Minnesota Vikings at New York Giants Week 1 Preview: Best Bet, Odds, and Prediction
Vikings and Giants Set for a Close Battle in Week 1 Showdown
Matthew Horner - Aug 28, 2024, 4:20pm EDT
Week 1 Matchup Preview: Minnesota Vikings at New York Giants
Date: September 8, 2024, 1:00 PM ET
Location: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
BetMGM Odds: Vikings -110, Vikings -1, O/U 41.5
The NFL season opens with a compelling Week 1 matchup as the Minnesota Vikings travel to face the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium. This evenly matched contest sees the Vikings as slight favorites, with BetMGM setting the odds at -110 and a narrow spread of -1. The Giants, playing on their home turf, will look to start strong against a formidable Minnesota squad. With the over/under set at 41.5, this game is expected to be a close, moderately scored affair. In this article, we’ll dive into the best bets, odds, and predictions for this intriguing season opener.
My Best Bet: Vikings -110 ML
Sure, Kirk Cousins may be gone, Sam Darnold may be in and the Vikings likely won’t be a playoff team this year, but we’re only considering this Week 1 matchup against Daniel Jones and the Giants. I suspect that New York is going to have a very hard time moving the football offensively and this is the perfect matchup if you’re a Jones doubter.
Giants QB’s were sacked 85 times last season, most in the NFL. While the team tried to make some improvements there in the offseason, the unit has been awful for many years in a row at this point, so they’ll need to prove they turned the corner before I have any confidence in them. They’ll get an instant test against this uber-aggressive Vikings defense. The Vikings defense blitzed on 28% of plays last season (highest in NFL; League Avg: 15%), blitzed on 28% of plays on Early Downs last season (highest in NFL; League Avg: 13%) and overall, they blitzed 309 times (most in NFL). We’ve seen what happens when Jones is pressured and it’s very rarely a positive for the G-Men. Give me the Vikings to win what could be a gross, low-scoring affair on the road.
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