Andrew Ortenberg
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Russell Wilson and the Seattle Seahawks will look to improve to a perfect 5-0 here when they host Kirk Cousins and the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday Night Football. FanDuel’s sportsbook is now offering same game parlays, which are great because you can stack bets that are highly correlated and thus present value.
Today we’ll be breaking down our favorite such parlay for this Sunday Night Football game, which has the potential for a huge payout. You can also check out our full preview of the game which includes picks on the side and total.
Kirk Cousins over 280.5 passing yards (-113)
Over 56.5 Points (-115)
Vikings alternate spread -2.5 (+300)
Dalvin Cook anytime touchdown scorer (-165)
Parlay odds: +1291
These plays are all highly correlated, and getting nearly 13/1 is great value.
Kirk Cousins over 280.5 passing yards (-113)
I think Cousins is in for a big game here. The Vikings’ passing game has quietly started to pick up, with Cousins now averaging a robust 8.8 yards per attempt on the year. This Seahawks secondary has been a complete sieve, and they still won’t have safety Jamal Adams for this one.
Seattle has given up at least 315 passing yards to every quarterback they’ve faced, and at least 397 to three of the four. The Seahawks like to play fast and pass a lot these days, and Minnesota will have to do the same to keep up. Expect Cousins to easily set a season-high for attempts.
Over 56.5 Points (-115)
The over correlates with Cousins having a good game, so this pairing makes a lot of sense. The Seahawks have scored at least 31 points in all four games this season, and three of their four games have seen at least 63 total points scored. The featuring of rookie Justin Jefferson has unlocked a new dimension in this Minnesota offense, and the Vikings have now scored at least 30 points in back to back games. Their defense on the other hand is very much still a work in progress, so we should see yet another shootout here.
Vikings alternate spread -2.5 (+300)
If Cousins is having a good game and the total has gone over, then I think there’s a very good chance it’s the Vikings who emerge victorious. Three of the four teams Seattle has beaten this season have one or zero wins, and I don’t think they’re as good as most people think. The Vikings on the other hand are severely underrated after a slow start, and getting +300 is too good to pass up.
Dalvin Cook anytime touchdown scorer (-165)
If the total has gone over, and the Vikings have won the game, guess what that means? Cook almost certainly scored a touchdown. This one is so heavily correlated with the others, and even on its own it looks like a great bet. Cook has been a touchdown machine so far this season, with six scores through four games and at least one in every contest. If those first three cash, I don’t see any way this one doesn’t. The Seahawks have given up a rushing touchdown in all of their games, and Cook is always a threat to get one through the air as well.
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