Green Bay Packers visit NFC North rival Minnesota Vikings
This weekend the Green Bay Packers will head to Minnesota to take on the Vikings. These teams are long time NFC North rivals and they should put together a good matchup. Both of these teams have potent weapons on the offensive end of the game at there should be a lot of exciting plays. The Minnesota Vikings are 3-6 to this point in the season. The Green Bay Packers are 6-3 on the season and in football betting odds they are the favorite so far.
The Packers are the 3-point favorites in NFL Odds with the total at 44.
The Packers have a solid team on both ends of the football. Their offense averages nearly 25 points a game and their defense allows just under 16 points per game. This dominance on both sides of the game allows for the team to make mistakes without falling too far behind. The Packers have won 13 of their last 18 games overall and they have had a decided against Minnesota recently. They have won 6 of their last 9 games against the Vikings.
The Vikings have a lot of talent, but the team seems to struggle to pull things together. There has been much made of comments towards their coach Brad Childress lately. The players seem to be frustrated with his style of coaching and many of them want him out of the organization. It will be interesting to see if the team can still manage to play well and respond to his guidance despite their discontent.
The Vikings will have one thing going for them in this one. They have won 12 of the last 18 games against Green Bay while at home.
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