Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings Prediction, 9/11/2022 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 1

Game: Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings

Date: Sunday, September 11, 2022

Location: U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, MN

TV: FOX

Odds/Point Spread: Vikings (+1.5)

Total/Over-Under: 48

The Minnesota Vikings (8-9 last year) are welcoming the Green Bay Packers (13-4 last season) at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday. Minnesota is 1.5-point underdogs. The over/under is 48.

The Green Bay Packers wrapped up their season holding a 13-4 record. In their last contest of last season, the Packers went up against the 49ers and took a loss by a score of 13-10. Aaron Rodgers connected on 20/29 with 225 yards passing. He had a QB rating of 91.9 and ended the contest with no interceptions. Davante Adams held an average of 10.0 yds per catch by accounting for 90 yds on 9 receptions. Aaron Jones was the rushing leader for the Packers with 12 carries for 41 yards (3.4 yards per carry). On the day, they ran 54 plays which converted into 263 yards. The Green Bay Packers ended up running the ball 20 different times and totaled 67 yds, which earned them an average of 3.4 yards per attempt. When it came to the battle of the line of scrimmage, the Packers conceded 106 yds on 29 tries, which calculates to 3.7 yds per rush surrendered. Green Bay conceded 11 completions on 19 tries for a total of 106 yds, and a completion percentage of 57.9%.

The Packers racked up 6,215 total yards for the prior season. Green Bay amassed 235 1st downs as a unit, and they committed 69 penalties for 683 yds. Green Bay totaled 39 passing touchdowns and 13 rushing touchdowns. They gave the ball to the opposition 13 times (7 interceptions and 6 fumbles). As a team they averaged 111.8 yards on the ground, ranking them 18th in the National Football League. Regarding putting the ball in the endzone, the Green Bay Packers averaged 26.5 points per game.

The Packers sat in 13th in the National Football League in relation to their opponents scoring, allowing 21.8 points per game. They allowed 4.7 yards per rushing attempt and 109.1 rushing yards per game for the previous season. In total, they allowed 1,855 yards via the ground game in 17 outings. When talking about yards via the pass, the Packers gave up 3,724 yards which put them in 10th in football. In their 17 games played last season, they gave up 219.1 yards per contest through the air as well as relinquishing a completion percentage of 62.9%. They conceded 328.2 yards/game which put them 9th in the NFL. They conceded 31 passing touchdowns as well as 13 running touchdowns.

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The Vikings ended the year holding a 8-9 record. When they last stepped on the field last year, the Vikings walked away with a victory by a final of 31-17 when they faced the Bears. Dalvin Cook carried the football 14 times for 79 yards, finishing the contest with 5.6 yards per carry for Minnesota. Justin Jefferson was a featured target for the Vikings, catching 5 balls for 107 yards (21.4 yards per catch). Kirk Cousins (3 touchdowns) ended the contest with 250 yds on 14/22 through the air while his QB rate was 142. He didn't throw any picks and his avg yards per attempt was 11.36 yards. Minnesota gave up 25 run attempts for 90 yards (3.6 yds per carry). The Vikings pass defense allowed a completion percentage of 68.8%, surrendering 266 yds on 33 out of 48 passing. The Vikings finished the game with 331 yards on 47 plays (7.0 yards per play). Minnesota ran the football for 4.7 yards per attempt, finishing the contest with 104 yds on 22 carries.

When it comes to how much they scored, the Vikings had a ranking of 14th in football scoring 25.0 points per outing. Last season, the Vikings had a total of 4,238 passing yards not to mention averaging 249.3 passing yards per outing, which had them ranked 11th in the NFL. They averaged 113.5 yards per game via the rush and rushed for 1,930 yards for last year. The Minnesota Vikings averaged 362.8 yards per game which ranked them 12th out of all teams in the NFL. The Minnesota offense racked up 1,043 penalty yds on 111 violations, which ranked 9th in the league in terms of helping out the opposition. They tossed 7 picks while surrendering 6 fumbles and they earned 202 1st downs.

Minnesota gave up a total of 2,222 yards on the ground (130.7 yards per contest) and 15 touchdowns by ground last season. They yielded 29 touchdowns via the pass as well as 252.9 yards per outing, which put them in 28th in the NFL. Their defense totaled 24 turnovers (8 fumbles recovered and 16 picks) for the prior year. In total, they allowed 426 total points. The Vikings defense took the field for 1,152 plays, which had them ranked 31st in football. The Vikings conceded 25.1 points per game, which had them ranked 24th in football.

Who will win tonight's Packers/Vikings NFL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Packers -1.5

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