Minnesota Vikings (-2) at Kansas City Chiefs, Total 39.5 |
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Minnesota has suffered three consecutive second-half meltdowns in entering this week with an 0-3 record, including a 26-23 loss to the Detroit Lions as three-point home underdogs.
The Vikings are now in danger of falling to 0-4 for the first time since the 2002 campaign, outscoring opponents by a 54-7 margin in the first half, only to be drilled by a 67-6 margin in the second.
“We have to finish teams off,” commented Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier. “I don’t necessarily know it’s a killer instinct that we need as much as when you have an opportunity, you’ve got to take advantage of it.”
Running back Adrian Peterson is definitely doing his part, ranking sixth in the NFL in both rushers and yards through three games. He will be facing a Chiefs defense that has been torched early going, giving up 117, 123 and 149 in the first three weeks to featured backs.
Quarterback Donovan McNabb has been solid, but definitely not spectacular, completing 58 percent of his passes for only 478 yards, which sits 30th among all NFL passers.
sportsbook bettors will find that Vikings betting are 8-10 ATS on the road and the ‘under’ is 10-8 over that span.
Kansas City nearly pulled off a victory as 14.5-point road underdogs last week, dropping a 20-17 contest to the San Diego Chargers. The Chiefs have managed to score just 27 points offensively, while getting out-gained by a triple-digit margin in each contest.
Quarterback Matt Cassel is 31st in the league in passing yards and has gotten no relief from a running game that lost star back Jamaal Charles to a season-ending injury a couple weeks back. The Chiefs are averaging just 3.0 yards a carry and will be facing a Minnesota front that is surrendering just 67.3 rushing yards per game.
It’s been all bad news on the offensive front, averaging 8.8 points a game, down from 22.8 from a season ago, while gaining 62 yards less rushing and 78 passing thus far in 2011.
When making your NFL betting picks this weekend, take a look at the Chiefs 6-2 ATS mark in Week 4, while the Vikings are 1-4 ATS in this week of the season.
