9* NFL MONDAY NIGHT GOM *30-13 RUN*

Ever since losing to Tampa Bay, the Packers have been money as they have won three straight games to move right back into the playoff race in the NFC. This run includes a Thanksgiving shellacking against the Lions making this a very favorable spot for Green Bay considering the extra time to rest from that Thursday game. The Lions game also showed Green Bay with a 150-total yard advantage which makes it eight games out of the last nine that the Packers have won the yardage battle. They are 6-3 over that stretch with two losses coming against the division leading Vikings. While Green Bay is in a favorable spot, the Ravens are not. Baltimore is not playing on a short week but it is the next closest thing after playing an overtime game on Sunday night against the Steelers. That resulted in a hard-fought win at home and that does not bode well here. After a 3-0 start to the season, the Ravens are 3-5 in their last eight games and breaking down the schedule shows how average it has been. Two of the wins came against Cleveland while another came against Kansas City and in the last six games, the team that won the yardage battle has won the game and that no doubt favors the Packers as mentioned earlier. The Packers offensive line was a huge concern for most of the first half of the season but the unit has responded very well of late. We have seen more three- and five-step drops, a lot of check downs and quick passes, and throws going to backs and tight ends, and that has limited the amount of sacks quarterback Aaron Rodgers has taken. Baltimore, long known for bringing pressure, has just 21 sacks this season which is tied for 26th in the NFL. That has definitely hurt the passing defense and it has shown against quality quarterbacks. The Packers will need to utilize running back Ryan Grant who is running much better now than in the beginning of the season. With a good running game, Rodgers won't take as many hits, and if they can force the Ravens into some run blitzes, it creates one-on-one matchups and that is where the Ravens struggle the most. Last week Pittsburgh sacked quarterback Joe Flacco five times, hit him seven times and had eight tackles for loss. That showed as Flacco hurt his ankle once again and it is still unclear how bad it is. He is far from 100 percent and he now faces a defense that is second in the NFL, allowing just 281.5 ypg. Green Bay falls into two solid situations. First, play on non-division home teams that are favored by five points or fewer or pickems that are playing on Monday night and coming off a road win. This situation is 20-7 ATS (74.1 percent). Also, play on favorites that are coming off a win against a division rival that playing on Monday night. This situation is 29-8 ATS (78.4 percent). Green Bay keeps rolling with another big win to stay atop the Wild Card standings. 9* Green Bay Packers