NFL Betting: Cincinnati Bengals @ Green Bay Packers Line: Packers -9
The Chicago Bears were supposed to be one of the teams to look out for in the NFC North but after just one week, the Green Bay Packers have overtaken that label. The Packers shutdown the Bears on Sunday Night Football in Week 1 and since then, the Bears lost their heart and soul on defense, linebacker Brian Urlacher, to a season-ending wrist injury.
For the Packers, their biggest concerns were supposed to be the sluggish defense, which really let them down last year. Their defense looked fine in Week 1 and now that the Bengals are in town, their offense should also start to take form.
Bengals wideout Chad Ochocinco has already been trashtalking, suggesting that he's going to do the Lambeau Leap if he scores a touchdown. Now that he's said that, the Packers are going to take extra measures to make sure that he isn't going to find his way into the end zone.
This is an easy matchup for the Packers. It's a potential letdown game for them but they are too good to let the Bengals beat them on their own home turf.
NFL Picks: Packers
NFL Week 2 Matchups: Minnesota Vikings @ Detroit Lions
Line: Vikings -10
The Minnesota Vikings are a 10-point favorite on the road this week, which is quite a big spread considering they aren't playing at home.
Lions rookie quarterback Matt Stafford will be making his home debut but the bigger storyline will be Adrian Peterson, and how the Detroit Lions defense plans to stop him. Peterson carved up the Cleveland Browns defense last week and he figures to do the same to Detroit.
The Lions had a decent offensive game against the New Orleans Saints but you have to figure that the Vikings will do a better job of shutting them down. With the Pat and Kevin Williams on the defense line with Jared Allen on the edge, the Vikings are going to tee off on Stafford. Look for the Lions to keep it close for a little while but with Favre running the show - and not Tarvaris Jackson or Gus Frerotte - the Lions won't give the Vikings the same type of scare that they had last year.
Online Racebook Picks: Vikings
The Chicago Bears were supposed to be one of the teams to look out for in the NFC North but after just one week, the Green Bay Packers have overtaken that label. The Packers shutdown the Bears on Sunday Night Football in Week 1 and since then, the Bears lost their heart and soul on defense, linebacker Brian Urlacher, to a season-ending wrist injury.
For the Packers, their biggest concerns were supposed to be the sluggish defense, which really let them down last year. Their defense looked fine in Week 1 and now that the Bengals are in town, their offense should also start to take form.
Bengals wideout Chad Ochocinco has already been trashtalking, suggesting that he's going to do the Lambeau Leap if he scores a touchdown. Now that he's said that, the Packers are going to take extra measures to make sure that he isn't going to find his way into the end zone.
This is an easy matchup for the Packers. It's a potential letdown game for them but they are too good to let the Bengals beat them on their own home turf.
NFL Picks: Packers
NFL Week 2 Matchups: Minnesota Vikings @ Detroit Lions
Line: Vikings -10
The Minnesota Vikings are a 10-point favorite on the road this week, which is quite a big spread considering they aren't playing at home.
Lions rookie quarterback Matt Stafford will be making his home debut but the bigger storyline will be Adrian Peterson, and how the Detroit Lions defense plans to stop him. Peterson carved up the Cleveland Browns defense last week and he figures to do the same to Detroit.
The Lions had a decent offensive game against the New Orleans Saints but you have to figure that the Vikings will do a better job of shutting them down. With the Pat and Kevin Williams on the defense line with Jared Allen on the edge, the Vikings are going to tee off on Stafford. Look for the Lions to keep it close for a little while but with Favre running the show - and not Tarvaris Jackson or Gus Frerotte - the Lions won't give the Vikings the same type of scare that they had last year.
Online Racebook Picks: Vikings
