Minnesota Vikings vs New York Giants Prediction, Preview and Odds - 09/08/2024

Game Time: 1:00 pm ET, Sunday, September 8, 2024

Venue:  MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ

Where to Watch:  FOX

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Vikings -1.5, Giants +1.5; Over/Under:  41 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Vikings -1.5, Giants +1.5; Over/Under:  41 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Vikings -1.5, Giants +1.5; Over/Under:  41 points

Minnesota Vikings:  0-0 (NFC North)

New York Giants:  0-0 (NFC East)

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Minnesota Vikings:  N/A

New York Giants:  N/A

The Vikings finished last season with a 7-10 record overall and they were 2-4 in their division games too. They had a 2-6 record in their home games and had a 5-4 record in their road games where they will be in this game. Last season, their offense was averaging 20.2 points per game and their defense was allowing an average of 21.3 points per game. Their offense was also averaging 347.8 yards per game and their defense was allowing an average of 333.2 yards per game. Kirk Cousins led the team in passing yards with 2331, Alexander Mattison led the team in rushing yards with 700, and Justin Jefferson led the team in receiving yards with 1074.

The Giants finished last season with a 6-11 record overall and they were 3-3 in their division games too. They had a 4-4 record in their home games and had a 2-7 record in their road games, but they will be at home in this game. Last season, their offense was averaging 15.6 points per game and their defense was allowing an average of 23.9 points per game. Their offense was also averaging 280 yards per game and their defense was allowing an average of 361.7 yards per game. Tyrod Taylor led the team in passing yards with 1341, Saquon Barkley led the team in rushing yards with 962, and Darius Slayton led the team in receiving yards with 770.

The current betting odds have the Vikings listed as a 1.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Vikings finished last season with a 7-10 record overall and missed the playoffs. Now they have a different team this season with Kirk Cousins leaving for Atlanta. They drafted JJ McCarthy to be their future starter, but he is dealing with an injury so Sam Darnold will be getting another chance to start in Minnesota. Darnold has had a rough time in the NFL and has bounced around from team-to-team the last few years, but now he is getting a chance to start in Minnesota with McCarthy out and he will be looking to make the most of his opportunity. They still have lots of talented receivers for him to throw to, and they also picked up Aaron Jones to give their team a solid presence on the ground. Meanwhile, the Giants were terrible last season with their 6-11 record overall and it has been a bit of a disaster since Daboll's 1st season coaching the team. They lost Saquon Barkley in the off-season too and he was pretty much their whole offense. They replaced him with Devin Singletary, but that is definitely a downgrade. They drafted Malik Nabers who had a great college career, but they still lack talent in their receiving corps and it doesn't help that Daniel Jones is still the starting QB trying to get the ball to them. Jones has been a disaster as a starting QB in New York and he has had plenty of opportunities to prove himself as a starter. He just isn't going to be the answer for this team so it is hard to back them until they choose to move on. The Vikings have some new faces this season, but they still have the more experienced players in their offense and a QB who is looking to prove he can be a starter in this league. The best way to place a bet here is on the Vikings to cover the spread in this game. 

Vikings Giants Prediction:  Our NFL Pick for Sunday, September 8, 2024 (1:00 pm ET start time) is Vikings 17 Giants 13.

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Minnesota Vikings: 7-4 ATS in their last 11 games. 7-1 ATS in the third quarter of their last 8 road games. 6-2 (+6.40 units) on the third quarter moneyline in their last 8 road games. 

New York Giants: 6-13 ATS in the first quarter of their last 19 games. 5-9 ATS in the third quarter of their last 14 games. 3-16 (-8.50 units) on the first quarter moneyline in their last 19 games. 

Minnesota Vikings:  None.

New York Giants:  None.

"We've got some good stuff brewing upstairs." - Kevin O’Connell on his team coming into this new NFL season.

"Yeah, I'm doing it." - Brian Daboll on the offensive play calling duties coming into this new NFL season. 

WR Jefferson, Justin

WR Nailor, Jalen

WR Addison, Jordan

TE Mundt, Johnny

QB Darnold, Sam

RB Jones, Aaron

FB Ham, C.J.

WR Nabers, Malik

WR Hyatt, Jalin

WR Robinson, Wan'Dale

TE Bellinger, Daniel 

QB Jones, Daniel 

RB Singletary, Devin

Passing: N/A

Rushing: N/A

Receiving: N/A

Touchdowns: N/A

Passing: N/A

Rushing: N/A

Receiving: N/A

Touchdowns: N/A

Coaches:

Minnesota Vikings: Kevin O'Connell (3rd season)

New York Giants: Brian Daboll (3rd season)