Tuesday, Oct. 6
No not Seattle. New England, Cincinnati and Denver are in the debate. But my choice is Green Bay.
The Packers don't have a weakness on offense except for lacking a deep ball threat after losing Jordy Nelson. That's nitpicking, though.
The key for the Packers is improvement on defense. And that's happening. A healthy B.J. Raji and Letroy Guion coming off suspension have improved Green Bay's run defense. Also helping is Clay Matthews more comfortable playing inside and A.J. Hawk being off the team. He really stunk.
They Packers have held Marshawn Lynch to 41 yards rushing, Jamaal Charles to 49 yards on the ground and Carlos Hyde to 20 yards rushing during the last three weeks.
The Packers' secondary is as deep as ever despite losing Tramon Williams and Davon House in free agency. Green Bay is tied for second in sacks with 17, ranks fourth in fewest points per game at 17.8 and is No. 8 in total yards.
Give me Aaron Rodgers behind a solid offensive line and balanced attack plus an upgraded defense and I'll take the Packers against any team.
On the handicapping front, I am 10-4 on my last 14 plays after losing with the Seahawks last night. I have a play today on the Astros-Yankees in their pick'em type matchup to open the baseball playoffs. No, it's not a Wildcard Game of the Month just a double star backed by what I believe to be solid analysis on why I like a certain side.
My plays and packages can be found here with my 7 and 30-day packages slashed 20 percent through Thursday: /pregamepros/pro-bettor/bettor.aspx?id=7746#capper.
As always, let's have no bad luck!