The Minnesota Vikings (7-8) have their playoff hopes hanging in the balance when they travel to meet the Green Bay Packers (12-3) for Sunday Night Football. Kickoff from Lambeau field is set for 8:20 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Vikings vs. Packers odds and lines, and make our best NFL picks, predictions and bets.
The Vikings have not been above .500 all season, but have numerous tie-breaker advantages in their favor. However, the line jumped by six points when it was learned that QB Kirk Cousins had tested positive for COVID-19 Friday and won’t be available for Sunday’s game.
Minnesota is in a huge hole since it doesn’t have a quality backup and will turn to QB Sean Mannion with its season on the line.
The Vikings are one of only three teams to beat Green Bay this season despite the Packers going 12-2 since a humbling loss to New Orleans in Week 1.
Green Bay controls its own destiny to earn the No. 1 seed in the NFC and make any Super Bowl run go through Lambeau Field in late January — a huge advantage for the Packers since the only teams that can catch them are all warm-weather squads.
Vikings at Packers odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Vikings +470 (bet $100 to win $470) | Packers -700 (bet $700 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Vikings +12.5 (-103) | Packers -12.5 (-117)
- Over/Under (O/U): 42.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)
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Vikings at Packers key injuries
Vikings
- QB Kirk Cousins (reserve/COVID) out
- WR Adam Thielen (ankle/Injured Reserve) out
- CB Cameron Dantzler (calf) doubtful
- DT Michael Pierce (illness) questionable
- TE Tyler Conklin (hamstring) questionable
Packers
- OT David Bakhtiari (knee) out
- G Billy Turner (knee) out
- CB Jaire Alexander (shoulder) out
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Vikings at Packers odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Packers 34, Vikings 10
Money line
Since the announcement that Cousins won’t be playing the money line has exploded. Nobody should ever make a bet when your investment is seven times the return and throwing money at Minnesota is simply wasting it.
AVOID.
Against the spread
The team with the best record in the league is going up against a team that prepared all week that it would have Cousins and now have to turn to Mannion, who was on the practice squad until Friday morning.
The spread is big at 12.5 points, but I’m convinced the Packers can double that number. TAKE the PACKERS -12.5 (-117).
Over/Under
The hardest part about this line is whether Minnesota can score enough points to hold up its end of the bargain. RB Dalvin Cook and WR Justin Jefferson will likely do enough to get the Vikings in scoring position a couple of times, but Green Bay is more than capable of scoring the 34 points we’re projecting. BET the OVER 42.5 points (-112)
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