Minnesota Vikings vs Detroit Lions Betting Picks & Predictions

Game outlook

Minnesota is on the road playing Detroit at the Ford Field stadium on Sunday, 12/11/2022 @ 1:00pm EST. Minnesota -2.5 was the opening favorite and current line is Detroit -2.

Minnesota 4-1 on the road

With a 10-2 record this season, the Minnesota Vikings enter this game in good shape. The Vikings defeated the Jets by a final score of 27-22 in their last game. Dalvin Cook carried the ball 20 times for 86 yards (4.3 yards per carry). Kirk Cousins had 173 yards passing and 1 TD with a passing average of 6.4 yards per catch. Justin Jefferson scored 45 yards on 7 receptions. The Vikings allowed 120 yards on 24 rush attempts, or 5.0 yards per rush, with a QB rating of 82.2. The Vikings did not throw a pick. Minnesota completed 31 passes on 58 attempts for 366 yards, with a completion rate of 53.4%. For the game, they ran 66 plays for 287 yards. Minnesota Vikings ran 29 times, accruing 128 yards, and achieving an average of 4.4 yards per attempt.

The Vikings have earned 4,030 total yards over the course of this year. Minnesota has accumulated 159 1st downs, and 60 infractions have led to 500 yards lost. Minnesota has scored 18 passing touchdowns and 14 running touchdowns when it comes to getting the ball in the endzone. The Vikings have turned the ball over 12 times, including 9 interceptions and 3 lost fumbles. Averaging 101.8 yards in the run game places the Minnesota Vikings 25th in the National Football League. Their average point total is 24.1 points per game.

With a power ranking of 13, Minnesota is ranked #12 in offense (scoring an average of 23.82 per game), #21 in defense (allowing an average of 23.36 points to be scored against them per game) and are 10-2 (6-5-1 ATS) this season.