Despite big Week 1 win, Vikings are big underdogs vs. Steelers
Despite the Vikings beating the Saints 29-19 (the score makes that seem closer than it was), Minnesota is expected to fall in Week 2.
According to Bovada sports, the Vikings are six-point underdogs to the Steelers in Pittsburgh.
This comes a bit as a surprise considering A.) the Vikings looked pretty darn good against the Saints on both sides of the ball in Week 1. And B.) The Steelers did not particularly look great in a 21-18 win over the Browns in Cleveland.
Early season trends and spreads are tough to gage for gamblers and Vegas, since we don’t know which teams are pretenders and contenders yet. Remember last season when the Vikings started 5-0 and ended it 3-8?
This is awkward.
The Vikings who follow the spreads probably have a little bit of a chip on their shoulder heading into this one.
To round out the NFC North, the Bears are seven-point underdogs in Tampa Bay and the Packers are three-point underdogs in Atlanta. No lines have been set for the Lions’ Monday Night Football matchup on the road against the Giants.
Hurry-up Vikings, we ain't getting any younger!
Gedeon trying to cover Bell coming out of the backfield will be a bigger worry.
It looks like Brock will be available this week, hopefully he will be able to rotate some.
@"Norse" said: Gedeon trying to cover Bell coming out of the backfield will be a bigger worry. It looks like Brock will be available this week, hopefully he will be able to rotate some.I hope Zimmer finds a way to get Barr or Kendricks on Bell this week... Gedeon struggled in coverage in the Saints game.
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