The Green Bay Packers (5-1) and Minnesota Vikings (1-5) will lock horns and match wits in a Week 8 NFC Central showdown. Kickoff at Lambeau Field will be Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. Below, we take a look at the early Week 8 betting odds and lines at BetMGM Sportsbook.
The Packers bounced back from their lone loss of the season (Oct. 18 at Tampa Bay) with a 35-20 win at Houston on Sunday. QB Aaron Rodgers threw a trio of first-half touchdown passes in leading Green Bay to a 21-0 lead. Rodgers would throw four TD passes in the game, matching a season-high he notched against these Vikings on Sept. 13. The Packers won that game (in Minneapolis), 43-34, and have beaten the Vikings in three straight games, dating to November of 2018.
Week 7 was a bye week for Minnesota. In Week 6, the Vikings allowed 40 points for a second time this season (Sept. 13 vs. Green Bay) as they lost, 40-23, at the Atlanta Falcons. QB Kirk Cousins threw three TD passes as part of a 343-yard game, but the veteran signal-caller also threw three interceptions in a game Minnesota trailed wire-to-wire. Rushing difficulties (32 yards on 13 carries) forced the Vikings into a possession time under 22 minutes (19:53) for a third time this season.
Vikings at Packers betting odds, spread and line
Odds via BetMGM; last updated Monday at 2:05 p.m. ET.
- Money line: Vikings +225 (bet $100 to win $225) / Packers -278 (bet $278 to win $100) | Bet now
- Against the spread: Vikings +6.5, -106 (bet $106 to win $100) / Packers -6.5, -115 (bet $115 to win $100) | Bet now
- Total: 54.5, Over -115 (bet $115 to win $100) / Under -106 (bet $106 to win $100) | Bet now
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The visiting Vikings are getting plus-money in this Week 8 contest. They have an implied win probability of just 30.8% with every $10 wagered returning a profit of $22.50 for the upset win.
The host Packers have an implied probability of 73.6% to win in Week 8. Those odds can be expressed as 50/139 by the fractional odds or 1.36 by the decimal odds.
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Also see:
- Five things we miss about the Minnesota Vikings (Vikings Wire)
- 12 stats to know from Packers’ big win over Texans (Packers Wire)
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