Minnesota Vikings (2-3) vs. Carolina Panthers (3-2)
October 17, 2021 1:00 pm EDT
The Line: Carolina Panthers -1.5 / Minnesota Vikings +1.5; Over/Under: 46
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The Carolina Panthers and Minnesota Vikings meet Sunday afternoon in a week 6 NFL contest at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. The Minnesota Vikings need a win here to get back to a .500 record. The Carolina Panthers need a win to rebound from back-to-back losses.
The Minnesota Vikings have lost four of their last five road games. Kirk Cousins is completing 69.6 percent of his passes for 1,396 yards, 10 touchdowns and two interceptions. Justin Jefferson and Adam Thielen have combined for 729 receiving yards and seven touchdowns, while KJ Osborn has 20 receptions. The Minnesota Vikings ground game is averaging 113.8 yards per contest, and Alexander Mattison leads the way with 258 yards on 65 carries. Defensively, Minnesota is allowing 21.8 points and 368.8 yards per game. Eric Kendricks leads the Minnesota Vikings with 47 tackles, Danielle Hunter has five sacks and Nick Vigil has one interception.
The Carolina Panthers have lost six of their last nine home games. Sam Darnold is completing 65.6 percent of his passes for 1,366 yards, six touchdowns and six interceptions. DJ Moore and Robby Anderson have combined for 619 receiving yards and four touchdowns, while Christian McCaffrey has 16 receptions. The Carolina Panthers ground game is averaging 107.8 yards per contest, and Chuba Hubbard leads the way with 220 yards on 56 carries. Defensively, Carolina is allowing 17.4 points and 255.8 yards per game. Shaq Thompson leads the Carolina Panthers with 25 tackles, Haason Reddick has 6.5 sacks and Jaycee Horn has one interception.
The Vikings are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games and 2-10 ATS in their last 12 games overall. The Panthers are 4-10-1 ATS in their last 15 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games in October. The over is 4-0 in Vikings last 4 road games. The under is 7-1 in Panthers last 8 games overall. The underdog is 6-1 ATS in their last 7 meetings.
The Minnesota Vikings have been in nothing but dog fights this season, but they’re showing some progress of finishing games, and the offense has done a good job of moving the ball. The Carolina Panthers are coming off back-to-back losses, and now you have to start questioning how real that 3-0 start was given the lack of quality teams. I’m not convinced with either of these teams, but I do believe the Vikings are better on paper. Give me the Vikings in the underdog role.
