Packers vs. Vikings Prediction & Odds
NFC North rivals clash in Minnesota on Sunday where the Vikings will host the Packers at 4:25 p.m. ET. Will this Week 1 matchup turn into a relatively high-scoring game?
Game Matchup & Betting Odds
475 Green Bay Packers (+1.5) at 476 Minnesota Vikings (-1.5); o/u 46.5
4:25 p.m. ET, Sunday, September 11, 2022
U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN
Packers vs. Vikings Public Betting Information
Our NFL Public Betting Information page indicates that 51% of public bettors are currently backing the Vikings when it comes to the spread. This information is subject to change throughout the day, however, so be sure to check the link so you’re receiving the most up-to-date public betting data.
Green Bay Packers DFS Spin
NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reports LT David Bakhtiari (knee) is not expected to play in Week 1 against the Vikings. Rapoport added Elgton Jenkins (pectoral/knee) is also expected to miss Week 1. It’s a disastrous outcome for the Packers as Allen Lazard was listed as doubtful earlier in the week and is not expected to play. Yosh Nijman will start in place of Bakhtiari for Green Bay’s opener. Nijman got eight starts at left tackle last year. Pro Football Focus charted him as allowing 20 pressures and three sacks.
Minnesota Vikings DFS Spin
Vikings acquired WR Jalen Reagor from the Eagles. Minnesota is sending a 2023 seventh-rounder and conditional 2024 fourth-rounder to Philly. The Eagles, in hindsight, foolishly picked Reagor at No. 21 overall in the 2020 draft, one pick before the Vikings took Justin Jefferson. The two wideouts are now teammates, and Reagor gets a fresh start under new Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell, who is expected to feature more three-wide sets in Minnesota. Reagor will come in and try to push K.J. Osborn for snaps, though Osborn is still the favorite to open the year as the third receiver. Reagor, by most accounts, was having a terrific camp. Both sides just needed to go their separate ways.
Packers vs. Vikings Betting Trends
Under is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings in Minnesota
Underdog is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 meetings
Over is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings
Packers vs. Vikings Prediction:
The over is 4-0 in the Packers’ last four divisional games, is 5-1 in their last six conference games and has cashed in six of their last eight games overall. On the other side, the over is 4-0 in the Vikings’ last four games as an underdog, is 4-0 in their last four home games and is 4-1 in their last five divisional matchups.
NFL WEEK 1 PREDICTION: PACKERS/VIKINGS OVER 46.5