Vikings vs. Eagles Preview: Best NFL Week 2 Betting Site Odds, Promos
The Minnesota Vikings (0-1) visit the Philadelphia Eagles (1-0) at 8:15 p.m. ET on Thursday, Sept. 14. Eagles odds line Philadelphia as a spread favorite and on the moneyline, with Vikings odds at as the best price for Minnesota to win across sports betting sites . The point total is set at . In this article, we break down everything you need to know before placing a bet on Vikings vs. Eagles odds.
Vikings vs. Eagles Betting Odds
NFL Week 2 odds for Thursday Night Football are explained below. Know what you’re betting before you bet it. You may click any of the odds in this post to navigate to the sportsbook to place a bet.
Vikings vs. Eagles Props
Anytime Touchdown Props and Odds
TheLines.com’s Eli Hershkovich went in-depth on potential Thursday Night Football anytime touchdown props. You’ll also find first touchdown scorer props as well in his post.
Vikings vs. Eagles Player Props
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Vikings vs. Eagles weather
The weather this Thursday at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia calls to be ideal for football. Temperatures at kickoff are forecast to be in the mid-to upper-60s with no notable chance of precipitation. Winds are supposed to be moderate, with 10mph sustained expected.
Vikings vs. Eagles Injury Report
NFL teams finalize their injury reports two days before a game and denote whether a player is questionable, doubtful, or out. Practice participation is also logged throughout the week. Here are the Vikings’ injury report and Eagles’ injury report for this week.
Starters On The Injury Report
Nakobe Dean suffered a foot injury in the Eagles’ season opener and is expected to miss about a month, per Adam Schefter. Corner James Bradberry and running back Kenneth Gainwell are also listed as out. Starting center for the Vikings, Garrett Bradbury left Week 1 with a back injury.
Vikings Offense vs. Eagles Defense
A year ago, the Eagles’ defense picked Kirk Cousins off three times en route to a 24-7 beatdown. Coming into the 2023 edition, Philadelphia still rosters one of the most disruptive defenses and the Vikings are showing regression from their 11 one-score wins. In Week 1, Minnesota failed to get anything going on the ground, rushing for just 41 yards total. Cousins missed a few throws that could have changed the complex of the game, one which the Vikings lost outright as 6.5-point favorites.
Run blocking was an issue against Vita Vea and crew, a problem yet to be exacerbated by an Eagles defense front that ranks among the league’s best. Rookie Jalen Carter produced a week-leading eight pressures and a 32% pass rush win rate against a beat up Patriots’ offensive line. Carter might be going against Vikings’ backup center Austin Schlottmann this week as Bradbury deals with a back injury. All three interior offensive linemen for Minnesota ranked outside the top 65 in run blocking in Week 1.
When Cousins lacks a run game, the Vikings’ offense struggles. Even with a receiving corps as talented as the Vikings, the Eagles match up well. Darius Slay allowed just four receptions on seven targets last week and also recorded a pick. Avonte Maddox saw the most action, giving up 10 receptions on 12 targets but for just 9.6 yards per reception and he logged two PBUs.
Philadelphia will get pressure on Cousins, that’s nearly a guarantee. But what how Cousins performs under that pressure matters. Throughout his career, he’s far below league average under pressure.
Eagles Offense vs. Vikings Defense
The NFC Super Bowl favorites showed a little bit of lethargy in Week 1 offensively against the Patriots. As a team, they failed to rush for 100 yards and the run blocking just wasn’t there. In the passing game – albeit against a talented New England front – the Eagles’ starting five allowed 14 pressures and picked up two penalties. Fortunately, Jalen Hurts avoided any sacks thanks to his mobility, but he accrued just 37 yards on the ground.
The Vikings don’t provide nearly the same prowess defensively, especially in the pass rush. Baker Mayfield had 3.76 seconds to throw per dropback and was kept completely clean with no QB hits or sacks. In fact, Minnesota generated just three logged pressures from defensive linemen in the game. Though Philadelphia’s offensive front struggled against the Patriots, it’s still one of the league’s best and should help keep Hurts away from pressure this time around.
Where Minnesota did excel, though, was keeping plays in front of them. Mayfield logged just 5.1 yards per attempt with an aDOT of 7.3. With two speedsters on the outside (AJ Brown and DeVonta Smith), Minnesota’s secondary will be stretched much farther.
Just like on defense, the game starts with control of the line of scrimmage. The Eagles have a clear advantage in the trenches in this game.
Reasons To Bet The Under
This game offers one of the higher point totals on the week, set at points. With no expected weather implications and plenty of burners at the skill positions, it’s easy to see why this game might garner such a high total. However, with the potential dominance from the Eagles’ defensive front, I have to lean under the 48.5-point total.
Mistakes were high and point totals were low to open the 2023 NFL season. Without real participation in the preseason and with the new CBA limiting what teams can and cannot do at practice, mistakes at the beginning of the season will remain high.
Given Cousins’ and the Vikings’ extensive history in primetime games, I’m fading their ability to keep pace on the scoreboard. Should they again play the bend-don’t-break style of defense they did in Week 1 – and manage to keep Brown and Smith in front of them – then the clock will continue to chew and this may sputter to a low-output total.
- Brett’s bet: Under 48.5 points (-110)
Final Thoughts
Anyone who paid attention to the way in which Minnesota finished 13-4 last year knew what to expect coming into this season. After winning 11 one-score games a season ago, the Vikings are off to a 0-1 start in that category. On the road, in primetime, against a much tougher opponent than last week seemingly spells disaster.
The Eagles were favored by -7 on the lookahead line, and that rose to -7.5 come Monday. With -7 being such a key figure in NFL betting (15% of NFL games historically end in exactly seven points), I’m hands-off on the spread. First-half lines are even more inflated, at Eagles -5.5. So for this game, I lean Under 48.5 and will look to the prop bets rather than try to tackle a side, be it the first half or full game.
Best of luck betting on Vikings – Eagles odds Thursday night.
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