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Denver Broncos at Minnesota Vikings odds, picks and prediction

Analyzing Saturday’s Denver Broncos at Minnesota Vikings preseason Week 1 matchup, with NFL odds, lines, picks, predictions and best bets.

The Minnesota Vikings host the Denver Broncos Saturday in the 2021 preseason opener for both teams. Kickoff at U.S. Bank Stadium will be at 4 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Broncos at Vikings odds and lines, and make our best NFL picks, predictions and bets.

The Broncos and Vikings shared joint practices Wednesday and Thursday and enter their preseason opener quite familiar with one another.

Broncos QB Drew Lock, the incumbent starter from 2020, will start Saturday’s game with offseason-acquisition Teddy Bridgewater in line for the start next week, according to head coach Vic Fangio.

The Vikings won’t have rookie QB Kellen Mond available for the opener as he just returned from the COVID-19 list.

Broncos at Vikings odds, spread and lines

Odds via Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Friday at 5:59 p.m. ET.

Money line: Broncos -145 (bet $145 to win $100) | Vikings +120 (bet $100 to win $120)
Against the spread/ATS: Broncos -2.5 (-125) | Vikings +2.5 (+100)
Total: 34.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)

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Broncos at Vikings odds, lines, predictions and picks

Prediction

Broncos 20, Vikings 13

Money line

Back the BRONCOS (-145) as they enter preseason play with a true QB competition between Lock and Bridgewater. Both should be expected to see extensive playing time each week, and third-stringer Brett Rypien can also contribute later in games after making one start and three total appearances last season.

The Vikings will be without the services of their projected 2021 backup Saturday, leaving Jake Browning, Nate Stanley and Danny Etling to split work behind whatever amount of work Kirk Cousins gets in.

Against the spread

The better bet is to back the BRONCOS -2.5 (-125) to win by 3 or more points against the shorthanded Vikings.

Denver will also be trying to see what they have in second-round rookie RB Javonte Williams to help determine the backfield timeshare with veteran Melvin Gordon in the regular season. When betting preseason football, it’s safest to side with the more motivated offensive group.

Over/Under

Lean to the UNDER 34.5 (-110). It’s by far the safer play with most of the scoring production likely to fall on the right arm of Lock.

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Denver Broncos at Minnesota Vikings odds and lines: Interconference foes kick off preseason

Odds and lines for Saturday’s Denver Broncos at Minnesota Vikings NFL preseason game.

Week 1 of the shortened 2021 NFL preseason schedule features a 10-game Saturday slate and the second game of the day will feature the Denver Broncos visiting the Minnesota Vikings. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. ET (NFL Network) at U.S. Bank Stadium. Below we look at the Broncos at Vikings odds and lines.

Coming off a 5-11 finish in 2020, the Broncos have endured four straight losing seasons – the franchise’s longest such skid in 50 years – and head coach Vic Fangio is fighting for this job entering his third year at the helm.

Finding a solution at quarterback will go long way toward returning the Broncos back to respectability. Incumbent QB Drew Lock and offseason trade acquisition QB Teddy Bridgewater take their neck-and-neck battle to the live-game stage for the first time Saturday.

Meanwhile, the Vikings have more stability at head coach as Mike Zimmer heads into his 8th season, and at quarterback as Kirk Cousins enters his fourth season. However, things aren’t exactly rosy in the Twin Cities.

Minnesota is coming off a 7-9 finish in 2020 – the franchise’s first losing season since 2014 – and the Vikings have only two division titles and two playoff wins to show for the last 11 seasons.

Broncos at Vikings: Odds, spread and line

Odds via Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Monday at 2:45 p.m. ET.

Money line: Broncos -140 (bet $140 to win $100) | Vikings +115 (bet $100 to win $115)
Against the spread/ATS: Broncos -2.5, -115 (bet $115 to win $100) | Vikings +2.5, -105 (bet $105 to win $100)
Total: 34.5, Over -105 (bet $105 to win $100) | Under -115 (bet $115 to win $100)

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2020 Betting stats:

ATS: Broncos 9-7 | Vikings 6-10
O/U: Broncos 8-8 | Vikings 11-5-0

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At -140 on the money line, the Broncos have an implied chance of winning the game outright of 58.33% or 5/7 fractional odds. To cover the point spread and cash as a -115 favorite, Denver must win by 3 or more points.

The Vikings have an implied 46.51% chance of winning outright or 23/20 fractional odds at +115 on the money line. To cover the 2.5-point spread as a -105 underdog Minnesota must win the game outright or lose by 2 or fewer points.

As for the game total, the Broncos and Vikings must score at least 35 combined points for an Over 34.5 (-105) ticket to cash. A combined total of 34 or fewer points is needed for an Under 34.5 (-115) ticket to pay off.

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