Vikings Favored to Win Eight Games in 2017… For Now…
Joe Johnson
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… depending on how much faith you put in Las Vegas. Considering the amount of people that live underneath Vegas? I wouldn’t put too much into it. But that’s just me.
Either way, it’s still May so there’s really not that much to talk about (What a great advertisement for tonight’s Podcast!), so let’s take a look at the odds that I came across on 247Sports.com (Which originally appeared on ESPN.com). For the sake of full disclosure, as well, we do have a sponsor that handles this sort of thing in MyBookie, so if you want to place some bets after reading this article, try them? I know, we’ve got a lot of new sponsors… So I thank you for supporting both our site and our sponsors because at the end of the day, that’s what keeps the site going. Speaking of which…
So, let’s take a quick look at these odds… Now, I may not understand “Gambling” or “Genuine friendship” but I was confused at first at it appeared to me (The guy everyone yells at at the blackjack table) that the Vikings were favored to win every game in 2017 (Who picked these spreads, me?). But, upon closer inspection (You know, journalism) I realized that it depends on the order in which the teams are presented.
So… The Vikings are favored to win six of their first eight games (Going into the bye, losing to the Packers and the Steelers, which is fair). After that, it kinda falls apart (Feel familiar) with the Vikings only being favored in two of their final eight games (against the Bengals and Rams). I don’t think that the Vikings will be swept by the Packers, as I really do think that the team filled enough holes in the draft to be a lot more competitive and deep in 2017. Think the pre-Bye 2016 Vikings with an offensive line and run game. Who wouldn’t be excited about that (A lot of people, apparently, but… Still I rise!).
Really, I see the Vikings returning to 2015 form, personally. I can’t really envision another terrible year, I don’t think my heart can handle it. So, chalk it up to wishful/desperate thinking but I see the Vikings going 11-5 or better. Again, if the 2016 Vikings had an offensive line and two good to great running backs on roster? Things would’ve been a lot different and I think people forget that.
- Week 1 Saints at Vikings (-3)
- Week 2 Vikings at Steelers (-6)
- Week 3 Buccaneers at Vikings (-3)
- Week 4 Lions at Vikings (-3)
- Week 5 Vikings (-2) at Bears
- Week 6 Packers (-1.5) at Vikings
- Week 7 Ravens at Vikings (-3.5)
- Week 8 Vikings (-7) at Browns in London
- Week 9 BYE
- Week 10 Vikings at Redskins (-1.5)
- Week 11 Rams at Vikings (-7.5)
- Week 12 Vikings at Lions (-2.5)
- Week 13 Vikings at Falcons (-5.5)
- Week 14 Vikings at Panthers (-3)
- Week 15 Bengals at Vikings (-3)
- Week 16 Vikings at Packers (-6.5)
What do you think? Over? Under? Let us know!