Sunday, January 3, 2016

Lambeau Field

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The Minnesota Vikings take on the Green Bay Packers on Sunday at Lambeau Field. The opening line for this game has Green Bay as 3 point favorites and the over/under was set at 48.5.

Teddy Bridgewater finished his last game with 168 yards through the air for Minnesota. He completed 15 passes out of 25 attempts for a 60% completion percentage. Adrian Peterson led the Vikings in rushing with 104 yards. He averaged 5 yards per carry on his 22 rushing attempts for the game. Jarius Wright led the team in receiving. He had a total of 57 yards on 3 receptions for an average of 19 yards per catch in the game. As a team in that game Minnesota got a total of 17 first downs by way of 7 rushing, 9 passing, and 1 by penalty. They ran 68 total plays for 368 yards for the game. The Vikings ran for 218 yards on 40 attempts.

Aaron Rodgers finished his last game with 151 yards through the air for Green Bay. He completed 15 passes out of 28 attempts for a 54% completion percentage. Eddie Lacy led the Packers in rushing with 60 yards. He averaged 5 yards per carry on his 12 rushing attempts for the game. James Jones led the team in receiving. He had a total of 46 yards on 5 receptions for an average of 9 yards per catch in the game. Green Bay got a total of 16 first downs by way of 5 rushing, 7 passing, and 4 by penalty. They ran 64 total plays for 178 yards for the game. The Packers ran for 101 yards on 26 attempts.

Minnesota is averaging 23 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 19 passes per game on 29 attempts for a 66% percent completion percentage and average 189 yards in the passing department per game. The Vikings are averaging 137 rushing yards per game on 30 attempts per contest for an average of 4.6 yards per carry. They also run 62 plays per contest and average 5.3 yards per play for an average of 326 yards per game. The Vikings are averaging 19 first downs per game and they accumulate 50.7 penalty yards per game via 5.5 penalties.

Minnesota gives up 19 points per contest and an average of 233 passing yards each game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 22 completed passes on 34 attempts for a completion percentage of 65%. The Vikings allow 111 rushing yards per game on 26 carries for a 4.3 average per play. Minnesota allows 344 total yards per game including 5.5 yards per play. They force 1.3 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 6.8 penalties for 54.7 yards per game.

Green Bay is putting 24 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 21 passes per game on 35 attempts for a 60% percent completion percentage and average 215 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Packers rush for an average of 118 yards per contest on 27 attempts for an average of 4.4 yards per carry for the season. They also run 65 plays per game and average 5.1 yards per play for a total of 334 yards per game. The Packers get an average of 20 first downs per game and they average 56.8 penalty yards per game via 6.5 penalties.

Green Bay surrenders 20 points per game and 237 passing yards each outing on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 21 completed passes per game on 35 attempts for a completion percentage of 60%. The Packers allow 117 rushing yards per contest on 26 carries for a 4.5 average per rush. Green Bay allows 354 total yards per game for an average of 5.5 yards per play. They force 1.3 turnovers per contest and 7.7 penalties for 71.3 yards in each contest.

Minnesota Betting Trends

Minnesota is 4-10-1 against the over/under so far this season

Minnesota has an ATS record of 12-3-0 this season

Green Bay Betting Trends

Green Bay is 5-10-0 against the over/under so far this season

Green Bay has an ATS record of 9-6-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Minnesota

12/29/15 DT Linval Joseph Toe "?" Sunday vs. Green Bay
12/29/15 T Matt Kalil Leg "?" Sunday vs. Green Bay
12/19/15 DE Scott Crichton Concussion IR
12/08/15 S Antone Exum Shoulder IR
11/10/15 LB Audie Cole Ankle IR
10/28/15 CB Jabari Price Shoulder IR
10/28/15 C John Sullivan Back out indefinitely
10/23/15 DT Shamar Stephen Toe IR
08/16/15 T Phil Loadholt Achilles IR

Green Bay

12/27/15 DT B.J. Raji Concussion "?" Sunday vs. Minnesota
12/27/15 T Bryan Bulaga Ankle "?" Sunday vs. Minnesota
12/27/15 T David Bakhtiari Ankle "?" Sunday vs. Minnesota
12/27/15 LB Jayrone Elliott Thigh "?" Sunday vs. Minnesota
12/27/15 CB Sam Shields Concussion "?" Sunday vs. Minnesota
12/23/15 LS Brett Goode ACL IR
12/23/15 WR Ty Montgomery Ankle IR
10/12/15 S Sean Richardson Neck IR
09/22/15 DT Josh Boyd Ankle IR
09/16/15 LB Sam Barrington Foot IR
08/24/15 WR Jordy Nelson ACL IR

Tony's Pick: Take Minnesota

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