Two 6-1 teams face off as the Minnesota Vikings host the Buffalo Bills in a blockbuster Monday Night Football clash.
The Vikings are looking to bounce back from their 19-15 loss to the Detroit Lions last week as they take on a Bills team that is fresh from racking up the score against an injury-hit Baltimore Ravens in Week 8.
Buffalo will be facing a backup quarterback for the second week after Joe Fagnano featured for the Ravens and now Carson Wentz will start for the Vikings in place of Kyler Murray, who is struggling with a hamstring injury.
This is set up for an intriguing clash between two of the best teams in the NFL.
Bills vs. Vikings Betting Picks & Predictions
Buffalo Bills -3.5 (+102)
This Monday Night Football matchup between the Buffalo Bills and Minnesota Vikings pits the number one offense in the NFL against the best defense.
The Bills have been almost irresistible this season, scoring at least 30 points in five of their seven games, including their last three straight. They face a Minnesota team that is allowing fewer than 14 points, setting up a clash between both teams’ strengths, which should be an extremely entertaining watch.
Minnesota lost to division rivals Detroit last week and their offense has struggled badly to match the output of their defense. Murray has not been great and Wentz gets his second start of the season with their first-string struggling with a hamstring complaint.
Minnesota’s offense ranks 27th in the league and even against a Bills defense that has allowed nearly 26 points per game, that is a big concern.
Buffalo, on the other hand, has been extremely impressive, with Josh Allen looking back to his very best under first-year coach Joe Brady. Their 30-year-old quarterback is putting together an MVP campaign after rushing for nine touchdowns and throwing for 11 more.
Allen is so difficult to keep in the pocket that Minnesota’s rush-heavy defense could actually play into his favor, allowing him to use his legs to extend plays and throw on the run.
The Bills have a habit of turning every game that they play into a shootout and if that happens once again, it will only suit Buffalo. Minnesota’s struggling offense simply cannot hang with this high-powered attack and the Bills are taken to cover the spread, something that they have done in five of their seven games this year.
Josh Allen anytime touchdown scorer (-120)
Minnesota has the best defense in the league and while they are lights out in the air, their rushing defense is not quite as strong. They are allowing 116.7 yards rushing per game and while James Cook is likely to do the majority of the work on the ground, Allen’s rushing is so tough to stop in the red zone.
The Bills quarterback has a rushing touchdown in all but one of his team’s seven games this season and he looks a solid pick to get another in Minnesota.
Justin Jefferson over 80.5 receiving yards (-120)
Justin Jefferson is on pace to have a career-low total for receiving yards, with 335 after six games. However, he is facing a Bills defense with real issues in stopping explosive plays through the air.
Wentz starting could also benefit Jefferson, who has 92 yards receiving and two touchdowns during the backup’s only other start of the year against Green Bay.
Jefferson had 193 yards receiving in the 2022 game between these two and he could come back to haunt them again. Take the over for the star wideout’s receiving line.
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Bills vs. Vikings odds
Buffalo Bills | -178 |
Minnesota Vikings | +149 |
Spread | BUF Bills -3 |
Total Points | O/U 43.5 |
Bills vs. Vikings player props
Anytime touchdown
Josh Allen (BUF Bills) | -120 |
James Cook (BUF Bills) | -110 |
Justin Jefferson (MIN Vikings) | +160 |
Jordan Mason (MIN Vikings) | +200 |
T.J. Hockenson (MIN Vikings) | +220 |
DJ Moore (BUF Bills) | +275 |
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