QB Shootout Will Highlight Patriots vs Packers Clash
By Charles Jay
The New England Patriots have piled up seven consecutive wins since the debacle against Kansas City. If you believe in NFL teams making a “statement,” then this would be such a case. The Patriots, once left for dead, are now tied for the best record in the league, and they are in a position to have home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. On Sunday they will travel to Lambeau Field for a date with the Green Bay Packers, who are on quite a roll of their own, in NFL betting action that begins at 4:25 PM ET.
The Patriots, as Vietbet customers may recall, were destroyed to the tune of 41-14 at Arrowhead Stadium in the fourth game of the season. At that point many Vietbet betting observers may have been calling for the retirement of Tom Brady. What a premature notion; all he has done this season is throw 26 touchdown passes with only six interceptions, and keeping in mind that New England already has victories over Denver and Indianapolis, they would obviously win a tie-breaker against either of those teams if it came down to who would host a playoff game. New England is now 9-2 straight-up and 7-4 ATS.
The Packers have lost only to the New Orleans Saints over the course of the last eight games. Aaron Rodgers may be on his way to another MVP season, and he arguably has the best wide receiver duo in the NFL at the moment. Green Bay, which has scored 188 points over its last four home games, is 8-3 straight-up, and 5-5-1 against the spread.
In the NFL betting lines that have been posted on this game by the people at Vietbet, the Packers are favored by a field goal, and at an additional price:
Green Bay Packers -3 (-115)
New England Patriots +3 (-105)
Over 58 points -110
Under 58 points -110
Brady has managed to return to the two-tight end situation that has worked so well for the Patriots in the recent past. Rob Gronkowski and Tim Wright have combined for 15 touchdown catches. And this team is re-establishing the running game. As football bettors know, Jonas Gray rambled for 199 yards against Indianapolis a couple of weeks ago, and in the 34-9 win over Detroit last week, LeGarrette Blount, who was just signed after being waived by Pittsburgh, had 78 yards on the ground, with two touchdowns. Blount ran all over the Colts last season in a playoff game, and he had become a bit of a problem in Pittsburgh, so Bill Belichick signed him up, since he knows the offensive system. Now New England is confident that it can achieve any kind of balance it needs.
Vietbet customers realize that could be an important factor here, as Green Bay allows 4.5 yards per carry. Defensively, the Packers will find themselves challenged, for certain. But they also have the ability to trade points, as Rodgers seems to be hitting grand slams every week. He’s got 30 touchdown passes with only three interceptions, completing two-thirds of his passes. And he is on an incredible run where he has thrown 29 touchdowns since his last interception at Lambeau. Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb have combined for 1900 yards receiving, along with nineteen touchdowns.
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