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Minnesota Vikings vs. Detroit Lions
The Minnesota Vikings and the Detroit Lions will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Ford Field.
Oddsmakers opened the Vikings as -3-point favorites versus the Lions, while the game's total opened at 51.5.
Detroit won its last outing, a 40-14 result against the Jaguars on December 04. The Lions covered in that game as a -1.5-point favorite, while the 54 combined points took the game OVER the total.
In their last action, Minnesota was a 27-22 winner at home against the Jets. They covered the -2.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (49) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Minnesota:
Team record: 10-2 SU,6-5-1 ATS
Minnesota is 5-1-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Minnesota is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 10 games
Detroit:
Team record: 5-7 SU,8-4 ATS
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Detroit is 8-16-1 SU in its last 25 games
Next up:
Minnesota home to Indianapolis Saturday, December 17
Detroit at New York Sunday, December 18