The New Orleans Saints open as 7-point favourites over the Minnesota Vikings on Christmas Day( 4:30 pm EST) The 10 -4 Saints have lost two in a row, while the 6-8 Vikings are also on a two-game losing skid See below for opening curious analysis and a prediction on which room the line will move leading up to kickoff

The Minnesota Vikings probably aren’t what the New Orleans Saints wanted to find waiting for them under the Christmas tree. Then again, it’s still the NFL regular season, so perhaps it’s not such a bad gift after all.

Minnesota eliminated New Orleans from the 2017 and 2019 NFL playoffs. Nonetheless, in regular-season play, the Saints propped a 4-1 advantage over the past five fulfills since 2010.

After consecutive losses to the Eagles and Chiefs, the 10 -4 Saints open as the 7-point home favorites over the Vikings. New Orleans is just 3-3 against the spread as a residence favorite. Minnesota is 3-2 ATS as a superhighway underdog.

Vikings vs Saints Odds

Team Moneyline Spread Total Minnesota Vikings -280 +7( -1 05) O 52.5( -1 10)

New Orleans Saints +350 -7( -1 15) U 52.5( -1 10)

Odds taken Dec. 20 th at FanDuel.

Vikings Squander Playoff Hopes

Sunday’s 33 -2 7 loss to their NFC North adversaries the Chicago Bears thumped Minnesota’s playoff likelihoods down to 4 %. That’s the bad news.

Here’s the worse information. The Vikings defense couldn’t control the puny Produces’ speed attack.

David Montgomery strengths in for his second TD of video games! #DaBears

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— NFL (@ NFL) December 20, 2020

Chicago came into the game rated 28 th in hasten in the NFL( 93.2 grounds per tournament ). The Bears sliced up the Vikings for 4.7 yards per carry, led by a 146 -yard, two-TD performance from David Montgomery.

This week, the Vikes get to deal with Drew Brees, Alvin Kamara and the rest of the eighth best composing pique in the NFL( 28.3 times per competition ).

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With consecutive losses to the Eagles and Chiefs, the Saints have failed to clinch the NFC South Division crown. In his first game back from a four-game absence due to 11 burst ribs and a pierced lung, New Orleans quarterback Brees made some time to get heated up. Once he found his lilt, though, he was impressive.

Brees started off 0-for-6 through the air, but finished 15 -of-3 4 for 234 grounds. He propelled for three touchdowns and was picked off formerly, on his first serial of the game.

However, his completion percentage of 44. 4% was the third-lowest of his busines. As well, the Saints were just 1-for-11 in third-down conversions.

75 yards in two minutes [?] @drewbrees x @LJ_Humphrey23 |: CBS pic.twitter.com/ YkJ0EnHIDn

— New Orleans Saints (@ Saints) December 21, 2020

There was other story that could affect the bet on this week’s game. The Saints lost security Marcus Williams( ankle ), nose tackle Trey Hendrickson( cervix) and wide receiver Tre’Quan Smith( ankle) to injury.

New Orleans too revealed that All-Pro wideout Michael Thomas is done for the year due to an ankle hurt. The Saints are also missing wide receiver Deonte Harris, on IR with a stinger.

Defensive end Cameron Jordan was exhausted for throwing a swipe at Chiefs lineman Andrew Wylie. Might he face supplemental punish from the NFL?

A Big Easy For Saints

Other than the steady vicinity of running back Dalvin Cook, something’s been amiss with the Vikings approximately the part season. Now that their glimmering of playoff hope has vaporized, they could go into free fall.

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: CBS | #Saints cut into the lead! pic.twitter.com/ 1DhH1wWwHC

— New Orleans Saints (@ Saints) December 21, 2020

History will be made when these two teams make the field Friday. It will distinguish the first time in NFL history that during a season games ought to have frisked on all seven days of week.

Seven parts is a health margin to open with, so it’s unlikely that this line will move much at all during the week. There shouldn’t be much fund at all going down on the flailing Vikings.

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