The Green Bay Packers and the Las Vegas Raiders meet Monday in NFL action from Allegiant Stadium. Green Bay last played in a Thursday matchup against the Lions. The Packers took a 14-point loss there to fall to 2-2 on the year. As for Las Vegas, they took on the Chargers in their most recent outing. The Raiders ended up losing by a touchdown. Check back all season long for free NFL picks at Sports Chat Place.

Green Bay Packers 

The Packers took care of the Bears 38-20 in their first game of the year, but then fell in a close one 25-24 to the Falcons in Week 2. Game three was another close one for Green Bay, but this time a 18-17 win over the Saints. Packers QB Jordan Love posted 259 passing yards, a TD and a pick while also rushing for 39 yards and another score. 

Last Thursday versus the rival Lions, Green Bay was drilled 27-3 in the first half. The Packers got better after the break but still lost pretty significantly 34-20. Love posted 246 yards with a TD and two interceptions, and Romeo Doubs was the top receiver on 95 yards from nine catches. Aaron Jones led a near-nonexistent rush on 18 yards off five carries. 

Green Bay Packers Team Facts

The Packers have won each of their last six Monday games.
The Packers have covered the spread in each of their last seven October road games against AFC opponents.
The Packers have lost the first quarter in three of their last four games as road favorites against AFC opponents.
The Packers have scored the first touchdown in eight of their last 10 games as favorites against AFC West opponents.
The Packers have won the first half in each of their last seven Week 5 games as favorites.

Las Vegas Raiders

Over on the Raiders’ side, they were able to power out a win over the Broncos 17-16 in their first outing of the year. Las Vegas fell 38-10 against the Bills in Week 2, though. The Raiders followed that up with another loss, this time 23-18 versus the Steelers. Vegas’ Davante Adams had a great game with 13 catches for 173 yards and two scores in the losing effort. 

In the Sunday matchup against the Chargers, Las Vegas was down 24-7 going into the second half. The Raiders scored 10 unanswered points from there but still lost 24-17. QB Aidan O’Connell put up 238 yards with a pick, and Josh Jacobs led the rush on 58 yards and a TD.  Jacobs also led the receivers on 81 yards off eight catches. 

Las Vegas Raiders Team Facts

The Raiders have won each of their last four Monday games as home underdogs.
The underdogs have covered the spread in each of the Raiders’ last four Week 5 games.
The Raiders have won the first quarter in three of their last four games as slight underdogs (<+3.5 points).
The Raiders have scored the first touchdown in four of their last five games following a road loss.
The Raiders have lost the first half in each of their last five games.

Matchup/League Facts

The Raiders rank 32nd in the NFL in rushing yards per game this season (65.3)
The Raiders rank T31st in the NFL in forced fumbles this season (0)
The Packers rank 1st in the NFL in kickoff return yards per game this season (62.5)
The Packers rank T1st in the NFL in Q4 points per game this season (10.3)

ANDREW’S FREE PICK 

I’ll probably stay with Las Vegas in this one. Probably not touching this one, though; you could make a case either way. The Raiders played better in the second half in their loss to the Chargers over the weekend, but still looked rough on offense. Las Vegas finished with just 264 total yards (188 passing), 1-of-11 on third-down tries and three turnovers. Add that to the nine penalties for 80 yards and the Raiders have a lot of things to fix before this weekend. 

As for Green Bay, they looked pretty miserable in their Thursday matchup versus the Lions, especially early. the Packers would finish with just 230 yards of offense (27 rushing), 15 first downs, two picks and a rough 3-of-11 success rate on third-down tries. Green Bay has a few extra days to prepare for this one so I wouldn’t be surprised to see them take a big step forward here.