Political moneyline
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Minnesota enters the season as long shots to win the Super Bowl. Minnesota is 40-to-1 to have the most wins in the NFL. The Vikings finished 14th in points last season. Those odds are tied for 12th best with Arizona, Baltimore, Cleveland and Las Vegas. Minnesota is 20-to-1 to lead the NFL in points in their first season under O'Connell. Minnesota is +290 to make the playoffs in a wildcard spot. At BetMGM, 96% of bets and 99% of money is backing the Vikings to qualify for the postseason. The Vikings are the third most popular bet to make the playoffs in the league. However, bettors fancy Minnesota's chances.
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The Vikings join teams like the Cardinals and Saints, who oddsmakers also view as a coin flip to make the playoffs in the NFC. The Vikings are -115 favorites to make the playoffs, odds that suggest them making the playoffs is basically a coin flip. The Vikings are the second most popular bet to win the division behind the Lions. Green Bay and Minnesota occupying the top two spots is a -165 favorite. Minnesota is -250 to finish in a top-two spot in the division. The Vikings are +130 to finish in second place in the division, which is the most likely outcome according to the oddsmakers. Those odds are second best in the division, solidly behind Green Bay who is the favorite, but comfortably ahead of Detroit and Chicago. Minnesota is currently +250 to win the NFC North. Over 9.5 wins is available with odds of +105, but one win is a big deal in the NFL and creates a whole new handicap for bettors. It might now be cost-prohibitive to bet the over at this number. Currently, over 8.5 wins has gotten 86% of the bets and 94% of the money. That juice comes as a result of a lot of betting action backing the Vikings to go over. Injuries didn't help, but the season was disappointing enough to cost Mike Zimmer his job.įor 2022, the Vikings' preseason win total is set at 8.5 wins, but the over side is heavily juiced at -185. It was a disappointing season when you consider the talent on the roster, especially on offense. Last season, the Minnesota Vikings won eight games. However, the betting market seems to be a little higher than that on Minnesota entering the 2022 season. Yahoo's Frank Schwab ranked the Vikings 21st in his preseason power rankings. The NFC feels wide open this season, with plenty of teams thinking they have a chance to at the very least make the playoffs. A lot of people also believe the Green Bay Packers will take a step back this season, which cracks the door open a little wider for the Vikings. They added to their secondary in the draft. On defense, they have two disruptive pass rushers in Danielle Hunter and Za'Darius Smith. O'Connell should be able to get more out of a skill position group that features Justin Jefferson, Adam Thielen and Dalvin Cook. People thought they've underachieved the last few seasons. There's certainly optimism surrounding the Vikings entering the new season.
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Zimmer was viewed as an old school, defensive coach, so O'Connell should bring a breath of much needed fresh air. O'Connell obviously played a large part in the Rams' offense last season which culminated with them winning the Super Bowl. Zimmer was relieved of his duties at the end of last season and was replaced by former Los Angeles Rams' offensive coordinator Kevin O'Connell. Over the past few seasons, it certainly felt like the Vikings should have been better than their record was. They won just two playoff games over nine seasons with Zimmer. However, they only made the NFL playoffs in three of those seasons. They reached at least seven wins in each of his final eight seasons. The Minnesota Vikings were relatively competitive under Mike Zimmer.