Green Bay vs St. Louis Betting
Headline: Improving Rams Host Rejuvenated Packers in Week 7
The Green Bay Packers, fresh off their Week 6 National Television beat down of the Houston Texans look to keep their roll going as they head to St. Louis to take on Jeff Fisher’s Rams – a team that has looked better on both sides of the ball so far this season. The question ahead of this game is – which Packers team will show up?
Green Bay Packers (3-3) vs. St. Louis Rams (3-3)
Date/Time: Sunday, October 21, 1:00 PM ET
Venue: Edward Jones Dome
Broadcast: FOX
Packers vs. Rams Betting Lines from GTBets.eu
Spread: Packers -5 1/2 (-105)
Moneyline: Packers -240: Rams +200
Over/Under: 44 1/2 points
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The 3-3 Green Bay Packers will try to build off their most impressive outing of the season Sunday. The record says 3-3 but this team is really a 4-2 team if you count the Seattle debacle. Although the critics are out in full force, the Packers are still a very formidable team on both sides of the ball.
Aaron Rodgers looks to be back in form after struggling a tad earlier this season and heaping too much pressure onto himself. He threw for 338 yards and six – count ‘em six TDs against Houston’s stout defense last week, proving that he’s back and ready to reassume his place as the league’s best pivot.
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The passing game still ranks 14th in the league but to be fair, the absence of Greg Jennings has been a factor.
Aaron Rodgers has completed 68 percent of his passes for 16 touchdowns and four interceptions but he has been sacked a whopping 23 times. Jordy Nelson has 32 catches and four touchdowns, Randall Cobb has 29 catches, and Jermichael Finley has 24 catches – Jennings has only suited up once this season so far.
Green Bay’s running game has certainly been an issue so far. They lost Cedric Benson to injury and now must rely on Alex Green who has averaged 3.8 yards per carry for Green Bay’s 23rd ranked rushing attack.
The Packers defense has been seriously hot and cold this season. They are 18th against the pass and 17th versus the run. Luckily this week they are facing an offense that has vowed absolutely nobody this season.
The St. Louis Rams look like an emerging team – they had nowhere to go but up! But they are still far, far, far away from elite. They are 27th in the NFL in passing averaging just over 202 yards per game and they are the 16th ranked rushing offense in the league. Sam Bradford has completed 59.5 percent of his passes with six touchdowns and five interceptions and he has been sacked 18 times. Steven Jackson is averaging 3.6 yards per carry while rookie Daryl Richardson is averaging 5.2 yards per carry.
There is a serious lack of weapons on this team with Danny Amendola sidelined – the Rams have to hope to grind out games to win – Seahawks style! [soliloquy id=”82219″]
The Rams defense has been a nice surprise indeed this season. They are 6th against the pass and 13th versus the run. The Rams allow just 18.5 points per game – good for 5th in the league, 100.8 rushing yards, and 210.7 yards passing with eight interceptions and 17 sacks. This unit should offer up an OK challenge to the rejuvenated Packers offense.
Betting Prediction: A few trends to consider:
• Green Bay is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games
• Green Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing St. Louis
• Green Bay is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games on the road
• The total has gone OVER in 7 of Green Bay’s last 9 games
• The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis’s last 5 games
• St. Louis is 4-0-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home
• The total has gone OVER in 6 of St. Louis’s last 8 games when playing at home against Green Bay
• St. Louis is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Green Bay
Does anyone else get the feeling that the Packers are ready to put the pedal to the metal? The Pack were underachieving in a big way early on and with the confidence gained on Monday night, it is difficult to see any team slowing them down. Green Bay just “needed to figure a few things out”. And now that they have, they should prey on their weaker opposition. This game has blowout written all over it – the Pack has underachieved and St. Louis has overachieved so far. Take the road team to pile up the points in this one!
Pick: Green Bay Packers -5 1/2
