The Indianapolis Colts (4-8-1) are set to visit the Minnesota Vikings (10-3) on the road at U.S. Bank Stadium for a Week 15 matchup.
While the Colts are essentially out of the playoff race, the Vikings are coming off a divisional loss and can clinch the NFC North with a win Saturday.
The Colts are entering the weekend as underdogs in the eyes of Vegas, and now it’s time to take a look at what the experts around the league think.
| Expert | Pick | Score (if applicable) | Link |
| Nate Davis (USA TODAY) | Vikings | 27-20 | Link |
| Jarrett Bell (USA TODAY) | Vikings | 31-16 | Link |
| Lorenzo Reyes (USA TODAY) | Vikings | 24-20 | Link |
| Mike Clay (ESPN) | Vikings | — | Link |
| Dan Graziano (ESPN) | Colts | — | Link |
| Gregg Rosenthal (NFL Network) | Vikings | 23-17 | Link |
| Bill Bender (Sporting News) | Vikings | 30-21 | Link |
| Pete Prisco (CBS Sports) | Vikings | 28-14 | Link |
| Cam DaSilva (Sportsbook Wire) | Vikings | — | Link |
| Bleacher Report | Vikings | 30-24 | Link |
Over at Tallysight, a whopping 98% of analysts are choosing the Vikings to win this game.
The Colts shouldn’t be favored to win. It wouldn’t be realistic to make a team that has struggled so much offensively favorites over a team that can clinch its division with a win.
As is the case every week, it will come down to the play of the offense. They haven’t scored more than 20 points in all but two games and have done so just once over their last seven.
This is a good matchup to do so, though, as the Vikings defense has struggled to keep opposing offenses out of the end zone. But it all comes down to quarterback Matt Ryan and whether he’s seeing a multitude of ghosts every time he drops back to pass.
This should be a relatively tight game, especially considering that the Vikings seem to play down to their competition. But the Colts will certainly go into this game as underdogs.
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