Are Bettors Sleeping on the Minnesota VIkings?

Has the betting public been ignoring the VikIngs? Nick shares his take on Week 13 and beyond

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00:00I want people to consider this, because I don't think anybody is right now.

00:04Detroit's schedule,

00:06after tomorrow's home game against the Bears,

00:08I like the Bears to cover the spread.

00:10I don't think Chicago's gonna win.

00:12So I think Detroit will win and improve to 11-1.

00:15Detroit's schedule, down the stretch, not easy.

00:18How about next Thursday night?

00:21Home Green Bay.

00:23And I know the Lions won and covered at Lambeau about a month ago.

00:27Like, the difference in that game is Detroit converted its fourth downs and Green Bay didn't.

00:31A way closer game than the final score would indicate.

00:35So Green Bay next Thursday.

00:36Then, they host the Buffalo Bills.

00:39Anyone think that's gonna be easy? Lions will be favored.

00:42Not an easy game.

00:43At the Chicago Bears,

00:45who with Thomas Brown now as the offensive coordinator, like, this offense looks like it has a pulse.

00:49At the San Francisco 49ers, who might be fighting for their NFC West lives,

00:53and you would think, theoretically,

00:55Bosa would be healthier, Trent Williams would be healthier, Purdy will be good to go, we'll see.

00:59But that makes sense, right? Just as a concept,

01:01that the Niners will be healthier, probably playing for their playoff lives.

01:05And then that gets us to Week 18.

01:08Where the Lions will host the Minnesota Vikings.

01:11Now, Detroit beat Minnesota in Minnesota earlier this year.

01:14We bet the Lions in that game, it was really awesome.

01:16I'm not saying that the Vikings are gonna win the NFC North,

01:20that the Vikings are going to be the one seed.

01:22Detroit's the favorite in both of those markets for a reason.

01:26But can't you see?

01:27Can't you see?

01:29Shout out to the Marshall Tucker Band, very underrated, classic rock group.

01:32Can't you see a scenario where Week 18 is for the NFC North, potentially?

01:38Is that so crazy to think about?

01:41I think that we, collectively, as a media,

01:44as a people,

01:46as football fans, bettors, and analysts,

01:49need to start considering the reality that the Minnesota Vikings,

01:53when it's all said and done this regular season,

01:55might have the biggest record in the NFC.

01:58It's not impossible.

02:00And I think they win this weekend against Arizona.