The Packers bolstered their Super Bowl chances with a blockbuster trade for Micah Parsons on Thursday.
Green Bay moved from +1700 to +1200 to win the Super Bowl at FanDuel Sportsbook after the shocking news broke that All-Pro pass rusher was being traded from the Cowboys to their NFC rival.
The Packers are now tied with the Lions for the fifth-best odds to win it all in the NFL and second-best in the NFC behind the Eagles (+750).
The Ravens remain a slight Super Bowl favorite at +700.
The move helped leapfrog the Packers over the Lions as the favorites in the NFC North, moving to +170 versus Detroit’s +195.
They are also now a slight second favorite to win the NFC (+600) behind the favored Eagles (+370) and a tick ahead of the Lions (+650).
Parsons, who has 52.5 sacks across four NFL seasons, is the favorite (+500) to win the NFL Defensive Player of the Year this year.
The four-time Pro Bowler was traded to the Packers for two first-round picks and Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark.
Parsons and the team then came to terms on a four-year, $188 million contract.
He joins a young Packers team that went 11-6 last season before losing in the wild-card round to the eventual champion Eagles.
The deal marks the end of a month-long standoff between Parsons and the Cowboys.
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The two sides had been at odds over a contract extension.
Parsons ultimately asked for a trade out of Dallas, and after a few weeks of standing firm, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones gave him his wish.
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