The Detroit Lions (3-4) will play the Minnesota Vikings (2-5) with questions surrounding the availability of Lions QB Matthew Stafford for the Week 9 game at 1 p.m. ET at U.S. Bank Stadium. Below, we preview the Lion-Vikings betting odds and lines and make our NFL picks and predictions.
Lions at Vikings: Betting odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Saturday at 9:35 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Lions +175 (bet $100 to win $175) | Vikings -209 (bet $209 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Lions +5 (-115) | Vikings -5 (-106)
- Over/Under: 50.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Lions at Vikings: Game notes
- Final scores have gone over 53 points in five of Minnesota’s seven games.
- Detroit has the 26th ranked scoring defense this season (29.4 points per game allowed), while Minnesota is mired at 29th (30.6 PPG allowed).
- In his last three games against Detroit, Vikings QB Kirk Cousins has thrown for 883 yards with 8 touchdowns and no interceptions.
- The Lions are 5-13 against the spread in their last 18 games.
- Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last five games.
- Detroit is 0-5 ATS in its last five games against Minnesota.
- The Lions have gone Under the projected total in each of their last five road games at Minnesota.
Lions at Vikings: Key injuries
Lions
- QB Matthew Stafford (COVID-19 contact) questionable
- WR Kenny Golladay (hip) out
- DB Tracy Walker (foot) out
- G Joe Dahl (back) questionable
- LB Christian Jones (knee) questionable
- CB Darryl Roberts (hip, groin) questionable
- OT Halapoulivaati Vaitai (foot) questionable
Vikings
- CB Cameron Dantzler (concussion) out
- CB Holton Hill (foot) out
- CB Mark Fields (chest) out/IR
- CB Harrison Hand (hamstring) questionable
Lions at Vikings: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Vikings 27, Lions 16
Money line (?)
Minnesota is the favorite at -209, which is an awful lot to give up to win the bet. The Lions (+175) offer a much greater profit, but with many questions regarding the availability of Stafford – who was placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list and may be activated prior to game time – it’s hard to put faith in backup Chase Daniel.
AVOID this bet
Against the spread (?)
Minnesota has been installed as a 5-point favorite, but that line could change if word comes out earlier than Sunday that Stafford is out. Even if Stafford plays, Minnesota’s run offense could be too much for the Lions, allowing the Vikings to control the clock and tempo of the game.
Take VIKINGS -5 (-106).
Over/Under (?)
The Over/Under had been hovering around 53 points before dropping down to 50.5. Again, with the potential for both Stafford and Golladay to miss this game, it may difficult for the Lions to do their part, even though Minnesota is signing street free agents and raiding practice squads just to have live bodies in the secondary.
TAKE THE OVER 50.5 (-110).
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Also see:
- Griffen not happy about being called a ‘good player’ by Zimmer (Lions Wire)
- Game-by-game predictions for the rest of the schedule (Vikings Wire)
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