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Week 17 Giants vs Vikings NFL Predictions

In Week 17 betting action on Sunday the N.Y. Giants travel to Minnesota to take on the Vikings. We preview and pick this week 17 game that has the Vikings picked to win by 9 and the over/under is set at 47.5…

NFL Free Picks – Vikings Need to Defeat Giants for First-Round Bye

Last minute heroics by Brett Favre simply weren’t enough as the Vikings were stunned during a Monday Night Football betting loss to the Chicago Bears last weekend. With the New York Giants on the docket playing for respect to close out their season, the Vikings will need to snap a two-game losing skid to keep their hopes of a first-round bye alive.

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That win, combined with a Philadelphia Eagles loss will clinch them the second seed in the NFC playoffs.

Minnesota’s defense has been taking a beating in the past two weeks, giving up 62-points and plummeting them to 14th overall in points allowed with a bloated average of 20.3 points per game. Thankfully, the New York Giants have been an up-and-down, flip flopping team with too many faces (and most of them bad ones).

They can be the playoff sterling punishers like they’ve been against Dallas (31-24) or Washington (45-12) or they can be absolute duds like they were last weekend in a 9-41 loss to the Carolina Panthers. Football Picks

One of the major problems in New York is inconsistent play from their offensive line, and facing one of the best defensive lines in the business is going to make things impossible for the Giants to gain momentum. I still think Eli Manning is a premier quarterback, but Julius Peppers suddenly came to life last weekend to decimate the left side of the o-line for the Giants.

Facing Jared Allen will likely yield similar results, meaning that Manning and tailback Brandon Jacobs are in for a frustrating day.

New York Giants (8-7) vs. Minnesota Vikings (11-4)
Sunday, January 3rd — Metrodome, Minnesota — 1:00pm EST
NFL Betting Line: Minnesota -9 (47.5)

After turning in a horrible performance two weeks ago, Brett Favre and Brad Childress were able to start scoring like they used to against Chicago. The offense, while frustrated at time thanks to the explosiveness of a motivated Bears defense, was able to march the ball at will in the fourth quarter.

A lapse by the secondary caused Minnesota to lose in overtime, but those type of big plays simply haven’t been part of the Giants’ gameplan. They’re a much more methodical team which prefers short gains.

That’s part of the reason they’re 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games and 3-7 SU overall during that span. Against Minnesota on the road they are 5-1 ATS and 4-2 SU in their last 6 visits, but the Vikings have much more to play for. You can make a case that the Giants are going to attempt to go out with a bang, but the Vikings need this win more than New York does.

Ensuring that the 40-year old Favre is rested for the playoffs will be priority one for the Vikings and the only way that happens is if they win in Week 17 NFL betting, and cross their fingers that Philadelphia gets handled by the Cowboys. With a 4-1-1 ATS record in their last 6 games at home, and a five game winning streak at the Metrodome, the suddenly vulnerable Vikings will restore your betting faith on their march to the Super Bowl.

OUR Free Pick: Minnesota -9 (UNDER)

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