Vikings vs. Patriots Odds
The Minnesota Vikings expect to have Brett Favre under center when they take on the New England Patriots and Tom Brady Sunday afternoon.
The Patriots are 5-1 on the season and 3-0 at home this year while the Vikings are 2-4 on the season and 0-3 on the road. The Patriots have won two of the last three meetings at home against Minnesota. The under is 4-0 in the last four meetings between these two teams.
Oddsmakers from online sportsbook SBGGLOBAL have made the Patriots a 5.5-point favorite at home against the Vikings. The over/under has been set at 44.5.
New England opened as a 4.5-point favorite against the Vikings and the odds were up to 6 during the week before settling in at 5.5. The over/under opened at 44 and has since added a hook at 44.5.
New England had won four in a row, scoring at least 23 point sin all the wins. At home, the Patriots have scored an average of 33 points per game while giving up 24.6 points per game on defense at home. Tom Brady has thrown for 1,362 yards and 11 touchdowns this season while Aaron Hernandez has caught 27 passes for 355 yards while Wes Welker has 37 catches for 295 yards and three scores. Jerod Mayo is leading the New England defense with 72 tackles.
Minnesota has lost all of its games on the road this season despite scoring 44 points combined in their last two road showings. Favre has thrown for 1,191 yards and seven touchdowns, but has 10 interceptions as well. Favre is dealing with a fractured ankle, but he is expected to play on Sunday. Adrian Peterson has rushed for 684 yards and five touchdowns while Chad Greenway has 63 tackles to lead the defense.
Favre is listed as questionable but is expected to play while offensive lineman Steve Hutchinson is questionable for the Vikings as well. New England running back Fred Taylor continues to sit out with a toe injury.
Over 35,000 public bets have been placed on this game and New England is getting 64% of the wagers at -5.5 against the Vikings.
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