The Minnesota Vikings visit the Green Bay Packers at 4:25 p.m. ET on Sunday, Jan. 1. Primary markets for the game show the Packers as spread favorites and on the moneyline. Vikings Packers odds feature a total set at .
In this article, we break down everything you need to know before placing a bet on the game, including team matchups, key metrics, weather and the best available NFL Week 17 odds. Click on the odds anywhere in this post to bet now.
Vikings At Packers Odds: Spread, Moneyline, Over/Under
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Vikings At Packers Player Props
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Vikings At Packers Betting News & Angles
Use this rolling, updating list of news bites about each team to help your handicapping for Vikings – Packers odds.
Vikings inactives against the Giants:
CB Cam Dantzler
RB Ty Chandler
OLB Luiji Vilain
DL Esezi Otomewo
DL Ross Blacklock
Notable Justin Jefferson props for his upcoming matchup against the Giants on DraftKings Sportsbook:
Anytime TD Scorer: +105
92.5 Receiving Yards: -115 Over/-115 Under
Jefferson has hit this receiving line in eleven of seventeen games this season. The Giants' defense ranks 31st in PFF pass defense and 20th in PFF pass rush. Jefferson had 133 receiving yards and a touchdown when these teams met in Week 16.
The Vikings host the Giants in the first round of the Playoffs on Sunday. On FanDuel Sportsbook, the Vikings are 3-point favorites and the Over/Under is set at 48.5. The Vikings beat the Giants by three points at home in Week 16 on a last second field goal.
Packers inactives for Week 18 against the Lions:
CB Shmar Jean-Charles
T Rasheed Walker
T Caleb Jones
WR Bo Melton
DL Jonathan Ford
Vikings inactives against the Bears:
CB Cam Dantzler Sr.
S Harrison Smith
OLB Za’Darius Smith
C Garrett Bradbury
DL James Lynch
DL Ross Blacklock
The Packers have another mismatch Week 18 in the running game. Green Bay ranks third in rush offense DVOA, per Football Outsiders and second in PFF rush grade. Stopping the run is still an issue for the Lions. Detroit's rush defense ranks twenty-seventh in rush D DVOA and twenty-fourth in rush PFF grade.
A.J. Dillon's rushing yards prop sits at 40.5 with +130 the best available price to score a touchdown at Caesars. Dillon has scored six rushing touchdowns in the Packers' last five games.
The Vikings head to Chicago in Week 18 for a divisional matchup. On DraftKings Sportsbook, the Vikings are 7-point favorites and the Over/Under is set at 43. The Vikings are still fighting for playoff seeding while the Bears are starting QB Nathan Peterman as their season is over after this game.
The Packers are -4.5 favorites across the board for their Week 18 matchup against the Lions. The point total is set at 49 or 49.5 depending on where you shop.
After rattling off four straight wins, the Packers have a chance to sneak into the postseason as the 7th seed in the NFC playoffs. They simply need to beat Detroit to get in. Over the last five games, RB A.J. Dillon has scored six touchdowns.
The final week of the NFL season concludes with the Vikings as -5 (-110) favorites at PointsBet against the Chicago Bears.
Sportsbooks have already begun to post odds for Justin Jefferson to break the single season receiving yards record. DraftKings has posted Jefferson's odds to get 194+ receiving yards against the Bears at +1000. As of Tuesday night, these are the best odds available.
Vikings inactives against the Packers:
CB Kalon Barnes
C Garrett Bradbury
DL Ross Blacklock
OLB Luiji Vilain
RB Ty Chandler
T Vederian Lowe
DL James Lynch
Packers Vs. Vikings Weather
A high temperature of 35 degrees Fahrenheit, with overcast clouds and 4 mph winds, is the forecast for Lambeau Field on Sunday.
