The Detroit Lions look for a win after winning 5 of their last 7 games. The Minnesota Vikings need a win after losing 3 of their last 4 games. Let’s preview this game and give out a Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings prediction.
Detroit Lions Betting Preview
The Detroit Lions rebounded from a loss to the Bears with a blowout win over the Broncos. Jared Goff is completing 67.1 percent of his passes for 3,727 yards, 26 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Amon-Ra St. Brown and Sam LaPorta have combined for 1,933 receiving yards and 16 touchdowns, while Josh Reynolds has 33 receptions. The Detroit Lions ground game is averaging 140.9 yards per contest, and David Montgomery leads the way with 885 yards and 10 touchdowns. Defensively, Detroit is allowing 23.6 points and 320.9 yards per game. Alex Anzalone leads the Detroit Lions with 108 tackles, Aidan Hutchinson has 6.5 sacks and Jerry Jacobs has 3 interceptions.
Detroit Lions Team Facts
- The Lions have lost each of their last seven Week 16 games.
- The Lions have covered the spread in each of their last eight road games following a home win.
- The Lions have lost the first quarter in four of their last five games as favorites against NFC North opponents.
- The Lions have won the first half in each of their last 11 Sunday games as favorites.
- The Lions have scored the first touchdown in nine of their last 10 games following a home win.
Minnesota Vikings Betting Preview
The Minnesota Vikings have lost to the Broncos, Bears, and Bengals over their last 4 games. Joshua Dobbs is completing 62.9 percent of his passes for 895 yards, 5 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. T.J. Hockenson and Jordan Addison have combined for 1,726 receiving yards and 14 touchdowns, while Justin Jefferson has 45 receptions. The Minnesota Vikings ground game is averaging 98.6 yards per contest, and Alexander Mattison leads the way with 660 yards on 168 carries. Defensively, Minnesota is allowing 19.2 points and 316 yards per game. Camryn Bynum leads the Minnesota Vikings with 112 tackles, Danielle Hunter has 15.5 sacks and Byron Murphy Jr. has 3 interceptions.
Minnesota Vikings Team Facts
- The Vikings have lost each of their last nine December games as underdogs.
- The Vikings have covered the spread in each of their last 10 games as home underdogs following a loss.
- The favorites have won the first half in each of the Vikings’ last eight Week 16 games.
- The Vikings have scored the first touchdown in each of their last six games as underdogs.
- The Vikings have won the first quarter in six of their last eight games as home underdogs following a road loss.
Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings prediction
The Minnesota Vikings offense has fallen off a cliff the more Dobbs learns his teammates names, and they’ve lost to a lot of subpar teams. Right when it looked like the Detroit Lions were starting to fall off themselves, they respond with a big blowout win over the Broncos. A dome game, the Lions should be comfortable the way they are at home. We’ve seen nothing from the Vikings over the past month that suggests they can get up for an above average team. I’ll lay the field goal with the Lions.