On September 8th, the Minnesota Vikings will lock horns with the New York Giants at the MetLife Stadium for their first NFL regular season game. The Minnesota Vikings are coming here after dominating the Eagles in the last game of the preseason. On the other hand, the New York Giants took a nasty fall against the Jets in week 3 of the preseason. The best week 1 NFL betting odds are favoring a win for the Minnesota Vikings in this game.
Minnesota Vikings vs New York Giants NFL Week 1 Review Information
Date: September 08, Sunday | Time: 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Location: MetLife Stadium, New Jersey
TV: FOX
Stream: NFL+/Fubo TV
Moneyline: Minnesota Vikings (-120) vs New York Giants (+100)
Spread: Minnesota Vikings (-1 – 110) vs New York Giants (+1 -110)
Total (O/U): Minnesota Vikings (u41.5) vs New York Giants (o41.5)
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings played the Philadelphia Eagles in the third week of the NFL preseason and won the game with an impressive 26-3. This regular season will be the third under head coach Kevin O’Connell. Last year, the Vikings finished with an overall 7-10. As a team, the Vikings are scoring an average of 20.24 points in each game, with 256.41 passing yards. On defense, Minnesota is allowing opponents to grab an average of 21.29 points per matchup.
Top 3 Players:
Justin Jefferson: 69 Rec, 1,074 Yds, 5 TD (2023)
Harrison Smith: 60 Solo, 3 FF, 0 INT, 3 PD (2023)
Sam Darnold: 59 Yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
New York Giants
The New York Giants were paired with the New York Jets in the last game of the preseason. In that game, the Giants lost miserably with 10-6 against the Jets. New York is coming to this season coached by Brian Daboll who is in his third consecutive year here. As a unit, the Giants are grabbing an average of 15.65 points in each game, with 169.76 passing yards. Defense-wise, the team is allowing their opponents to get away with 23.94 points per game.
Top 3 Players:
Daniel Jones: 138 Yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
Brian Burns: 1 Solo, 0 Sack, 0 FF, 0 INT
Malik Nabers: 4 Rec, 54 Yds, 0 TD
Minnesota Vikings vs New York Giants NFL Week 1 Injury Report
Minnesota Vikings
J.J. McCarthy,QB,Is out for season, Knee
New York Giants
No injuries
Minnesota Vikings vs New York Giants NFL Week 1 Betting Trends
Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota are 0-4-2 ATS in their last 6 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota’s last 5 games.
Minnesota are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games.
Minnesota are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against NY Giants.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota’s last 5 games when playing on the road against NY Giants.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Minnesota’s last 6 games against an opponent in the National Football Conference.
Minnesota are 0-6-2 ATS in their last 8 games against an opponent in the National Football Conference East division.
Minnesota are 0-4-1 ATS in their last 5 games played in September.
Minnesota are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games played on a Sunday.
New York Giants
NY Giants are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of NY Giants’ last 18 games.
NY Giants are 6-12 SU in their last 18 games.
NY Giants are 5-0-1 ATS in their last 6 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Giants’ last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota.
NY Giants are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games against an opponent in the National Football Conference.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of NY Giants’ last 5 games against an opponent in the National Football Conference North division.
NY Giants are 3-9 SU in their last 12 games played in September.
NY Giants are 1-6 SU in their last 7 games played in week 1.
Minnesota Vikings vs New York Giants NFL Week 1 Summary and Prediction
The New York Giants are sure to struggle on the scoreboard in this game with Minnesota’s comparatively better offense. The Minnesota Vikings are all set to win this game with a final score of 22-21 as predicted by the latest NFL betting trends.
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