05-19-2018, 02:28 AM
The Minnesota Vikings have been installed as a likely double-digit winner for 2018 as they look to win their third NFC North title in four years, but one deep-dive analytics group has laid out a betting odds scenario that has the Vikings finishing 12-4.
A company called CG Technology annually projects point spreads for every game. Obviously, those projections are made from the “all things being equal” perspective that teams won’t suffer devastating injuries – they clearly wouldn’t have projected Green Bay’s collapse last season when Aaron Rodgers was taken away from the Packers. CGT projects games through the first 15 games of the season, but considering the Vikings are closing out the 2018 season at home against Chicago (again), it would be safe to assume that would be a win – they projected the Vikings a three-point road favorite at Soldier Field in Week 11.
The Vikings are only viewed as underdogs under the CGT methodology four times all season, but, most importantly, three of them are in their first five games – a 2½-point dog at Green Bay in Week 2 (which, in gambling parlance, says they would be the slightest of favorites on a neutral field), a three-point underdog at the Rams in Week 4 and a 3½-point dog at Philly in Week 5.
A company called CG Technology annually projects point spreads for every game. Obviously, those projections are made from the “all things being equal” perspective that teams won’t suffer devastating injuries – they clearly wouldn’t have projected Green Bay’s collapse last season when Aaron Rodgers was taken away from the Packers. CGT projects games through the first 15 games of the season, but considering the Vikings are closing out the 2018 season at home against Chicago (again), it would be safe to assume that would be a win – they projected the Vikings a three-point road favorite at Soldier Field in Week 11.
The Vikings are only viewed as underdogs under the CGT methodology four times all season, but, most importantly, three of them are in their first five games – a 2½-point dog at Green Bay in Week 2 (which, in gambling parlance, says they would be the slightest of favorites on a neutral field), a three-point underdog at the Rams in Week 4 and a 3½-point dog at Philly in Week 5.
