{"id":5104,"date":"2008-12-02T17:19:29","date_gmt":"2008-12-02T22:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=5104"},"modified":"2023-02-07T06:42:13","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T14:42:13","slug":"cappers-vikings-lions-betting-trends-pick-21208","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/gambling\/cappers-vikings-lions-betting-trends-pick-21208\/","title":{"rendered":"Cappers Vikings vs. Lions Betting Trends + Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>NFL Picks &#8211; Vikings Try to Keep Playoff Hopes Alive on Road against Lowly Lions<\/h2>\n<p>The Detroit Lions (0-12 SU, 4-8 ATS, 8-3-1 O\/U) look like they would have trouble beating one of the nation\u2019s top collegiate teams at this point of their winless season. The Minnesota Vikings (7-5 SU, 5-7 ATS, 8-4 O\/U) are trying to keep their playoff hopes alive in a hotly-contested NFC North.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Both teams will be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Ford Field.<\/p>\n<p>The Lions were routed by the Tennessee Titans 47-10 on Sunday, failing to cover the spread for BetUS NFL sports betting buffs as 11-point home underdogs, their 12th straight loss this season and look like they are in danger of becoming the first team in NFL history to go an entire 16-game season with winning once.<\/p>\n<p>Quarterback Daunte Culpepper completed 13 of 26 passes for 134 yards with one touchdown and one interception in the loss.<\/p>\n<p>Detroit allowed Titans running backs LenDale White and Chris Johnson to each top the 100-yard mark.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We only confirmed what everybody was thinking about us as far as outside of Detroit and in Detroit,&#8221; kicker Jason Hanson said. &#8220;I know everybody in here feels embarrassed that we did that on national TV.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The record doesn&#8217;t show it, but I have great belief in myself,&#8221; Marinelli insisted.<\/p>\n<p>The Vikings defeated Chicago 34-14 in the BetUS Sportsbook as a 3.5-point home favorite last week as running back Adrian Peterson rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown on 28 carries and quarterback Gus Frerotte completed 16 of 25 passes for 210 yards with a NFL record-tying 99-yard touchdown pass to Bernard Berrian.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/go\/bovada\"><\/a>&#8220;It was the luckiest touchdown I ever had,&#8221; Berrian said, adding: &#8220;I was actually surprised how open I was.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here is a look at tonight\u2019s key betting trends, followed by my in-depth analysis and NFL Free Pick:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Minnesota is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing Detroit<br \/>\nThe total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota&#8217;s last 6 games<br \/>\nThe total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota&#8217;s last 6 games on the road<br \/>\nMinnesota is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Detroit<br \/>\nThe total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit&#8217;s last 5 games<br \/>\nThe total has gone OVER in 10 of Detroit&#8217;s last 14 games when playing at home against Minnesota<br \/>\nThe total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit&#8217;s last 6 games at home<br \/>\nDetroit is 5-15 ATS in its last 20 games<\/p>\n<p><strong>NFL Odds<\/strong><br \/>\nNo Posted Line Yet<\/p>\n<p><strong>Analysis:<\/strong> Though no line is posted for this matchup, this is a contest that NFL sports betting enthusiasts don\u2019t have to use much guesswork on. The Vikings will win this matchup by a minimum of seven points over the Lions. The fact of the matter is that the Vikings have a solid defense and improving offense while the Lions don\u2019t have much of anything at all.<\/p>\n<h3>NFL Free Picks: Vikings 28 Lions 14<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Preview and Week 14 NFL cappers matchup tips for this weeks Minnesota Vikings vs. Detroit Lions  matchup, plus an NFL Betting Preview, a look at the gambling trends, plus a free pick&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,15],"tags":[1650,161,166,1701,1485,470,66495,502,548,632,3114,1549,5747,2521,2520,3115,5746,5209],"class_list":["post-5104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gambling","category-nfl","tag-2008-nfl-betting","tag-betting","tag-betting-odds","tag-detroit-lions","tag-football-lines","tag-free-pick","tag-gambling","tag-gambling-lines","tag-handicappers-predictions","tag-lines","tag-lions-betting-trends","tag-minnesota-vikings","tag-minnesota-vikings-vs-detroit-lions","tag-nfl-trends","tag-online-nfl-gambling","tag-vikings-betting-trends","tag-vikings-vs-lions","tag-week-14"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5104","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\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5104"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":103500,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5104\/revisions\/103500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}