Thanksgiving Day trifecta: Odds, tips and best bets for Thursday's games - ESPN

Thanksgiving Day serves us a triple helping of NFL action, which means a proverbial buffet of betting opportunities from points spreads to props on players to stuff the stats sheet.

The day gets underway with the Green Bay Packers taking on the Detroit Lions (1 p.m. ET, Fox) in a key NFC North battle, with the winner of Thursday's game inching closer to the division-leading Chicago Bears. Next up is the Dallas Cowboys hosting the Kansas City Chiefs (4:30 p.m. ET, CBS/Paramount+), with both teams jockeying to keep their playoff hopes alive.

Joe Burrow is expected to make his return to the lineup as the Cincinnati Bengals visit Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC/Peacock) to close out the day.

Matt Bowen, Eric Karabell, Eric Moody, Pamela Maldonado, Ben Solak and Seth Walder offer their picks, prop plays and analysis to help you make informed bets on the games.

Note: Odds at time of publication. For the latest updates, visit ESPN BET Sportsbook.

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Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions

This will be the 23rd meeting between the Lions and Packers on Thanksgiving Day, the most common matchup on the holiday in NFL history. Detroit leads the series on Thanksgiving 12-9-1, with the Packers winning their last meeting on the holiday in 2023 as an 8.5-point underdog in Jordan Love's first start on Thanksgiving.

The Lions and and Packers both won last week and are hot on the tail of the Chicago Bears in the NFC North.

Green Bay is a 2.5-point underdog Thursday, the first time the Packers have been an underdog this season.

Total points OVER 48.5 (-115)

Maldonado: Both