Vikings Vs. Eagles: Odds, Analysis, Picks For NFL Week 7 Game
Editor’s note: NESN.com’s Mike Cole, Ricky Doyle and Andre Khatchaturian deliver their NFL picks every Thursday of the season, and here’s who they like in the Minnesota Vikings-Philadelphia Eagles Week 7 game, with the line from OddsShark.
(-2.5) Minnesota Vikings (5-0) at Philadelphia Eagles (3-2), Sunday, 1 p.m.
Mike: Vikings. Mike Zimmer’s coming off a bye, which is potentially bad news for Philly. Dating back to 2008 when he was the defensive coordinator in Cincinnati, Zimmer’s defenses allowed 13 points or fewer in five of eight games.
Ricky: Vikings. The Eagles really missed right tackle Lane Johnson last week, as his replacement, rookie Halapoulivaati Vaitai, struggled against the Redskins. The task will only get tougher this week, and that’s bad news for rookie quarterback Carson Wentz and Philadelphia’s offense.
Andre: Eagles. I smell a letdown! The Vikings aren?t in the comfort of their impressive new stadium and the Eagles know Sam Bradford pretty well having gone up against him in practice many times when he was a member of the Eagles. The Vikings lead the league in turnover differential, but Carson Wentz doesn?t make many mistakes. Nearly a third of the Vikings touchdowns this season have been defensive or special teams touchdowns. Sam Bradford is going to have to win this game with his arm and I don?t think the Vikings anemic offense (4.9 yards per play) is up for the task.
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