Monday, May 21st, 2012
The Minnesota Vikings will make the road trip in NFC north divisional play with an NFL pro football game against the Detroit Lions in a week fourteen game on Sunday afternoon.
This NFL game will begin from Detroit at 1PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by FOX.
The betting odds opened up in this NFL game with the home team Detroit Lions favored by –7 points with an over under of 48 points.
The early money from the NFL wagering public has come in on the side of the home team as the Detroit Lions have been bet up to a -10 point favorite.
The total has moved down to 46 points.
Those betting the favored Detroit Lions on the money line will lay –600 odds with the underdog Minnesota Vikings returning +450 odds to win straight up with no need for points on their side.
The Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions meet on Sunday in NFC north NFL divisional play for the second time this 2011 season.
They battled back in week three with the Detroit Lions pulling out the 26-23 overtime victory against the Minnesota Vikings as a -3 point home favorite.
The over under landed over the closing total of 44 ½ points.
Detroit fell behind 20-0 after one quarter and rallied for the win.
Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford enjoyed a good game hitting on 32 of 46 passes for 378 yards with two receiving touchdowns.
Detroit had difficulty running the football with just 20 yards on 19 run attempts.
Running back Adrian Peterson had 78 rushing yards and a touchdown on 17 carries in a losing cause.
The Minnesota Vikings will enter play with a disappointing record of 2-10 on the year. The club is 1-5 on the road.
Minnesota puts up 20 points and 329 yards per game with 135 yards rushing for 4.9 yards a carry.
On defense the Vikings allow 27 points and 356 yards per game. Opponents rush for 103 yards against them for 3.8 yards per rush against average.
The team has lost four straight games.
They are coming off the 35-32 home defeat last week to the Denver Broncos as a -1 point betting favorite.
The over under landed over the closing line of 37 ½ points.
The Vikings were able to amass 489 offensive yards with 129 yards coming on the ground on 30 carries.
The team allowed three sacks and scored one touchdown in three red zone tries.
The club turned it over three times and took two from Denver.
Quarterback Christian Ponder completed 29 of 47 passes for 381 yards and three touchdowns and two interceptions.
Ponder is listed as questionable with a hip injury. If he can’t go it will be Joe Webb under center
Running back Toby Gerhart had 21 rushes for 91 yards. Out of the backfield Gerhart caught eight passes for 42 yards.
Starting running back Adrian Peterson had been listed as questionable on the injury report with an ankle injury.
Percy Harvin led Minnesota with eight receptions for 156 yards and two touchdowns.
Devin Aromashodu had six catches for 90 yards.
Brandon Burton grabbed two balls for 38 yards.
They allowed Denver 336 yards of offense with 150 rushing yards on 32 carries.
The Vikings got two sacks and gave up no red zone touchdown to the Broncos in their only drive inside the twenty.
The Detroit Lions will face Minnesota with a record of 7-5 on the year. The club is 3-3 at home.
Detroit puts up 27 points and 384 yards per game with 102 rushing yards for 4.4 yards a carry.
On defense the team surrenders 23 points and 338 yards per game. Opponents run for 125 yards against them for 4.8 yards per rush against average.
Detroit is on a two game losing streak.
They are coming off the 31-17 road defeat on Sunday night football to the New Orleans Saints a week ago as a +9 point underdog.
The over under came in at under the closing line of 55 points.
Detroit posted 466 offensive yards with 87 coming on the ground on 22 carries.
The team allowed three sacks and scored two touchdowns in three tries inside the red zone.
The Lions had one turnover and took none away from New Orleans.
Quarterback Matthew Stafford completed 31 of 44 passes for 408 yards and a touchdown with an interception.
Running back Kevin Smith had six attempts for 34 yards on the ground with a touchdown.
Maurice Morris on 12 rushes ran for 28 yards. Out of the backfield Morris caught five balls for 47 yards and a receiving touchdown.
Nate Burleson led Detroit with five receptions for 93 yards.
Calvin Johnson had six catches for 69 yards.
Titus Young grabbed two balls for 60 yards.
The Lions allowed New Orleans 438 offensive yards with 100 yards rushing on 23 carries.
Detroit had two sacks and allowed two Saints touchdowns in both of their appearances inside the red zone.
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