The Minnesota Vikings and the New York Giants meet Sunday in NFL action from MetLife Stadium. Here’s a NY Giants vs Minnesota Vikings Prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Giants vs Vikings pick.
Minnesota Vikings Betting Preview
The Vikings have some work to do after a disappointing 2023 season. Minnesota ended up going 7-10 overall, landing the team in third place among the NFC North (ahead of only the Chicago Bears). Minnesota started out on a promising 6-4 run but would win just one game the rest of the way.
For what it’s worth, Minnesota looked pretty good in their preseason campaign. The Vikings won all three games they played, starting with a 24-23 result versus the Las Vegas Raiders. Minnesota would follow up with wins 27-12 over the Cleveland Browns and 26-3 versus the Philadelphia Eagles.
New York Giants Betting Preview
Over on the Giants’ side, they took a step back in 2023 and turned in a rough record as well. New York was 6-11 overall after going 9-7-1 the season prior. That would put the Giants in third place among NFC East teams and out of the playoffs. Numerous injuries (including QB Daniel Jones) didn’t help matters.
The Giants were able to kick off their preseason showings with a 14-3 win over the Detroit Lions. New York was only able to score 16 points in the remaining two appearances though, both losses to the Houston Texans (28-10) and the New York Jets (10-6).
Total Points Facts
- Each of the Giants’ last 10 home openers has gone UNDER the total points line.
- Each of the Vikings’ last six games as favorites has gone UNDER the total points line.
- Three of the last four Sunday games at MetLife Stadium have gone OVER the total points line.
New York Giants Player Prop Facts
- Daniel Jones has scored at least one touchdown in each of his last two home appearances against NFC North opponents.
- Wan’Dale Robinson has recorded 47+ rushing and receiving yards in four of the Giants’ last five games as home underdogs against NFC opponents.
- Daniel Jones has recorded 217+ passing yards in each of his last five appearances with the Giants as underdogs against NFC North opponents.
- Devin Singletary has recorded 11+ receiving yards in each of his last four regular-season appearances with his team as an underdog.
- Daniel Jones has recorded 34+ rushing yards in each of his last five appearances against NFC North opponents.
- Daniel Jones has recorded 21+ completions in seven of his eight previous appearances with the Giants as underdogs against NFC North opponents.
- Kayvon Thibodeaux ranked T3rd in the NFL in quarterback hurries (18) last season.
Minnesota Vikings Player Prop Facts
- Aaron Jones has scored two or more touchdowns in three of his last four September appearances with his team as a favorite.
- Aaron Jones has scored at least one touchdown in seven of his last eight September appearances with his team as a favorite.
- Aaron Jones has recorded 108+ rushing yards in each of his last five appearances.
- Justin Jefferson has recorded 85+ rushing and receiving yards in seven of his last eight regular-season appearances with the Vikings as favorites against NFC opponents.
- Aaron Jones has recorded 17+ receiving yards in each of his last seven regular-season appearances against NFC East opponents.
- Nick Mullens threw the equal-most interceptions in a single game last season (4 vs Lions, Week 16).
Matchup/League Facts
- The Giants ranked 32nd in the NFL in Q1 points per game (1.5) last season.
- The Giants ranked 31st in the NFL in passing yards per game (169.8) last season.
- The Vikings ranked 1st in the NFL in forced fumbles (22) last season.
- The Vikings ranked T30th in the NFL in H2 win percentage (23.5) last season.
NY Giants vs Minnesota Vikings Prediction
I’m going to lean toward the Giants at home. I could probably go either way, though. Granted, there’s not a lot of intrigue in this game. Both teams are predicted to struggle once again in 2024, but at the very least we should have a competitive matchup here. There are tons of question marks surrounding both teams—especially on offense. With no Saquon Barkley (gone in free agency) New York has some big shoes to fill in production. Minnesota should have a sneaky good defensive line as well, so the Giants may have trouble finding holes.
That said, I don’t think either team will do much on the scoreboard in this opener. The under seems a trendy play, otherwise, this looks like a coin flip cover-wise.