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Posted at 10:30 AM EST. Odds are subject to change.

Minnesota -1 -109 over Green Bay

4:25 PM ET. The Packers’ blowout win over New Orleans is sure to grab headlines, but context matters. Green Bay dominated a Saints team that looked utterly drunk. That shutout says more about the Saints unpreparedness (or disinterest) than it does about the Packers dominance. The NFL is a week-to-week league, and what happens in prime time often distorts market perception.

That distortion is why Green Bay is getting so much respect on the road in Minnesota, despite clinching a playoff spot on Monday and having little room to move up on the playoff seedings because of the loaded NFC North that has then a full two game behind the Vikes and Lions. Green Bay cannot win the Norris and so the highest they can finish is sixth behind the four division winners and either the Vikes or Lions. The Pack can still drop to the #7 spot, but a road Wild Card game is a road Wild Card game, no?

Minny, meanwhile, continues to fly under the radar despite sitting at 13-2 and holding one of the best home records in the NFL at 7-1. The Vikings have been winning consistently, yet they’re not receiving the same level of praise as teams like Philadelphia, Detroit or even Green Bay. Why? You know why and his name is Samuel Richard Darnold, whose name still carries the stigma of his time with the Jets, but this version of Darnold is playing the best football of his career. He’s efficient, composed, and supported by an arsenal of weapons, most notably the best wide receiver in the game, Justin Jefferson, who torched Seattle last week for 144 yards and two touchdowns.

Let’s forget the narrative about what the Vikings “have to play for,” a top seed, a bye, and the chance to sweep their biggest rival in Green Bay and let’s focus on the fact the Packers need this game like they need a hole in the head. We would not be surprised if a strong early push or a punch in the mouth by the Vikings might knock some sense into the Green Bay coaching staff and lead to the Vikes winning in convincing fashion.

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