Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears 2010 NFL Predictions, Odds, and Picks Week 3: Head football coach Mike McCarthy takes his Green Bay Packer team down the road for a showdown in the NFC North against the Chicago Bears. The black and blue division is back as both are undefeated and have strong young pro bowl quarterbacks. Packer running back Ryan Grant was injured during the opener and won’t return this season so Brandon Jackson and John Kuhn have platooned to replace him. “It’s a little difficult when you use running back by committee,” Coach Mike McCarthy said. “It’s a little harder for those guys to get into the flow and I understand that. So we’ll continue to go that way and try to spread that ball around.” The Bears have been dismal offensively the last few seasons but after 2 games they rank 5th in total yards per game while the Pack leads the NFC with 61 points. The odds makers at Diamond have the Green Bay Packers -3 point favorites on the road against the Chicago Bears.
The Bears are coming off an impressive win in Dallas where they beat the Cowboys 27-20 in their billion dollar stadium that will host the 2011 Super Bowl. New offensive coordinator Mike Martz has quarterback Jay Cutler back in pro bowl form completing 21 of 29 for 277 yards and 3 touchdowns connecting to 6 different players. Another reason for the Bears early success is the promotion of Rod Marinelli to defensive coordinator. Vegas odds makers have the Chicago Bears +3200 odds to win the 2011 Super Bowl.
The Packers are coming off an easy win at home against the Buffalo Bills 34-7. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers completed 19 of 29 passes for 255 yards and 2 touchdowns also running the ball 5 times for an additional 20 yards and another score. The running game amassed 91 yards total. The defense played well giving up just 62 passing yards, 186 total yards net, and picking off 2 passes. The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago’s last 5 games when playing at home against Green Bay and Green Bay is 13-3 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Chicago. Vegas odds makers have the over/under for the total score at 46 points combined of the Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears.
I predict a Green Bay win on the road so give the points to win. Go Cheeseheads! Note: Rich Fritz is a Blog Writer on NSAwins.com and not a pro handicapper. For expert NFL Football Predictions against the vegas spreads please visit the NSAwins.com homepage for top predictions today from the National Sports Advisors.