It is safe to say that things haven\u2019t turned out as expected for Minnesota this year. \u00a0They opened the season with 4 straight losses which sucked the wind out of the franchise and quickly turned this year into a rebuilding one. \u00a0 <\/p>\n
Minnesota Vikings vs Atlanta Falcons Minnesota<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0They have competed most of the time but in their last two road games they have been absolutely demolished. \u00a0Visits to Green Bay and Chicago are never fun. \u00a0Visiting the Georgia Dome isn\u2019t nearly as daunting.<\/p>\n For the Vikings, despite having pretty good parts, the whole is not that impressive. \u00a0On offense they have a top running back in Adrian Peterson and a nifty receiver in Percy Harvin but still go through stretches where they really struggle to move the ball. \u00a0Part of that is poor QB play and part of it is not. \u00a0On defense, this team is in the middle of the pack in terms of yards allowed, but near the bottom in points. \u00a0They have difficulty stiffening in crucial situations.<\/p>\n As of this moment Adrian Peterson is doubtful for the contest on Sunday. \u00a0I don\u2019t want to say that is a good thing but with the state the team is in maybe it is as it shakes things up a little. \u00a0Backup Toby Gerhart has a different style and his high energy approach might be just what the team needs to put forth a maximum effort on Sunday. \u00a0They have to change up something so being forced might be a great catalyst. \u00a0[soliloquy id=”82219″]<\/p>\n Atlanta<\/strong><\/p>\n Atlanta has had a nice rebound after a slow start. \u00a0They have won 4 of their last 5 games with the lone defeat being a heartbreaker against New Orleans. \u00a0Because of that loss they have to have keep winning to put pressure on the Saints. \u00a0This is a game they just have to have with the rest of the schedule is pretty favourable in terms of making a strong playoff push.<\/p>\n The Falcons made a big splash at the draft believing they were just one play away from being a title contender. \u00a0Rookie receiver Julio Jones has shown flashes of brilliance but has been hurt just as often and that injury, and others, has revealed the shallow nature of the roster. \u00a0Still when this team is going they can be very impressive. \u00a0Matty Ice can be a difference maker at QB.<\/p>\n NFL games get harder and harder to predict when teams start to have nothing to play for…especially when those teams are matched with teams that have lots to lose. \u00a0From a distance this looks like a blowout and the spread is one of the larger from the weekend. \u00a0That makes me a bit nervous, especially that half point which offers some value on the Minnesota side.<\/p>\n ATS Pick: \u00a0Minnesota +10.5 Minnesota Vikings vs. Atlanta Falcons matchup this Sunday. As of this moment Adrian Peterson is doubtful for the contest on Sunday. Atlanta have won 4 of their last 5 games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":180,"featured_media":32131,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/180"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46003"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46003\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46014,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46003\/revisions\/46014"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nGeorgia Dome Atlanta, GA
\nSunday November 27 – 1:00PM
\nMoneyline: \u00a0Atlanta -440, Minnesota +350
\nSpread (ATS): Atlanta -10.5
\nOver\/Under: 44
\nOdds courtesy of 5Dimes<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nOver\/Under Pick: \u00a0Over
\nScore Prediction: \u00a0Atlanta 31 – Minnesota 21<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"