Minnesota Vikings (3-4) vs. Detroit Lions (5-2)
November 2, 2025 1:00 pm EDT
The Line: Detroit Lions -8.5; Over/Under: 47.5
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The Minnesota Vikings and the Detroit Lions meet Sunday in NFL action from Ford Field. Here’s a Lions vs Vikings prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Lions vs Vikings pick.
Minnesota Vikings Betting Preview
The Vikings’ season opened with a rivalry win over the Chicago Bears, then came a loss to the Atlanta Falcons ahead of another win versus the Cincinnati Bengals. Minnesota would then lose a close one versus the Pittsburgh Steelers before beating the Cleveland Browns 21-17. Game six was another loss, this time 28-22 versus the Philadelphia Eagles at home. In that one the Vikings posted 387 total yards with two interceptions, 89 rush yards and 21 first downs. The defense gave up just 3-of-10 on third downs and 13 first downs total but the team couldn’t find a way to pull out the home victory against the defending Super Bowl champs.
In their latest outing last Thursday versus the Los Angeles Chargers, the Vikings took yet another loss. Minnesota was down 21-3 by the end of the first half and gave up points in every quarter along the way to a 37-10 road loss. QB Carson Wentz was 15-of-27 for 144 yards, one TD and one pick while Zavier Scott led an anemic rush with two totes for 16 yards. Justin Jefferson added seven catches for 74 yards as the team’s leading receiver, while Jordan Addison caught the TD among his three grabs for 26 yards.
Detroit Lions Betting Preview
Over on the Lions’ side, they opened up the season with a 27-13 road loss versus their longtime rival Green Bay Packers but soon righted the ship with four straight wins. Those victories came courtesy of the Chicago Bears, Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals. Detroit fell in game six versus the Kansas City Chiefs 30-17 on the road, though. In that one the Lions mustered just 98 rush yards and 5-of-11 on third-down tries. The defense gave up 355 yards on the other side with 4-of-10 on third downs and no takeaways in the losing effort as well.
In their most recent outing on October 20 at home versus the visiting Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Lions bagged their fifth win of the season. Detroit posted a touchdown in each of the first three quarters along the way to a 24-9 result. QB Jared Goff was 20-of-29 for 241 yards, one TD and one pick while leading rusher Jahmyr Gibbs had 17 rushes for 136 yards and two scores of his own. Tops in receiving during the home victory on a Monday evening was Amon-Ra St. Brown with six grabs for 86 yards and a score.
Lions vs Vikings Prediction
I’m going to stay with the Lions. Detroit did pretty well in their latest outing versus a good Tampa Bay team. In that one the Lions bagged 379 total yards and 5.8 yards per play, but there’s plenty to clean up. The 3-of-13 on third downs and two turnovers didn’t help matters. That said, on defense Detroit was solid with just 15 first downs and 4-of-16 on third downs allowed along with two takeaways. Detroit has 24 or more points in all five of their wins—and 34 or more in four of those—so getting to the scoreboard early should be a priority.
As for the Vikes, they notched a pretty rough effort last Thursday versus the Chargers. In that one Minnesota had just 164 total yards, 12 first downs, 3.5 yards per play and 3-of-11 on third-down tries. The defense gave up 9-of-13 on third downs along with 29 first downs. Minnesota isn’t scoring well lately either; they’ve been at 22 points or below in four straight outings.
