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Exchange buyers before kickoff: which side buyers took (Kalshi, Polymarket (international), Novig, ProphetX)
These are exchange trades, not sportsbook bets. On an exchange every trade has a buyer and a seller, so this shows which side buyers paid for.
How to read these numbers
Kalshi, Polymarket (international) and Novig publish every trade with the side the buyer took. ProphetX carries its trade fills the same way; a line with no captured fill shows dollars matched only. Trades is each side's share of the trades we read since we began reading the market and Money is its share of the dollars buyers paid. Markets with fewer than 10 trades or under $500 traded are left out; markets under 30 trades or $5,000 are labelled Light trading, because a few buyers can move the percentages a long way.
Kalshi
Moneyline$4.2M traded · 105k trades
Atlanta FalconsGreen Bay Packers
Trades
Money
Spread$883k traded · 11k trades
Atlanta Falcons +5.5Green Bay Packers -5.5
Trades
Money
Total 43.5$1.2M traded · 6.7k trades
Over 43.5Under 43.5
Trades
Money
Polymarket (international)
Polymarket (international) is not open to US bettors.
Moneyline$536k traded · 1.2k trades
Atlanta FalconsGreen Bay Packers
Trades
Money
Spread$1.4M traded · 1.2k trades
Atlanta Falcons +4.5Green Bay Packers -4.5
Trades
Money
Total 43.5$998k traded · 1.2k trades
Over 43.5Under 43.5
Trades
Money
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Green Bay Packers win price on Kalshi and Polymarket (international) as kickoff neared
Green Bay Packers to win, from 167 hours before the start to 36 min before the start: Polymarket (international) 74% to 69%; Kalshi 73% to 69%. These are exchange prices, read as the chance the market gave Green Bay Packers, not sportsbook odds. Polymarket (international) is not open to US bettors.
Polymarket (international)KalshiScale 60% to 80%
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Atlanta Falcons vs Green Bay Packers: odds, trends and the matchup
📊 Best prices from the US sportsbooks and exchanges we track (exchange prices are marked) Prices when this preview was published
| Market | Atlanta Falcons | Green Bay Packers |
|---|---|---|
| Moneyline | +225Pregame price at ProphetX →Best partner price: Novig +223 exchange price | -228Pregame price at Novig → exchange price |
| Spread | +4.5 +104Pregame price at Novig → exchange price | -4.5 -106Pregame price at Novig → exchange price |
| Total 43 | O -109Pregame price at Caesars → | U -107Pregame price at BetRivers → |
📊 Team Breakdown archived pregame data
Season win %
Atlanta Falcons
0%
Green Bay Packers
50%
Chance to win, per the betting market (vig removed)
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Standings & streak
Atlanta Falcons4th in the NFC South
Green Bay Packers4th in the NFC NorthPlayers to watch
Jordan Love (GB)37/71, 532 YDS, 4 TD, 1 INT
Cooper Rush (ATL)22/39, 229 YDS, 1 TD, 4 INTHow to read this: "chance to win per the betting market" comes from the actual odds with the sportsbook's built-in fee (the vig) stripped out, the market's honest opinion of the game.
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📘 New to betting? Two-minute translation. A moneyline bet is picking who wins, nothing else. In this game, +225 means a $100 bet profits $225 if it wins. The spread is a head start: -7.5 must win by 8+, while +7.5 cashes by losing by 7 or fewer (or winning). The total is combined points by both teams, over or under the books' number. +EV means the price pays better than the market-implied fair odds (vig removed); consistently taking better prices raises your expected return over time. Learn free: Sports Betting 101 · Odds converter · No-vig calculator
Thursday Night at Lambeau, and One Crack in the Price
Cooper Rush has four interceptions and one touchdown through two games. Jordan Love has four touchdowns and one interception. The market looked at that and made Green Bay a firm favorite, then left a sliver open on the other side. Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers kicks off Thursday, September 24, 2026 at 8:15 PM ET from Lambeau Field, week 3 of the 2026 season. One side of this board pays slightly more than the market's own read of its chances. That is small, but it is the only edge here, and it is not on the team you would guess from the box scores.
The Matchup
Atlanta is 0-2 and sits 4th of 4 in the NFC South. Green Bay is 1-1 and sits 4th of 4 in the NFC North, which tells you how tight that division is. We have no prior meeting data in front of us, so this Packers vs Falcons read is built on 2026 only.
The shape of the market is clean: Green Bay is the favorite at -228, Atlanta is the underdog at +225. Strip out the sportsbook's built-in margin (the vig, the cut the book takes for booking the bet) and that is roughly 68.9% Green Bay to 31.1% Atlanta. This is a clear favorite and a clear dog, 122 cents past even money.
Players to Watch
Love is 37 of 71 for 532 yards, 4 touchdowns, 1 interception. Efficient, not volume-heavy, and protecting the football. Rush is 22 of 39 for 229 yards, 1 touchdown and 4 interceptions. That is 5.9 yards per attempt with giveaways attached, and it is the single loudest reason Atlanta is 0-2. If Rush cuts the turnovers to one, this is a live game late. If he gives it away twice more on a short week at Lambeau, the margin gets ugly fast. The market is already priced for the ugly version.
The Numbers
Moneyline (a straight bet on who wins, no margin required): Atlanta +225, best at ProphetX. A $100 bet profits $225.00 when it wins and loses $100 when it does not. Break-even is 30.8%, meaning Atlanta must win at least 30.8% of the time for that price to pay for itself. There is no push at a half point. Total 43 (combined points by both teams): Over 43 at -109 is best at Caesars, Under 43 at -107 is best at BetRivers. Those are the best prices across the books we track, and shopping them is the cheapest edge in betting.
Injuries
Green Bay lists three names: Aaron Banks out, Warren Brinson out, Javon Hargrave questionable. Questionable means uncertain, nothing more, so watch Thursday's final designations before kickoff. Atlanta lists three: Samson Ebukam out, A.J. Terrell Jr. on injured reserve, Billy Bowman Jr. questionable. Losing Terrell hurts a secondary that now has to handle Love on a night when Atlanta cannot trade scores.
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Injury Report
GBAaron Banks (Out), Warren Brinson (Out), Javon Hargrave (Questionable)
ATLSamson Ebukam (Out), Billy Bowman Jr. (Questionable), A.J. Terrell Jr. (Injured Reserve)
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Falcons vs Packers FAQ
Who was favored in Falcons vs Packers?
Packers is the market favorite at -228 (best price at Novig) on the moneyline, with Falcons at +225. Lines move all day, so check the odds table on this page for the current best number at every book.
What was the pregame read on Packers vs Falcons?
A 0-2 Atlanta team walks into Lambeau on a short week against a Packers side the market makes a clear favorite. Wise Guy Team has an official play on this game. Members see it on their board.
What is the total (over/under) for Falcons vs Packers?
The total is 43, with the over priced at -109 at Caesars and the under at -107 at BetRivers. A total is a bet on the combined score of both teams, over or under that number, no matter who wins.
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