A pair of teams that struggled defensively last season square off here. Denver's defense wasn't as good as expected, #20 in total yards surrendered, #16 in pass defense, and #24 in points allowed. In the first two weeks of their last preseason, the Broncos allowed 22 and 24 points in losses to Seattle and San Francisco. The 2021 offense has a QB battle brewing between Teddy Bridgewater and Drew Lock with preseason play and points determining the starting job. They face a Minnesota 'D' that was #26 in yards allowed, #24 in pass defense, and #28 in points given up. Coach Mike Zimmer is on a 7-3 run OVER the total in August action. In 2019, the Vikings four preseason totals ended up 59, 44, 29, and 50 points. And Zimmer's last two Week 1 NFLX contests have seen 59 and 70 points, and that 70 was against these Broncos in 2018. Play this game to go OVER the total.
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Who was the public on? 89% of the public money was on Denver Broncos to win on the moneyline. And, 56% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Minnesota would win by a score of 16.7 to 0.0, Minnesota winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 52% of the public bets were on Minnesota Vikings on the +2.5 ATS. And, 51% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Minnesota would win by a score of 23.1 to 21.2 with Minnesota winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Denver would win by a score of 19.6 to 17.1 with Denver winning on the moneyline and the game going UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Minnesota would win by a score of 20.3 to 15.3 with Minnesota winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Denver at Minnesota
4:00 PM Eastern
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 61% of the public bets were on Minnesota Vikings on the -10 ATS. And, 53% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Minnesota would win by a score of 24.3 to 15.4 with Minnesota winning on the moneyline, Denver winning on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Denver at Minnesota
1:00 PM Eastern
The Denver Broncos went through a 17-season stretch of finishing at or better than .500 in 15 of them. They are currently just 3-6 and appear to be headed for their third straight losing season. The offense has averaged just 18.7 points per game in the stretch, and they are 14-23-4 ATS (7-13 ATS on the road). They have to now go to Minnesota with a backup QB to face a Minnesota team that is 5-1 in their last six. No team has been better than the Vikings covering games since 2014 as they are 57-31-5 ATS. They are also a scary 31-12-3 ATS at home over this period. They are also 24-5-3 ATS as a home favorite of less than -13 (11-1-1 ATS to a team .450 or below). Make the play on Minnesota.
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