Minnesota Vikings vs. Detroit Lions NFL Week 13 Odds, Plays and Insights

Nov 30, 2021

Check out odds, plays and more for the Minnesota Vikings vs. Detroit Lions NFL Week 13 matchup on December 5, 2021.

The Detroit Lions (0-10-1) will attempt to stop their 11-game losing run versus the Minnesota Vikings (5-6) in Week 13.

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Odds for Vikings vs. Lions

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Minnesota's games this season have gone over 46.5 points eight of 11 times.
So far this season, 33.3% of Detroit's games (4/12) have had more combined points than Sunday's over/under of 46.5.
The two teams combine to score 41.3 points per game, 5.2 less than the total in this contest.
This contest's total is 4.9 points lower than the 51.4 these two squads combine to give up per game in 2020.
Vikings games this season feature an average total of 49.9 points, a number 3.4 points higher than Sunday's over/under.
The 46.5 over/under in this game is 0.5 points above the 46.0 average total in Lions games this season.

Minnesota has played 11 games, with six wins against the spread.
The Vikings have been favored by 7 points or more one time this season and have not covered the spread in any of them.
Minnesota's games this year have hit the over on six of 11 set point totals (54.5%).
The Vikings average 25.5 points per game, comparable to the 26.3 per matchup the Lions allow.
Minnesota is 6-0 against the spread and 4-2 overall in games when it records more than 26.3 points.
The Vikings average only 4.4 more yards per game (381.2), than the Lions give up per contest (376.8).
Minnesota is 5-2 against the spread and 5-2 overall when the team amasses more than 376.8 yards.
The Vikings have turned the ball over eight times this season, five fewer than the Lions have forced (13).
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Detroit has played 11 games, with eight wins against the spread.
So far this year, the Lions have been installed as underdogs by a 7-point margin or more six times and are 5-1 ATS in those matchups.
Detroit's games this year have gone over the point total in 25% of its opportunities (three times in 12 games with a set point total).
This season the Lions put up 9.3 fewer points per game (15.8) than the Vikings surrender (25.1).
The Lions collect 77.5 fewer yards per game (305.4) than the Vikings allow (382.9).
Detroit is 2-0 against the spread and 0-2 overall when the team churns out more than 382.9 yards.
The Lions have turned the ball over one more time (14 total) than the Vikings have forced a turnover (13) this season.

At home this year, Detroit is 0-6 overall and 4-2 against the spread.
This season, in six home games, Detroit has gone over the total twice.
This season, Lions home games average 46.6 points, 0.1 more than this contest's over/under (46.5).
Minnesota is 4-2 against the spread, and 2-4 overall, away from home.
In six road games this year, Minnesota has hit the over five times.
The average point total in Vikings away games this season is 49.4 points, 2.9 more than this contest's over/under (46.5).