We have the same situation here as we did on Thursday with the Green Bay Packers. I don’t have as much conviction in the Minnesota Vikings, so I’m attacking this game differently.

Once again, Vegas just doesn’t allow you to move a game from a -3.5 spread to a -2.5 spread for reasonable odds. I’m also not willing to pay -170 on a Minnesota win. I feel drastically more comfortable with their offense in this situation than their defense, which is why we’re backing their total points.

The Vikings have consistently been one of the best offenses in the NFL since Kevin O’Connell took over as head coach. They’ve ranked in the top 10 in points per play in each of O’Connell’s seasons, excluding 2023.

It seems as though 2023 was the outlier season, as 2022 and 2024 look very similar. The Vikings w

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