The pros at FiveStarPick.com had a MONSTER weekend going 5-0 against the spread in both college and pro football.  Tonight we look to expand on that record as we give our members the winner of tonight’s highly anticipated Monday Night Football matchup between the Green Bay Packers and the Minnesota Vikings.  Las Vegas sportsbooks opened the Vikings as 3-point favorites, but the public has chased this line up to 4.5.  Total players can expect a gametime number between 45-46.5.

I have a feeling…and I am just spitballing here…that the CheeseHeads will be disgusted to see their hero, Brett Favre, in Viking purple tonight at 8:35pm on ESPN.  But Favre gave them a reason to be nervous last week as he pulled off an improbable last-second win over San Francisco. With no timeouts left trailing 24-20, Favre put together a game-winning drive that was capped off with one of the best plays in NFL history.  Farve connected with Greg Lewis on a remarkable 32-yard touchdown with two seconds remaining to seal the win and yet another chapter in Brett Farve lore.  The Vikings won the game, but the 49ers took the cash as 7-point road dogs. Favre threw for a season-high 301 yards and two TDs, while RB Adrian Peterson rushed 19 times for 85 yards. 

Green Bay (2-1 SU, 2-1 against the spread) bounced back from a home loss to the Bengals by beating St. Louis, 36-17, as a 6.5-point road favorite.  Aaron Rodgers threw for 269 yards, 2 TD passes and no interceptions.  Rodgers had 38 rushing yards, including a four-yard touchdown run. Ryan Grant had 99 rushing yards against the Rams.

Rodgers has two playmakers in Donald Driver and Greg Jennings. Driver had four receptions for 95 yards and one TD at St. Louis, bringing his season tally to 14 grabs for 233 yards and two TDs. Jennings has had eight catches for 209 yards on the season.

Farve has something that he has never had in his career, Adrian Peterson in the backfield.  Peterson is sporting an NFL-best 357 rushing yards and 4 touchdowns this year along with averaging 6.1 yards per carry.  In addition, the Vikings also have rookie playmaker Percy Harvin, who helped the Gators to a pair of national titles in his three seasons in Gainesville. Harvin has had a touchdown in all three of his games this year, finding the end zone last week on a 101-yard kick return.  He also had four receptions for 51 yards against the 49ers, including a pair of grabs on the game-winning drive.

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Jimmy the Geek – FiveStarPick.com