The Green Bay Packers (6-3) travel to take on the Minnesota Vikings (7-2) looking to put an end to their three-game losing streak. The NFL’s leading rusher, Adrian Peterson (961 yards, 5 TDs), will be a player to watch in this game. Kickoff is at 4:25 p.m. ET on Sunday, Nov 22 and will air on FOX.
The game marks the first meeting of the season for these NFC North rivals. Last season, Green Bay won both of its games against Minnesota. Robert Blanton led the Vikings defensive effort in the last meeting, recording eight tackles. Micah Hyde led the defensive effort for Green Bay, recording four tackles, one sack, and one interception.
The odds between the Vikings and the Packers are even this week, while the Over/Under (O/U) is sitting at 45 points.
Sitting at 7-2 Straight Up (SU) and 8-1 Against The Spread (ATS), the Vikings will look to improve heading into Week 11. Minnesota is undefeated SU and ATS in its last five games. A focal point of Minnesota’s offense is the running game, which ranks first in the league with 147.2 rushing yards per game. The Vikings have the league’s best scoring defense at home with 14.5 points allowed per home game. Recently, Minnesota’s run stoppers have wreaked havoc on their opponents. During their last five games, the Vikings gave up 95.0 rushing yards per game. Minnesota makes the most of its talent on special teams, averaging a league-high 109.3 return yards per game.
Shifting to the opposition, the Packers head into Week 11 with records of 5-4 ATS and 6-3 SU. Over their last five games, the Packers have a SU record of 2-3 and a 1-4 record ATS. Green Bay’s secondary could be in for an easy match against the 32nd-ranked home passing attack of the Vikings, which averages 164.2 yards through the air per home game.
Predictions: SU Winner – Min, ATS Winner – Min, O/U – Under
Notes
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota’s last 10 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota’s last 5 games at home.
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home.
Minnesota is 0-4-1 SU in its last 5 games, when playing Green Bay.
The total has gone OVER in 11 of Minnesota’s last 15 games when playing Green Bay.
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota’s last 8 games when playing at home against Green Bay.
Minnesota is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Green Bay.
Green Bay is 5-0 SU this season, when leading at the half. Minnesota is 4-0 SU when taking a lead into halftime.
Minnesota is undefeated (4-0 SU) in games where it wins the turnover battle, and 3-1 SU in games where it loses the turnover battle.
The Green Bay pass defense is ranked 21st in the league, while the Minnesota passing attack is ranked only 31st. The Packers’ passing game is ranked just 22nd, compared to the eighth-ranked pass defense of the Vikings.
