Friday, May 18th, 2012
The Monday Night Football game this week pits the Minnesota Vikings (2-6) against the Green Bay Packers (8-0), and the NFL betting odds don’t seem to indicate that this will be the game that knocks the defending Super Bowl champions from the ranks of the undefeated.
Green Bay is at home in Lambeau Field and the sportsbooks have them as 13-point favorites with a total of 50.5.
The Packers opened up as 14-point favorites but have been bet down despite receiving 65% of the public’s support according to wager-tracking websites.
These NFC North rivals meet up at least twice every year, and Green Bay already has a 33-27 road win in Minnesota this season.
The Vikings were 10-point underdogs in that clash and have covered 3 of the last 5 against the Packers.
Green Bay has won outright in 3 straight, while the over has been a winner in 6 of the last7 games played between these teams.
The Vikings ran for 218 yards in that earlier season loss, marking the only time all season that the Packers have been outrushed by 50 or more yards.
The Packers have gone undefeated against the likes of the New Orleans Saints, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Atlanta Falcons, St. Louis Rams, San Diego Chargers, and the Vikings.
Green Bay has covered the point spread in 5 of their last 6 games while going over the total in their last 2.
Losses for the Vikings have been to the likes of the Packers, Chicago Bears, Kansas City Chiefs, Detroit Lions, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and San Diego Chargers.
Minnesota has wins over the Carolina Panthers and Arizona Cardinals, and they’ve covered the point spread in 3 of their last 4 while going over the total in 2 of 3.
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