The Duke's Sports
Green Bay (-3') for 2 Units
The Packers have grown into a smart football team under McCarthy. They limit mistakes, don't panic when they do make mistakes, and are not a heavily penalized team. Defensively, they're opportunistic, aggressive but technically sound in their scheme; moreover, they give ground but tighten in the red zone and limit points. The Bears' offensive line still has weak points that should be exploited today. Cutler carved up a mediocre Seattle secondary last week but will face a more formidable challenge today. GB's defense creates a lot of confusion with their zone blitzes and the Packers' interior defense is more adept at covering ground and locating crossers and receivers over the middle of the field than most teams the Bears played. On the other offensive end, we'll look for Aaron Rodgers to do his thing vs a more predictable vanilla defense that the Bears' DC Marinelli dials up. And if you're looking for a revenge theory with the Bears' Lovie Smith sporting a pretty good mark in that department, look at McCarthy who is 14-2 ATS on the road off a non-division opponent against an opponent with revenge.
Green Bay (-3') for 2 Units
The Packers have grown into a smart football team under McCarthy. They limit mistakes, don't panic when they do make mistakes, and are not a heavily penalized team. Defensively, they're opportunistic, aggressive but technically sound in their scheme; moreover, they give ground but tighten in the red zone and limit points. The Bears' offensive line still has weak points that should be exploited today. Cutler carved up a mediocre Seattle secondary last week but will face a more formidable challenge today. GB's defense creates a lot of confusion with their zone blitzes and the Packers' interior defense is more adept at covering ground and locating crossers and receivers over the middle of the field than most teams the Bears played. On the other offensive end, we'll look for Aaron Rodgers to do his thing vs a more predictable vanilla defense that the Bears' DC Marinelli dials up. And if you're looking for a revenge theory with the Bears' Lovie Smith sporting a pretty good mark in that department, look at McCarthy who is 14-2 ATS on the road off a non-division opponent against an opponent with revenge.
