Lions vs. Vikings Odds & Betting Predictions - October 20, 2024

Hungry Dogs run faster. 2 timeouts. 5 min remaining. They should be up 10+ points.

Bq

Proj: -112.5. For more, check out Fantasy Life.

Read full writeup on X: https://x.com/PicksOffice Lions' defense excels against the run but struggles in pass defense, especially without Aidan Hutchinson. This weakness may be exploited by Minnesota’s strong passing attack, led by a productive quarterback in Sam Darnold and Justin Jefferson. Vikings' defense ranks highly against the run, likely forcing Detroit to pass more. Home-field advantage and Minnesota's balanced offense add to their potential edge in this matchup.

@GDAWG5000

Carlton Davis is not that guy pal

🔬Amon-RA vs the Vikings defense last year? 7/144/1 & 12/106/1. Now its safe to say at this point in the season that the offense isn’t operating the same but still efficient this year. But the Vikings heavy cover 2 usage is inviting for Amon-RA to smash here as one of the top 3 wr in target share vs 2 high. 🔬Amon RA has still been top 10 in “multiple steps of separation” and should find space in this defense similar to other inside wr’s that have faced the Vikings - Reed 7/139/1, Diggs 10/144, Deebo 8/110, wandale 6/44

@ChrisRaybon

4.13% ev

2024 is the Kobe year and this is the year of purple and gold The Vikings will make it to the Super Bowl this year. I said it in the summer. I bet them to win it all at +6000, and their odds will greatly diminish after beating the Lions today and remaining undefeated. This is the week they assert themselves as real contenders so get your future bets in before this game starts because the odds may cut in half by tonight

Skol Biever

Medium pick for the Touchdown Show

Placed earlier on Scores and Odds.

@charliedisturco

Nice spot for Williams here. He’s over in 4/5 games, however the last two were by virtue of hitting a deep show with low target volume. But, that’s mostly because Goff has only had to throw 43 passes the L2 combined. That should change vs MIN. Not only is MIN capable of keeping up with the Lions offense, but they are allowing the most plays per game to opponents, the most pass attempts per game, and the second most yards to receivers. The Vikings do get a lot of pressure (second highest pressure rate), forcing opponents to throw to their first read. Williams is at a 27.1% first read share - very close to Amon Ra’s 31.8%. Williams leads the lions in targets and yards when Goff is pressured, as well as against Cover 2 and 4 (the Vikings go-to coverages). Should see more targets in this one (I have him at 7). And I have him closer to 60 yards receiving.

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Foxhole

Raybon 3

Have the Lions as slight favorites thanks to continued skepticism around the Vikings' offense.

Caesars

Model makes this -0.62. Lions without Hutchinson but should be able to win.

#LuckRankings luck over. Positive QB coverage matchups per FantasyPoints, Hutch out for DET, Hock maybe back for MIN Market seems to have bottomed at 49.5 which is the floor I'm showing for this game based off my expected pts total model