The Detroit Lions (14-2) host a streaking Minnesota Vikings (14-2) squad on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at Ford Field (and best bets are available). The Vikings have won nine games in a row.

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Vikings vs. Lions Matchup Info

• Game Date: Sunday, January 5, 2025
• Time: 8:20 p.m. ET
• Venue: Ford Field
• Location: Detroit, Michigan
• TV: NBC
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Best Moneyline Bet

• The BetMGM line for this game has the Lions favored by three, while the model predicts they’ll win by considerably more (7.6 points). Put your money on the Lions.
• The implied probability for this matchup, considering the moneyline, gives the Lions a 60.8% chance to win.
• The Lions have been favored on the moneyline 15 total times this season. They’ve finished 13-2 in those games.
• Detroit has a record of 12-1 in games it has played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -155 or shorter (92.3%).
• This season, the Vikings have been listed as the underdog in three games but won them all.
• Minnesota has played as an underdog of +130 or more once this season and won that game.

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Against the Spread Pick

• Pick ATS: Lions (-3)
• The Lions have gone 11-5-0 against the spread this season.
• In games this season when favored by 3 points or more, Detroit is 9-4 against the spread.
• The Vikings have covered the spread in a matchup 11 times this season (11-4-1).
• In games it has played as 3-point underdogs or more, Minnesota has a perfect ATS record of 1-0.

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Best Over/Under Pick

• Pick OU: Under (56)
• Between them, these two teams average 3.7 more points per game (59.7) than this matchup’s over/under (56).
• The Lions and the Vikings have seen their opponents average a combined 16.4 fewer points per game than the over/under of 56 set in this matchup.
• Lions games with a set total have hit the over nine times this season (56.2%).
• Seven of the Vikings’ 16 games with a set total have hit the over (43.8%).

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