MINNESOTA (5 - 9) at PHILADELPHIA (10 - 4)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
PHILADELPHIA is 1-0 against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
PHILADELPHIA is 1-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA vs. PHILADELPHIA
Minnesota is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Minnesota is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Philadelphia is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
MINNESOTA at PHILADELPHIA
MINNESOTA: 0-8 ATS as underdog
PHILADELPHIA: 8-0 ATS after a road game where both teams scored 24+ points
Tech Trends - Week 16
By Bruce Marshall
MINNESOTA at PHILADELPHIA... Vikes 2-5 vs. line, and 1-5-1 vs. number away from home. Even with the Vick phenomenon, Birds only 5-4 vs. spread last 8 this season. Andy Reid "over" 10-4 TY and 22-10 last 32 since late ‘08. Tech edge-"Over" and Eagles, based on "totals" and team trends.
Week 16 Games
Vikings (5-9) @ Eagles (10-4) - America is clamoring for more Joe Webb, so NBC flexed out of Charger-Bengal game into this, probably hoping Favre would play, which he won’t. Minnesota lost last two games by combined score of 61-17; over last six games, they’ve been outscored 70-27 in second half, a sign of team in tank. Vikings are 1-5-1 vs. spread as an underdog this year. Eagles are off pair of NFC East wins with Cowboy rematch on deck; they’re 4-2 at home, 3-2 as home fave, with home wins by 14-2-10-10 points. NFC East favorites are 7-10 vs spread outside the division, 5-8 at home; NFC North underdogs are 11-7-1, 9-5-1 on road. Nine of last ten Eagle games went over total. Given chance to hammer Vikings, Reid probably will, seeing as they fired his buddy Childress.
NFL Poolies' Cheat Sheet: Week 16
Minnesota Vikings at Philadelphia Eagles (-14)
Why Vikings cover: They have a strong defense that could slow down Philadelphia's potent offensive attack and give their offense enough room to cover the two-touchdown spread.
Why Eagles cover: The Vikings are 0-5 ATS in their last five games against the Eagles. Minnesota is likely to start rookie Joe Webb at quarterback and could be without Pro Bowl RB Adrian Peterson who has injuries to his thigh and knee.
Total (44): The over is 4-0 in the Eagles' last four games.
Gridiron Trends - Week 16
By Vince Akins
Vikings at Eagles - The Vikings are 6-0 ATS (12.5 ppg) since November 14, 1993 as a dog when on a 2 game SU and ATS losing streak. The Eagles are 7-0 ATS (8.6 ppg) since September 07, 2008 as a home 7+ favorite vs a non-divisional opponent. The Vikings are 9-0 OU (10.6 ppg) since November 19, 2006 after a loss in which they allowed at least four sacks. The Eagles are 0-9 OU (-9.3 ppg) since October 31, 2004 as a home favorite the week after scoring 34+ points. The Eagles are 0-8 OU (-9.9 ppg) since December 16, 1990 as a 7+ favorite when they have had a positive dpa in each of their last two games.
NFL Odds: Eagles heavy favorites over Vikings
By: Stephen Nover
Except for another Love Boat scandal, just about everything bad has happened to the 5-9 Minnesota Vikings this season. From going through a coaching change, dealing Randy Moss, seeing the sad decline of Brett Favre and having their stadium collapse forcing them to play two home contests at neutral sites, it has been a dreadful year for the Vikings.
Lack of motivation and rookie Joe Webb expected to start his first game are among the factors why the Vikings are 14 ½-point road underdogs to the Philadelphia Eagles. The total is 43.
Originally scheduled to play Sunday at 10 a.m. PT, the game has been switched to 5:20 p.m. with NBC televising.
The reason for the switch to prime time certainly isn’t because of the Vikings. The 10-4 Eagles and their marquee star Michael Vick took a one-game lead in the NFC East with a dramatic 38-31 road win against the New York Giants last Sunday covering as three-point underdogs.
The Eagles need only one win, or a New York loss to Green Bay this week or Washington in its final regular season game, to clinch the NFC East Division. So there’s a chance the Eagles already could be NFC East champs before this game kicks off.
Even if the Giants were to lose, the Eagles still should be motivated. They can earn the No. 1 seed in the NFC and home-field through the playoffs if they defeat Minnesota and Dallas at home next week and Chicago loses a game while Atlanta loses its final two games against New Orleans and Carolina.
Philadelphia rallied from a 21-point fourth-quarter deficit against the Giants, winning on the final play on a 65-yard punt return from DeSean Jackson.
Vick was spectacular once again accounting for four touchdowns and a combined 372 yards passing and rushing. Easily on his way to making the Pro Bowl for the first time since 2005, Vick has thrown at least two touchdown passes during each of the last four games and in seven of his 11 starts. He also has run for at least one touchdown in six of his last seven games.
After posting victories against Washington and Buffalo in their first two games under interim coach Leslie Frazier, the Vikings have gone 0-2 losing to the Giants and Bears by a combined margin of 61-17.
Minnesota wasn’t competitive in a 40-14 loss this past Monday night against Chicago in a game relocated to the University of Minnesota following the collapse of the Metrodome roof.
Brett Favre, already dealing with a shoulder injury, was knocked out in the loss suffering a concussion. Star running back Adrian Peterson didn’t play due to a thigh bruise.
Webb is slated to start backed up by veteran Patrick Ramsey and recently acquired Rhett Bomar. Webb was 15-for-26 for 129 yards with two interceptions filling in for Favre against the Bears. He also had a 13-yard rushing touchdown.
Peterson, who ranks eighth in the league in rushing with 1,149 yards and has scored 11 touchdowns, is ‘questionable.’
Minnesota has been held to 300 yards or fewer in five of its last six games. The Vikings are 2-7 ATS in their last nine games. They are 0-7 against the spread versus foes with a winning mark and have failed to cover the last eight times they’ve been underdogs.
The Eagles rate No. 1 on offense averaging 403.9 yards per game and 29.4 points per contest.
Philadelphia has won and covered during the past five meetings in the series with the latest occurring in the playoffs two seasons ago, 26-14, at Minnesota. The last time the Vikings defeated the Eagles in Philadelphia was 1985.
The ‘over’ has cashed in 22 of the Eagles’ past 32 games. The ‘over’ has cashed six of the past seven times Philadelphia has been ‘chalk.’
There’s a 30 percent chance of snow with temperatures in the 20s and seven mph winds.