This coming Sunday will mark the biggest game of the season to date for the Minnesota Vikings +7 1/2 as they head to western New York to take on one of the Super Bowl favorites in the AFC, the Buffalo Bills -7 1/2.
Vikings team has needed 4 come from behind 4th quarter drives against below .500 teams, including last week against a Washington team with a backup quarterback. Minnesota's defense is ranked at the bottom of the league because of issues on the back end. Harrison Smith is 33 now, and Patrick Petersen has struggled. The Vikings are a good team, but their record is misleading, as Cousins hasn't been the same quarterback on the road, as the Vikings blowout loss to the Eagles again showed. Buffalo will be focused off a disappointing loss to the Jets against a Minnesota team with one of the best records in the league.
The Bills still have the best record in the AFC (Kansas City is also 6-2 but the Bills own the head-to-head tiebreaker). But they are in a massive fight in the AFC East with the Jets and Dolphins (both 6-3) just a half-game behind and each holding a head-to-head tiebreaker over Buffalo. And the Patriots are lurking at 5-4. There is no room for error right now for the Bills. Cousins has struggled at times on grass when teams stop Cook and the Vikings running game, and the Bill's run defense is strong. Allen should be able to find holes in an inconsistent Viking secondary, and the Bills defense should be able to limit Jefferson and Cook. Betting Buffalo early - 6 1/2 Buying a full point & Hedging the money line press -$350
Opening lines> Money Line MINNESOTA (+275) | BUFFALO (-350) Spread: MIN +7.5 (-110) | BUF -7.5 (-110) Total: 46.5 – Over (-118) | Under (-110)
