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Detroit Lions vs. Minnesota Vikings
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Sunday when the Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings meet at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Oddsmakers opened the Vikings as -8.5-point favorites versus the Lions, while the game's total opened at 49.5.
The Vikings were a 14-7 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Browns. They failed to cover the +0-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (21) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Detroit, they were a 24-14 loser as they battled the Bears on the road. The Lions failed to cover in the match as a +3-point underdog, while 38 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Detroit:
Team record: 0-4 SU,2-2 ATS
Current Streak: lost 4 straight games.
Detroit is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Detroit is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Detroit's last 6 games on the road
Minnesota:
Team record: 1-3 SU,2-2 ATS
Minnesota is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Minnesota is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Minnesota's last 11 games at home
Next up:
Detroit home to Cincinnati Sunday, October 17
Minnesota at Carolina Sunday, October 17