The Minnesota Vikings will look to extend their perfect record to 6-0 this weekend when they visit the Philadelphia Eagles as three-point betting favorites in one of the marquee Week 7 NFL matchups at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com.
Minnesota is one of the surprise stories of the campaign, opening the season with five straight-up and against-the-spread victories to remain the only undefeated team in the NFL going into Sunday afternoon’s Vikings vs. Eagles betting matchup at Lincoln Financial Field.
Former Eagles quarterback Sam Bradford has performed admirably since being acquired last month by Minnesota, throwing six touchdowns with zero interceptions in four starts. But it has been the Vikings’ defense that has powered the club’s success, surrendering a league-best 12.6 points per game.
Led by rookie quarterback Carson Wentz, Philadelphia jumped out to a 3-0 SU and ATS start. However, Philadelphia has fallen on hard times in its past two games, posting SU losses to the Detroit Lions and Washington Redskins, both as road chalk.
The Eagles also have struggled in recent dates with Minnesota, losing two straight while pegged as heavy favorites.
While the Vikings aim to remain undefeated, the Cleveland Browns search for their first SU win of the season as they visit the Cincinnati Bengals as 10-point underdogs. The Browns have opened on an 0-6 run, extending their current SU losing streak to nine games.
Cleveland has covered in two of its past four but is just 3-6 ATS in its past nine games while listed as underdogs of 10-plus points. The Bengals have struggled to generate offense, scoring 17 or fewer points in four of five games, but have dominated the Browns with six SU wins in their past seven home meetings, according to the OddsShark NFL Database.
A crucial NFC West matchup is featured on “Sunday Night Football,” as the Arizona Cardinals host the Seattle Seahawks as narrow 1 1/2-point chalk. The Cardinals have shaken off a sloppy start with decisive SU and ATS wins in their past two games but have averaged fewer than 12 points per game in three straight crushing losses to Seattle on home turf.
“Monday Night Football” features a clash between clubs struggling with consistency, as the Denver Broncos entertain the Houston Texans as big nine-point favorites.
The Texans notched a 26-23 win over the Indianapolis Colts last week but are winless SU and ATS in two road games this season. Denver has lost two straight since opening with four straight victories, averaging just 14.5 points per game while twice losing outright as betting chalk.
And in other Week 7 action, the Tennessee Titans are favored by three points against the Colts, and the Lions host the Redskins as one-point chalk.
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