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The Detroit Lions (14-2) and Minnesota Vikings (14-2) will meet on Sunday Night Football to close out NFL Week 18. The longtime NFC North rivals will square off for the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoff bracket. The loser will become the fifth seed in the NFC playoff picture. Minnesota has won nine straight games, including a 27-25 victory over the Green Bay Packers in Week 17. Detroit has won two consecutive games. Last week, the Lions topped the San Francisco 49ers, 40-34. In Week 7, the Lions beat the Vikings, 31-29.
Kickoff from Ford Field in Detroit is set for 8:20 p.m. ET. Detroit is a 3-point favorite in the latest Vikings vs. Lions odds from the SportsLine Consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 56. The Lions are -155 money-line favorites (risk $155 to win $100), while the Vikings are +130 underdogs (risk $100 to win $130). Before locking in any Vikings vs. Lions picks, make sure to check out the NFL predictions and betting advice from the SportsLine Projection Model.
The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up well over $7,000 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception. The model enters Week 18 of the 2024 NFL season on a 30-14 betting hot streak on top-rated NFL picks this year, a stunning 68% success rate. Longer term, it is on a 210-142 roll on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season and a 64-35 roll on top-rated NFL picks since Week 7 of 2022.
The model also ranked in the top 10 on NFLPickWatch four of the past six years on straight-up NFL picks and beat more than 94% of CBS Sports Football Pick’em players four times during that span. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps has seen strong returns.
Now, the model has simulated Vikings vs. Lions 10,000 times and just revealed its coveted NFL picks and NFL betting predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model’s picks. Here…
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Author : CBS Sports Staff
Publish date : 2025-01-05 00:04:00
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