Minnesota Vikings vs. New Orleans Saints
- The Minnesota Vikings and the New Orleans Saints will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Louisiana Superdome in the NFC Championship Game.
Oddsmakers currently have the Saints listed as 4-point favorites versus the Vikings, while the game's total is sitting at 53.
The Vikings defeated Dallas 34-3 as a 2.5-point favorite last week in the Divisional Round. The combined score fell UNDER the posted total (45).
Brett Favre passed for 234 yards with four touchdown passes for Minnesota, and Sidney Rice caught six passes for 141 yards with three touchdowns in that win.
Drew Brees threw three touchdown passes to lead the Saints to a 45-14 win over the Cardinals in the Divisional Round.
The Saints had no trouble covering the 7-point spread in that contest, while the combined score went OVER the day's posted total (57).
Team records:
Minnesota: 12-4 SU, 9-6-1 ATS
New Orleans: 13-3 SU, 8-8 ATS
Minnesota most recently:
When playing in January are 5-5
When playing on turf are 10-0
After outgaining opponent are 8-2
When playing outside the division are 7-3
New Orleans most recently:
When playing in January are 4-6
When playing on turf are 8-2
After outgaining opponent are 9-1
When playing outside the division are 9-1
A few trends to consider:
Minnesota is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing New Orleans
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 9 games
New Orleans is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games when playing Minnesota
- The Minnesota Vikings and the New Orleans Saints will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Louisiana Superdome in the NFC Championship Game.
Oddsmakers currently have the Saints listed as 4-point favorites versus the Vikings, while the game's total is sitting at 53.
The Vikings defeated Dallas 34-3 as a 2.5-point favorite last week in the Divisional Round. The combined score fell UNDER the posted total (45).
Brett Favre passed for 234 yards with four touchdown passes for Minnesota, and Sidney Rice caught six passes for 141 yards with three touchdowns in that win.
Drew Brees threw three touchdown passes to lead the Saints to a 45-14 win over the Cardinals in the Divisional Round.
The Saints had no trouble covering the 7-point spread in that contest, while the combined score went OVER the day's posted total (57).
Team records:
Minnesota: 12-4 SU, 9-6-1 ATS
New Orleans: 13-3 SU, 8-8 ATS
Minnesota most recently:
When playing in January are 5-5
When playing on turf are 10-0
After outgaining opponent are 8-2
When playing outside the division are 7-3
New Orleans most recently:
When playing in January are 4-6
When playing on turf are 8-2
After outgaining opponent are 9-1
When playing outside the division are 9-1
A few trends to consider:
Minnesota is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing New Orleans
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing New Orleans
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 5 games when playing New Orleans
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Minnesota's last 9 games
New Orleans is 14-3 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Orleans's last 5 games when playing Minnesota