Week 10 NFL Free Pick Article

By Adam Barone— So far the free picks are solid as Barack, with a 7-3 record for 2008 following Miami’s strong showing in Denver last week.

Aaron Rodgers and the cheese men go to Minnesota to face the Scandinavian sensations in our favorite game on the board for week 10.

For those of you who love some solid trends, the Pack has faired well against the spread four of the last five times they’ve traveled to Minneapolis, as well as the last five times they’ve played the Vikings overall.
What’s more intriguing is that the road team has covered 10 of the last 13, and the underdog 15 of 19.

Last season the Packers went to Minnesota and won 23-16. That was with Brett Favre, but it’s doubtful that anyone is too down on Aaron Rodgers these days. Ironically, the Vikings had Kelly Holcomb at quarterback in that game. The difference between Holcomb and Ferotte is as minimal as that between Rodgers this season and Favre last.

The Vikings defensive line will be at a disadvantage without pass rushing hillbilly Jared Allen, while Ryan Grant could prove to be a sneaky advantage for Green Bay.

Grant is averaging 91.0 yards per game in his last four games after a lousy start to the season. He’s finally starting to look like he’s ready to go after missing all of training camp. Of course the Vikings are great against the run, ranking second in the league behind only Baltimore, but Grant doesn’t seem to care. In three career games against Minnesota, Grant has carried the ball 40 times at an average of 5.7 yards per tote.

Adrian Peterson will certainly be tough for the Packers to stop, but the advantage in this match up will be Rodgers. In two career appearance against Minnesota, his quarterback rating is 114.4. Minnesota ranks 23rd in the NFL against the pass.

This is a divisional match up that both teams need, but the Vikings are just too one dimensional to pull it off. Count on the Pack to make it difficult for Ferotte to get much going and prove to be too much on offense for the purple people.

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