Detroit Lions (-1.5) at Minnesota Vikings
Will the real Minnesota Vikings please stand up? Or, if that’s too much to ask, will the real Minnesota Vikings at least indicate which quarterback is starting, which running back should be trusted, which receiver won’t disappoint, and in which quarter will your team quit? Can’t answer those? Neither can we.
In what seems to be an ongoing trend throughout the NFC North, no team wants to grab the reins of the division or fall off the map. Either is preferable for those of us picking games, but the balancing act is maddening. Enter the Detroit Lions.
Losing at home to a backup quarterback last Sunday, the Lions, once again, proved why they should not be trusted without first questioning the matchup. Thankfully, the small spread allows for some leeway, and with Detroit entrenched in a division race, they cannot afford to lose back-to-back games, the second against a fellow NFC North opponent.
Detroit wins by six and covers the spread.
