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Detroit Lions vs. Minnesota Vikings
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings meet at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Oddsmakers opened the Lions as -3.5-point favorites versus the Vikings, while the game's total opened at 50.5.
Minnesota won its last outing, a 23-17 result against the Jets on October 06. The Vikings covered in that game as a -2.5-point favorite, while the 40 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
The Lions were a 47-9 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Cowboys. They covered the -3.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (56) made winners of OVER bettors.
Detroit:
Team record: 4-1 SU,4-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Detroit is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Detroit is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota:
Team record: 5-0 SU,5-0 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Minnesota is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games
Next up:
Detroit home to Tennessee Sunday, October 27
Minnesota at Los Angeles Thursday, October 24