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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 -12.5-point favorites versus the Lions, while the game's total opened at 42.5.
Minnesota was a 37-30 loser in its last match on the road against the Seahawks. They failed to cover the +3-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 67 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Detroit lost its last outing, a 24-20 result against the Bears on November 28. The Lions covered in that game as a +5.5-point underdog, while the 44 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Detroit:
Team record: 3-8-1 SU,5-7 ATS
Current Streak: lost 5 straight games.
Detroit is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Detroit is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 7 games
Minnesota:
Team record: 8-4 SU,6-6 ATS
Minnesota is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Minnesota is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Minnesota's last 7 games
Next up:
Detroit home to Tampa Bay Sunday, December 15
Minnesota at Los Angeles Sunday, December 15