ASA PLAY 8* ON Green Bay +2.5 over Minnesota, Sunday at 1:00 PM ET

Because there are no fans allowed at this game, we have no home field factored in. Than means we have this game at a pick-em as far as the spread goes so the value is on Green Bay. The Packers waltzed into the dome last year, with fans, and absolutely dominated the Vikings. GB won 23-10 and held Minnesota to just 57 yards rushing & 83 yards passing. The Packers actually won both games last year vs Minnesota and with the Vikings player and coach turnover, we definitely like them again here. Minny lost nearly half of their defense from last season including their top 3 DB’s. On top of that, their best DE Hunter is out here with a neck problem. They also lost their top WR Diggs to Buffalo and replaced both coordinators. The OC Stefanski is now the head coach at Cleveland and the DC Edwards is now on the staff at Dallas. With no pre-season and a shortened training camp none of this is a positive for Minnesota. The main cogs on the GB coaching staff remained in place along with most of the starters. They won’t be learning anything new which helps with only a 3 week training camp. We expect Aaron Rodgers to try and prove a point, especially early in the season, as the Packers drafted QB Love as his eventual replacement. When Rodgers has extra motivation like this, he tends to be even better than he normally is, which is one of the top QB’s in the NFL. The value in the number is definitely with the Packers and we’ll side with Green Bay.