Friday, May 18th, 2012
The Green Bay Packers (6-0) and the Minnesota Vikings (1-5) have a lengthy history against one another, but rarely has a game been played where one team has played so much better than the other.
Green Bay opened up as the 10.5-point favorite but has been bet down to -9.5 despite close to 80% of tracked NFL bettors taking the Packers to cover the spread.
The total for this 4:15 PM ET game sits at 47 and has been bet down from its 47.5 opener.
Donovan McNabb (1026 yards, 60.2%, 4 TD, 2 INT) has been benched as Minnesota’s starting quarter to make room for rookie Christian Ponder (99 yards, 52.9%, 0 TD, 0 INT).
Ponder will make his first NFL start at home against the Packers, and it remains to be seen if he’s ready for the big show just yet.
The Florida State quarterback showed a strong arm and above average mobility in college, but he’ll have to deal with A.J. Hawk and the slew of blitzers that Green Bay will throw at him.
Leroy’s in Las Vegas is the only sportsbook in Nevada I know of that is still offering the Vikings at +10.
The total is at 47 everywhere and there really isn’t a ton of variety in terms of different lines.
Point spread bettors are looking at -550 on Green Bay and +400 on Minnesota.
The Vikings picked up their only win of the season in a home game against the Arizona Cardinals, while their losses have been to the San Diego Chargers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs, and Chicago Bears.
Green Bay has been perfect his season with wins over the New Orleans Saints, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Atlanta Falcons, and St. Louis Rams.
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