#267 ASA PLAY ON Green Bay Packers -3.5 over Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday at 1 PM ET - This might be a square bet, but they win too, and the Packers are clearly the superior team in this match up. Something that’s been overlooked this season for Green Bay is their defense and how well they’ve played on that side of the football. With a new system and D-coordinator in place it has taken time for this unit to figure things out. For the season the Packers are allowing 5.1 yards per play which ranks 8th best in the league. In their last three games that number has dipped to 4.6YPP and last week they allowed just 3.4YPP to a Houston offense that is averaging 5.4YPP on the season. The Packers offense ranks 6th in yards per play offensively, 6th in total yards per game at 383, 5th in rushing and 9th in passing YPG. Green Bay is 8th in scoring margin at +6.1PPG and already has road wins against the Rams by 5 and at Tennessee by 16. The Jags just spent two weeks in Europe and will be happy to be home. Maybe even a little distracted. Jacksonville is middle of the pack in most offensive categories ranking 13th in YPP, 16th in total YPG and 21st in scoring at 20.7PPG. Defensively it’s not a good situation for the Jags and their fans. The Jaguars are 27th in yards allowed, 31st in yards per play allowed and opposing QB’s have had their way with this defense passing for 273YPG. The Jags have two wins to their credit, but they’ve come against the Colts and Patriots who rank near the bottom in the NFL. Green Bay is a top 7 team in our ratings. Jacksonville has an average loss margin of -7.0PPG.