NFL Week 4 Odds: Vikings at Packers Betting Line & Expert Picks

The Green Bay Packers are 0-1 with starting quarterback Jordan Love in the lineup this season and 2-0 without him.

But Love is likely back from injury on Sunday and the Packers are short favorites on the NFL odds against NFC North rival and unbeaten Minnesota.

Minnesota Vikings

The Vikings are one of five unbeaten remaining and looked incredibly impressive in Week 3 with a 34-7 win over Houston. Before a garbage-time final drive by backup quarterback Davis Mills, Vikings coordinator Brian Flores’ defense allowed just 224 total yards to the Texans. The Vikes generated two picks, five sacks and completely controlled the line of scrimmage. Former Texans edge rusher Jonathan Greenard had three sacks in the afternoon and six QB pressures. Ten Minnesota defenders earned at least two QB pressures, including six apiece by Greenard and Jihad Ward.

Aaron Jones

He’ll look to keep rolling, and put together a revenge game against Green Bay, as he starred with the Packers for the first seven seasons of his career before being surprisingly released this off season.

“I can’t quite put my finger on what it is,” Jones said of the Vikings. “It’s different. Because I’ve been a part of some good teams, but this is a special team.

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Green Bay Packers

The Packers come off a second straight win behind backup QB Malik Willis, 30-14 at Tennessee. Willis totaled 275 yards (202 passing, 73 rushing) and two touchdowns (one passing, one rushing) with a 120.9 rating against his former team, and safety Xavier McKinney recorded his third-consecutive game with an interception to begin the season.

Matt LaFleur

LaFleur is rivaling Minnesota’s Kevin O’Connell in early Coach of the Year discussions right now, largely because he’s tailored Green Bay’s offense to the strengths of while starting QB Jordan Love has been on the mend. Willis was acquired via trade with Tennessee in the preseason after Titans brass lost faith in their 2022 third-round pick. He’s looked very capable in two starts filling in for Love, who sprained his MCL Week 1. Love managed a trio of limited practices prior to being ruled out Week 3, so he may have to log at least one full session in order to be cleared to face Minnesota.

However, there’s a good chance Love returns Sunday, but the Vikings defense must prepare to face either quarterback. Love managed a trio of limited practices prior to being ruled out Week 3, so he may have to log at least one full session in order to be cleared to face Minnesota.

Malik Willis

Willis, meanwhile, is the fifth player since 1970 with a passer rating of 120-or-higher in his first two starts with a team, joining Brad Johnson (1999 with Washington), Jeff George (1994 with Atlanta), Jim Plunkett (1980 with the Oakland Raiders) and John Hadl (1973 with the Los Angeles Rams).

Agains the Vikings

Green Bay has won two of the last three and three of the last five home games against the Vikings. The Packers have scored 30-plus points in five of the last eight games vs. Minnesota. In each of the last five games between the two teams, the scoring margin has been 14-plus points, including 23-plus points in three contests. It is the most consecutive game in the series decided by 14-plus points, surpassing four-game streaks from 1961 to 1962 and 1990 to 1991. Prior to that five-game stretch, six of the seven games were decided by single digits, including a tie.

Under LaFleur, the Packers are 6-4 against the Vikings and have scored 21-plus points in eight of the 10 contests. Green Bay’s six wins over Minnesota since 2019 are the most in the NFL. Linebacker Preston Smith registered three sacks and two forced fumbles against Minnesota last season. Smith has posted six sacks in the last six games against the Vikings. Smith has 8.5 sacks against Minnesota, the most he has against any single opponent.

Jayden Reed

The WR Reed posted 10 catches for 172 yards (17.2 avg.) and two TDs last season in two games versus Minnesota, becoming the first NFL player to record 10-plus catches, 150-plus receiving yards and multiple TD catches against the Vikings as a rookie. The Vikings are the only NFC North opponent the Packers play in the first eight games, tied for the fewest since realignment in 2002 with 2012 and 2015.

Packers vs Vikings Info

When: Sunday, 1 PM ET
Where: Lambeau Field
TV: CBS
Radio: Tunein.com
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