Packers Vs. Vikings Injury Report
Green Bay Injuries
| Player | Pos. | Injury | Status | Avg. Snap Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Bakhtiari | OT | Appendix | Questionable | 53.4 |
| Yosuah Nijman | OT | Shoulder | Questionable | 51.7 |
| Aaron Jones | RB | Ankle | Questionable | 38.2 |
| Christian Watson | WR | Hip | Questionable | 35.7 |
| Keisean Nixon | CB | Groin | Questionable | 33.9 |
Minnesota Injuries
| Player | Pos. | Injury | Status | Avg. Snap Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett Bradbury | C | Back | Questionable | 67.6 |
| Cameron Dantzler | CB | Ankle | Questionable | 55.3 |
Vikings Offense Vs. Packers Defense
| Vikings Offense | Stats (Rank) | Packers Defense |
|---|---|---|
| 25.2 (7) | Points/Gm | 22.3 (17) |
| 0.380 (11) | Points/Play | 0.382 (27) |
| 354.5 (12) | Yards/Gm | 336.8 (17) |
| 259.9 (6) | Pass Yards/Gm | 192.4 (3) |
| 94.5 (28) | Rush Yards/Gm | 144.4 (27) |
| 5.3 (18) | Yards/Play | 5.8 (27) |
| 6.5 (18) | Yards/Pass | 7.1 (27) |
| 4.1 (25) | Yards/Rush | 5 (29) |
| 40.39% (15) | 3rd Down % | 37.65% (10) |
| 64.29% (7) | Red Zone % | 56.52% (20) |
| 1.1 (6) | Turnovers/Game | 1.3 (13) |
| 6.93% (19) | Sack Rate | 7.05% (13) |
Packers Offense Vs. Vikings Defense
| Packers Offense | Stats (Rank) | Vikings Defense |
|---|---|---|
| 20.9 (18) | Points/Gm | 24.9 (28) |
| 0.335 (19) | Points/Play | 0.37 (24) |
| 342.6 (19) | Yards/Gm | 402.3 (31) |
| 219.5 (17) | Pass Yards/Gm | 281.5 (32) |
| 123.1 (14) | Rush Yards/Gm | 120.8 (19) |
| 5.5 (14) | Yards/Play | 6 (31) |
| 6.5 (17) | Yards/Pass | 7.5 (31) |
| 4.7 (11) | Yards/Rush | 4.4 (18) |
| 38.64% (19) | 3rd Down % | 37.63% (9) |
| 51.02% (24) | Red Zone % | 55.56% (15) |
| 1.3 (19) | Turnovers/Game | 1.5 (8) |
| 5.39% (7) | Sack Rate | 6.01% (23) |
Vikings At Packers Betting Insights
Why The Vikings Can Cover The Spread
The Packers don’t really play into their weak points. This secondary has been shredded by opposing passing games, but Green Bay has been getting more mileage out of its rushing attack this year. Christian Watson is the only really threatening weapon they have out wide. And despite having an ace corner in Jaire Alexander, the team showed no willingness to use him to shadow Justin Jefferson when these teams met in Week 1. Minnesota is getting +3.5 against a team that it’s not at all clear is superior here.
Why The Packers Can Cover The Spread
Start with more urgency to win and playing at home. That’s usually a formula that produces great effort, which we should see from the Packers. And while Kirk Cousins looks like he should do well here, one point in the Packers’ potential favor is the frequency with which they blitz. They rank second there, and Cousins has lost quite a bit of effectiveness when blitzed. According to PFF, he garners just a 56.5 grade against the blitz, while checking it at 83 when facing four or fewer rushers.
Reasons To Bet The Over
Neither of these teams look especially capable of stopping anybody. One can simply look at the Vikings’ yards per play allowed to see how that’s going for them. And the Packers just gashed week after week by opposing running games. They rank dead last at 32nd in rush defense DVOA. If this game were in a dome, we would expect it to push toward 60.
Reasons To Bet The Under
But, it’s not. And look no further than some of the scores posted in Week 16 to see what NFL offenses produce in adverse conditions. Most of the games that took place in snowy, cold weather struggled to even find their way to 30 points. While this game doesn’t exactly look like the return of the Ice Bowl, if Week 16 is any judge, we should temper our expectations as far as points go here.
Vikings At Packers Matchups To Watch For
Justin Jefferson Vs. Packers DBs
After the ugly Week 1 loss, Packers CB Jaire Alexander expressed some frustration the team didn’t let him shadow the superb Jefferson more. Will the game plan change here to give Alexander a shot? Even if it does, will it matter? Nothing and nobody can seem to stop Jefferson this season. We’ll see if the Packers can come up with anything.
Kirk Cousins Vs. Packers Blitz
Again, the blitz has been a bit harsh on Cousins this year, and the Packers ranked second in blitz rate entering last week. The Vikings have a solid pairing at tackle but are weak on the interior. Cousins has always been a little shaky under pressure, and the Packers may need to blitz since they won’t have monster EDGE threat Rashan Gary here.
Packers RBs Vs. Vikings LBs/Safeties
The Packers don’t have the most threatening WR corps, so they target RBs frequently, with theirs piling up the 10th most targets in the NFL at 105. Both Aaron Jones and AJ Dillon have shown capability to do damage in that capacity, and the Vikings have been shoddy at covering RBs with a 24th-place DVOA ranking there. Jones in particular has been an awesome receiver. He’s coming off a lackluster game against the Dolphins. The team may look to get him involved more here.
Final Thoughts
The Vikings completely dominated the Packers in the first meeting, but that was basically ancient history at this point since it happened back in Week 1. Now, the Packers are rolling along making what has become an “every few years” emergency playoff push. However, even in recent wins like the one against the Dolphins, they’ve struggled to contain the opposing offense. And while the Vikings may be overrated in many capacities, they still do have a pretty strong offense. Even the struggling Dalvin Cook should find some footing against this soft run defense. Both rushing offenses are well set up, and both teams will look to get that going in the elements. Thus, the total looks a bit high, considering how much the cold seemed to affect NFL offenses in general in Week 16.
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