The Vikings and Eagles both looked impressive in their Week 1 victories, but only one of them can move to 2-0 and we should be in for an exciting matchup when these teams battle at Lincoln Financial Field on Monday Night Football. Minnesota is looking to boost its credentials for winning the NFC North this season, while Philly will know it has a golden opportunity to push ahead in the NFC East with Dak Prescott out injured for Dallas. Let’s break it all down.
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NFL Week 2 Minnesota Vikings vs Philadelphia Eagles prediction
The Vikings dominated the Packers in their 23-7 victory as Green Bay struggled to get anything going on offense. As for Philadelphia, their 38-35 win over Detroit was a lot more comfortable than the score suggests, having led by 17 points in the 3rd quarter at one point. It awaits to be seen how much of a factor the loud Philly crowd will be in this one, but there is a lot to like about Minnesota this season behind Kirk Cousins, Dalvin Cook and Justin Jefferson.
Minnesota Vikings vs Philadelphia Eagles spread, odds & betting lines
Point spread: Vikings +1.5; Eagles -1.5
Total points over/under: 50.5 points
Money line odds: Vikings +114; Eagles -134
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Minnesota Vikings vs Philadelphia Eagles expert picks
We’ve got some great NFL picks for this week’s game between the Vikings and Eagles, including a 3-star best bet for who will cover the spread in this game!
Against the spread pick: Vikings +2.5 (-110) over Eagles
Minnesota secured a huge Week 1 win over NFC North rivals Green Bay, and the Vikings are more than capable of following that up with another big performance against the Eagles. Minnesota’s offense showed plenty of ability last season and has all the potential in the world this year after Justin Jefferson looked virtually unplayable against the Packers. The LSU product caught 9 passes for 184 yards and 2 touchdowns against Green Bay. But Jefferson is just one facet of this stacked Vikings offense. Adam Thielen remains a dangerous WR2 for Minnesota, while Dalvin Cook continues to be one of the best running backs in the league. Given the Eagles allowed D’Andre Swift to run all over them in the season opener, Cook should give the Philadelphia defense all it can handle.
Lincoln Financial Field is never an easy place to go and expectations are high in Philly with their own dominant ground game and lethal receiving combo of A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith. The Eagles might have just put 38 points on the Lions, but this Vikings defense is a big step up from what they faced in Detroit and I’m expecting Philadelphia to stall. Minnesota looked electric last week as they registered 4 sacks while keeping the Packers’ ground game in check, and I’m predicting a similar story on Monday night.
The key to victory for the Vikings is giving Kirk Cousins the time he needs to find his receivers. He was sacked just once against the Packers and the Eagles’ pass-rush is unlikely to perform much better – they sacked Jared Goff just once last week and had the 2nd-fewest sacks in the NFL last season. I’m expecting a close game between these teams, who will know they have very realistic chances of winning their respective divisions this year. Take the Vikings +2.5 to at least push the Eagles all the way.
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Over/Under totals pick: Over 50.5 (-110)
Both the Vikings and Eagles have tremendous potential on offense this season and they can prove exactly why by contesting a shootout on Monday night. The Vikings’ offensive ability was already covered in the spread portion of this preview, but if the Eagles’ pass-rush issues continue as they did last season and in Week 1 then Kirk Cousins is likely to have plenty of success throwing the ball to Justin Jefferson and Adam Thielen. In addition, the Eagles allowed 181 rushing yards against the Lions last week and Dalvin Cook will feast if Philly struggles on the ground once again.
Although Minnesota looked solid against the run in their game against the Packers last week, it’s hard to ignore that the Vikings allowed an average of 4.7 yards per carry in the 2021 season, the 3rd-highest mark in the league. Now they must take on Philadelphia’s lethal ground game that boasted 4 rushing touchdowns from 4 different players last week. The dual-threat option of Jalen Hurts is one that worked wonders last season and continued to look dangerous in Week 1, and receiving options of A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith are a lot more daunting for the Vikings’ defense than when they battled the Packers’ inexperienced group. Expect plenty of points in this matchup and take the over.
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