Packers Thin Green Line Online Sportsbooks. Online sportsbooks handicappers saw the biggest weakness of the Green Bay Packers on display Monday night in their 23-30 internet sportsbook loss at Minnesota. Online sportsbooks bettors have had grave concerns about the Packers offensive line and that was fully exposed as an internet sportsbook weakness at Minnesota.
Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers was sacked 8 times, including once for a safety, in the online sportsbooks defeat and he was under intense pressure all night. The Minnesota defense forced Rodgers into throwing an interception and losing a fumble in the first half. Rodgers seemed to lack the confidence of his former tutor, Viking quarterback Brett Favre, who had plenty of protection and a fantastic internet sportsbook performance. Rodgers missed open receivers and had his timing thrown off by the Viking pressure in this loss to the online sportsbooks.
“One thing I know when the quarterback gets pressure, he’s going to get a little hurried back there,” said wide receiver Greg Jennings. “His time clock is sped up and you have to execute a lot faster.”
Green Bay general manager Ted Thompson places little emphasis on the offensive line and that is coming back to bite the Pack at online sportsbooks. The poor protection for Rodgers looks to be an ongoing problem for the Packers the rest of the way at online sportsbooks.
Another related concern for online sportsbooks handicappers was Rodgers inability to get rid of the ball quickly. Rodgers had chances where he could have thrown the ball away but instead “ate it” and it cost the Packers dearly against the internet sportsbook board.
Green Bay’s record at online sportsbooks fell to 2-2 both straight up and against the spread. The Packers have gone over the online sportsbooks total in 3 out of 4 games. Green Bay will not be on the board at online sportsbooks this week as they are in a bye and will next play on October 18 at home against the Detroit Lions.
For Thompson and head coach Mike McCarthy, the loss to the Vikings at online sportsbooks was a personal embarrassment that exposed the weakness of their approach to re-tooling the Pack.