Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings (+9.5)*
Stop us if you’ve heard this story before. A team goes on a virtually uncontested two-game explosion of at least 40 points in each contest, then travels to play a significantly weaker team. The last time this happened, the Pittsburgh Steelers got caught napping against the New York Jets.
No, the Minnesota Vikings will not upset Green Bay, as the Packers look consistently better than the Pittsburgh squad to which we are comparing them. But Minnesota falls into the exact same category as the aforementioned Jets, coming off a loss and now facing a team on a tear. In fact, the Vikings have two more points in their favor, as they had actually been playing well prior to their loss in Chicago – 2-1 record with a one-point loss in Buffalo and have the always-favorable spread of receiving more than a touchdown at home.
Green Bay wins by a touchdown by Minnesota beats the spread.
