Packers Vs. Vikings – Sunday Night Football Betting Odds | Predictions

The loser of the Sunday Night NFC North matchup between the Green Bay Packers and the Minnesota Vikings will need life support. With the Chicago Bears rolling over the division, the Packers and the Vikings are in a must-win situation to hold on to their playoffs dreams.

MyBoookie.ag has Minnesota as a 3-point favorite playing at home in primetime. The oddsmakers opened the betting line at 4.5-points, but it quickly went down to a field goal. I don’t expect any other movement from now until the start of the game. So far, 56% of the betting public is taking Aaron Rodgers and the Packers to cover the spread on the road. The game total is currently at 47.5 points after it opened at 48.

Green Bay Packers Vs. Minnesota Vikings Predictions

Spread: Vikings -3
Money Line: Green Bay +145 vs. Minnesota -170
Game Total: 47.5
Date: Sunday, November 25, 2018
Game Time: 8:20 PM ET
Venue: U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN
TV: NBC

What’s the latest Packers betting form to face the Vikings?

You can almost sense the urgency for a turnaround in the last four games of the Packers. They played well during three-quarters of each of their previous three losses to Los Angeles Rams, New England Patriots, and Seattle Seahawks. But somehow they always find a way to shoot themselves in the foot during crunch time. There isn’t significant a margin for error from now on. The team is four wins away from the Bears in the top of the NFC North. I think that ship has sealed. But even to get into the postseason, the challenge is a huge one for the Packers. Running up the table is the only way, and that starts by beating the Vikings this Sunday.

The tricky part is Green Bay is yet to win a road game this season. How is that even possible when you have one of the best quarterbacks in the game? I get they lost to Rams and Patriots, but defeats against the Washington Redskins, Detroit Lions and even the Seahawks are head-scratchers. Rodgers and the Packers haven’t done well visiting Minnesota in recent years. Green Bay has lost the last two visits to Minneapolis while covering the spread only one in their previous three. Last season not only they did lose but their season was instantaneity over when Aaron broke his collarbone.

The Vikings defense still is aggressive and will to make Rodgers pay. Where the Packers can really do some damage is by letting Aaron Jones touch the ball more than 20 times. Whenever he gets going, the offense changes dramatically. It helps to get rid of the burden out of Rodgers and the passing game.

What’s the latest Vikings betting form to face the Packers?

The Vikings have just one win over the Packers in the standings, and they need to take advantage of home field. Minnesota has dropped two of their last three games, although those losses were against the New Orleans Saints and the Chicago Bears. Those are two of the best teams in the NFL right now. Minnesota is not the top tier of the NFC. I think it’s safe to say this when you look three of their four losses were against big teams, including the Los Angeles Rams in week four.

When they paid QB Kirk Cousins to join the team, they were expecting better performances out of him during prime time games. Cousins is 0-3 with seven touchdown passes and three interceptions in those games. Those three picks have proven to be huge in the development of the game results. Not to defend Cousins, but his offensive line is one of the worst in the NFL. We are asking the guy to ball in big games, but he doesn’t get enough protection to throw the pigskin down the field.

He has some playmakers on his side in Stefon Diggs and Adam Thielen, but many times he can’t find them because of their weak offensive line play. The Packers defense is a little underrated. They have recorded 32 sacks this season and will go directly to pressure Cousins. Minnesota is a passing-driven offense, and that makes them predictable at times. Their 84.7 rushing yards per game average is second worst in the entire NFL.

The play for the SNF game between Packers and Vikings?

When the Packers and the Vikings tied in week two, the game could have gone either way. A questionable late hit by Clay Matthews against Kirk Cousins gave Minnesota some life. But you can tell both teams were equal. That game was in week two. A couple of months later I don’t see any difference between the two. The Packers have played better overall, but they have found dumb ways to lose football games. This can’t keep happening, right?

Minnesota was aiming for the Super Bowl at the start of the season, but they haven’t take a step forward that makes you believe they are the real deal. Plus, their offensive line still concerns me. If Cousins is pressured, you can feel a turnover is coming. I like the Packers with the points in this one. Green Bay defense controlled the Rams and the Patriots offense for big chunks of their games. They did the same against Russell Wilson and the Seahawks. The problem of defending Wilson is his scrambling abilities. Green Bay got tired in the end.

Kirk Cousins is a lot closer to Jared Goff and Tom Brady in terms of staying inside the pocket. I also get the better quarterback in Aaron Rodgers if I bet Green Bay with the points. This should be a fun one because drama will be at the tip of the fingers. I just hope Mike McCarthy realize his job on the line if he doesn’t win this one. That urgency should make his coaching aggressive. God, I hope it would. Take the Packers +3.

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