center Jacob Monk, linebacker Edgerrin Cooper and cornerback Jaire Alexander.
With a line of 3 points and an over-under of 47, the expected result is a Packers victory of 25-22.
Bill Speros writes: “After the nearly indigestible NFL afternoon menu, we get a tasty offering for dessert. A team from South Florida visits Northern Wisconsin on Thanksgiving night. The skies will be clear, but temperatures are expected to fall into the 20s. The Packers missed on 4 straight covers before wrecking the depleted 49ers in an easy 38-10 win and cover. The Dolphins ran a scrimmage to beat New England 34-15 Sunday. But they can be had by a quality opponent, especially on the road. Miami has failed to cover in 5 of 6 games against teams with a winning record but has covered in 4 straight games. The Packers are 8-3 SU but only 5-6 on the line. Still, they hold the edge running the ball against Miami. And that means keeping Tua off the field. And slowing things down.”
Sports Betting Dime: Packers 23.7, Dolphins 12.3
The site’s formula predicts that the Packers will win the NFL Week 13 game against the Dolphins.
ESPN: Packers have a 66.5% chance to beat Dolphins on Thanksgiving Day
The site gives the Dolphins a 33.3% shot at winning the NFL Week 13 game, with a 0.2% chance of a tie.
Dimers: Packers 25, Dolphins 23
It writes: “After extensive simulations, our model gives the Dolphins a win probability of 39%, while the Packers have a win probability of 61%.”
Bret Bloomquist can be reached at bbloomquist@elpasotimes.com; @Bretbloomquist on X.
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