It’s expected that the Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers are going to be two of the top NFL teams in all of football this season.
Green Bay is typically one of the best in the league with Aaron Rodgers running the ship, and with some of the additions that the Minnesota Vikings have made, there’s a real possibility that they’re going to be a threat in the NFC North. Packers standings saw them in first place of the division last season.
Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings
Packer vs. Vikings Matchup Info
This game is going to be played in Minnesota on Sunday at 4:25 p.m. EST. The contest will take place at US Bank Stadium.
Green Bay Packers
Betting on the NFL week 1 is always difficult because we don’t know what we’re going to get out of either side.
A year ago, the Green Bay Packers looked like one of the worst teams in all the football during week one and then continued to be one of the best that the league had seen after that.
Key Injuries
- David Bakhtiari
- Mason Crosby
- Allen Lazard
- Elgton Jenkins
- Christian Watson
- Darnell Savage
Are the top players injured at the moment for Green Bay. It hasn’t been disclosed if any will miss this weekend’s game. This is something to think about in our Vikings vs Packers betting pick.
Betting Trends to Know
When making our Vikings vs Packers betting pick, it’s going to be important to look at betting trends a season ago. Considering that both of these teams have most of their key players back, similar things could happen.
Green Bay was 5-4 against the spread in 5-4 overall on the road last season. The Packers had 12 wins in 17 games against the spread last season.
As a 1.5-point favorite or more a season ago, the Green Bay Packers went 8-5 against the spread.
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are always one of those teams that’s difficult to understand in terms of betting. They have weeks where they look to be one of the best teams in all of football and others where they just simply can’t get the job done.
This has been a cycle throughout the past few years and, quite honestly, the past few decades for the Minnesota Vikings and their fan base.
Key Injuries
Jonathan Bullard was the only player on the Vikings’ limited practice list on Wednesday, according to sources.
However, it would be likely if we see more names on this soon. Vikings stats are important to know and will be key to look at when trying to find out who’s injured for Minnesota.
Betting Trends to Know
Similar to what we noted about the Green Bay Packers, understanding betting trends for this Vikings vs Packers betting pick is going to be extremely important for us.
When looking at the betting trends a season ago, the Minnesota Vikings have some interesting stats. They went 4-4 against the spread and 5-3 overall at home last season.
Against the spread a season ago, they were one game over .500 at 9-8. At home last season, Minnesota had two wins against the spread as 1.5 underdogs or more.
Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings Odds
It’s somewhat surprising what the money line is looking like in this one. The Green Bay Packers are going to be coming into this game as a -123 favorite on the money line, while the Minnesota Vikings will be coming in at +103.
The spread is going to be favorited towards the Green Bay Packers at -1.5, and the over-under is going to be slotted at 47 points.
Packers vs. Vikings Betting Picks
In order for a money-line bet to hit, we would need the team that we pick to just win the game outright. That pick here is going to be taking the Green Bay Packers to win this game outright at -123 odds. This means that if we bet $123, we would win 100.
The over-under is determined by how many points are scored in the game. For example with this one being at 47 total points, we would need both teams to have over 47 points combined.
Packers Defense
If both teams scored 24 points, we would be in the clear and win our bet if we took the over. The bet here is going to be taking the under, however, because the Green Bay Packers have one of the best defenses, if not the best defense in all the football.
The spread coming into this one is going to see the Green Bay Packers at -1.5 and the Minnesota Vikings at + 1.5.
This line is somewhat similar to the money line, so it’s going to be best to put some money on the Green Bay Packers to win by -1.5. If you bet $110 on the -1.5 spread, you would win $100.
Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings Score Prediction
The final score of this contest is going to see the Green Bay Packers win by eight points. The final score is going to be 24-16 as Aaron Rodgers, and the Packers are going to start off the season on the right foot, unlike a season ago.
Who to Bet On?
The best bet here is going to be taking Green Bay with the -1.5 spread. Because of how inconsistent the Minnesota Vikings have been throughout the past few years, it’s always best to stay away from betting them early in the season.
Although many are expecting that this team could be better than they were a season ago, we have to be smart here and make sure that we’re going with the guys that we know can do things at a high level, and that’s what the Green Bay Packers have done throughout the past few years.
NFL Pick: Packers -1.5 (-110)
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