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purplefaithful · 11-25-2019, 02:34 PM

That spread is shocking to me..

https://www.sportsbettingdime.com/news/n...k-13-odds/

11-25-2019, 02:34 PM

I dont think Vegas has the Vikings figured out yet. Much like most of the fans.

11-25-2019, 02:41 PM

LOL I wouldn’t bet this game.

11-25-2019, 02:46 PM

Quote: @JimmyinSD said:
I dont think Vegas has the Vikings figured out yet. Much like most of the fans.

Amen to that...

I luv my team, but this is easy $$ imo.

Every game from here on out is Huge...Hope we can take advantage of GB losing, but I'm not counting on it. They'll have to with 2 of the next 5 on the left coast.

11-25-2019, 03:06 PM

I don't bet, so not quite sure what you're saying. You think Seattle should be favored by more? The way I understand it, home is typically worth 3, so Vegas thinks the Vikings are a slightly (.5) better team. That rings true to me.

Home hasn't been the advantage for them that it's been in the past. They're also the 29th ranked pass defense in the NFL. I know we don't typically play well there, and Seattle has been playing better of late, but, hey, so have we. And we get Thielen back. This looks to be a shootout. I like our chances in this one.

11-25-2019, 03:07 PM

Quote: @purplefaithful said:

@JimmyinSD said:
I dont think Vegas has the Vikings figured out yet. Much like most of the fans.
Amen to that...

I luv my team, but this is easy $$ imo.

no such thing when it comes to the Vikings. I learned a long time ago... .NEVER bet ON the Vikings, but Never bet Against them either. if the NFL wanted to make a poster for "Any Given Sunday" there would be no better team to put on it than the Vikings.

11-25-2019, 03:11 PM

As I mentioned weeks ago, the boys in Vegas like the Vikings this year for some reason.

11-25-2019, 03:12 PM

Quote: @MaroonBells said:
I don't bet, so not quite sure what you're saying. You think Seattle should be favored by more? The way I understand it, home is typically worth 3, so Vegas thinks the Vikings are a slightly (.5) better team. That rings true to me.

Home hasn't been the advantage for them that it's been in the past. They're also the 29th ranked pass defense in the NFL. I know we don't typically play well there, and Seattle has been playing better of late, but, hey, so have we. And we get Thielen back. This looks to be a shootout. I like our chances in this one.

Yes...

i'm basing that on history, when you play em vs who you're playing, a belief in how good our lads really are on the road, Seattle being my pick to represent the NFC in the SB - in spite of SF demolishing GB.

11-25-2019, 03:34 PM

Quote: @purplefaithful said:

@MaroonBells said:
I don't bet, so not quite sure what you're saying. You think Seattle should be favored by more? The way I understand it, home is typically worth 3, so Vegas thinks the Vikings are a slightly (.5) better team. That rings true to me.

Home hasn't been the advantage for them that it's been in the past. They're also the 29th ranked pass defense in the NFL. I know we don't typically play well there, and Seattle has been playing better of late, but, hey, so have we. And we get Thielen back. This looks to be a shootout. I like our chances in this one.
Yes...

i'm basing that on history, when you play em vs who you're playing, a belief in how good our lads really are on the road, Seattle being my pick to represent the NFC in the SB - in spite of SF demolishing GB.

Definitely possible. If they get hot and fix some of their problems on defense. Same with the Vikings. To me there is very little difference between the top teams in the NFC: Saints, 49ers, Vikings, Packers, and Seahawks. And, yeah, I would still put the Packers in that group. Any one of those teams can beat any of the others on any given Sunday.

11-25-2019, 03:38 PM

Seattle is 8-2, but they aren't a great team. Wilson has been playing like an MVP-candidate this season and is hiding a lot of their flaws. The only blow out win they have this year is against the Cardinals where they won 27-10. Here is a look at their home schedule:

Home
W 21-20 (1 pt win over a terrible Cincinnati team)
L 33-27 (lost at home to the Saints)
W 30-29 (close win over a mediocre Rams team)
L 30-16 (Ravens thoroughly beat them)
W 40-34 (won in a shootout over a terrible Buccaneers team)

They lost to the two good teams they played and their 3 wins aren't very impressive. Then you look at their away schedule and they beat a Mason Rudolph-led Steelers team by 2... blew out the 3-7-1 Cardinals... squeaked one out over a bad Browns team by 4... beat the Falcons by a TD... and beat the 49ers in an OT thriller by 3... and beat the Eagles on Sunday 17-9.

Their most impressive victory to date is against the 49ers. Not trying to take away from that win, but it's a division game against two teams that play each other twice a year... Wilson is probably the perfect QB to matchup against that Niners defense since he is a master of evading a pass rush and making plays.

This will be a tough game for the Vikings, but I wouldn't chalk it up as a for sure loss. If the Vikings can keep Wilson from doing Russell Wilson things, we can win this game. Their secondary is exploitable and we should have opportunities to hit Thielen and Diggs downfield. It will all start up front though... we need to get Cook going so we can use our play action to get chunk plays.