Packers ‘D’ has improved since loss in Minnesota

There is no question that the biggest game in NFL betting Week 8 takes place on Sunday in Green Bay as the 4-2 Green Bay Packers host the 6-1 Minnesota Vikings and Brett Favre (4:15 p.m. ET, FOX).

Packer fans have been waiting for this game for a long time and now it is here as Favre returns to Lambeau Field for the first time as a visiting player.

Favre led the Packers to seven division titles, 11 playoff appearances and 13 winning seasons but he is likely to be loudly booed on Sunday.

Green Bay is a 3-point favorite and the total for the game is set at 47.5 at SBG Global.

Favre played well in the first meeting against his former team in Minnesota. Favre completed 24 of 31 passes for 271 yards and three touchdowns leading the Vikings to a 30-23 victory.

Green Bay’s defense has looked better since that loss. The Packers have given up just 288 total yards and three points. The Packers rank third in total defense and fifth in scoring defense.

“It’s good to have two big wins,” linebacker Aaron Kampman said. “We haven’t done that back to back (with) dominant performances on the defensive side of the ball. Obviously it’s going to help us going into a very large game, large stage again at Lambeau Field.”

On the other side of the ball the Packers are getting great play out of quarterback Aaron Rodgers. He is second in the league with a 110.8 passer rating and has tossed for 1,702 yards with 11 TDs.

“He deserves everything that he accomplishes,” Green Bay coach Mike McCarthy said. “He’s just doing a really good job of running the offense and I can’t say enough about that.”

The key in this game on Sunday will be giving Rodgers time to throw. The Vikings lead the league with 24 sacks and sacked Rodgers eight times in their first meeting.

Green Bay has won three straight and 12 of 15 against Minnesota at home. Minnesota has not won at Green Bay since 2005. The Vikings are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games as an underdog. The Vikings are 7-2 ATS in their last nine meetings in Green Bay. The Packers are 4-1 ATS in their last five games as a NFL betting favorite.

The over is 7-2 in the Vikings last nine games as a road underdog. The over is 10-4 in the Packers last 14 games as a home favorite. The over is 4-1 in the last five meetings between the two teams.

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