Arizona Cardinals vs Minnesota Vikings Prediction, Preview and Odds - 12/01/2024

Game Time: 1:00 pm ET, Sunday, December 1, 2024

Venue:  U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN

Where to Watch:  FOX

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Cardinals +3.5, Vikings -3.5; Over/Under:  45 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Cardinals +3.5, Vikings -3.5; Over/Under:  45 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Cardinals +3.5, Vikings -3.5; Over/Under:  45 points

Arizona Cardinals:  6-5 (2nd place, NFC West)

Minnesota Vikings:  9-2 (2nd place, NFC North)

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Arizona Cardinals:  lost their last game on the road against the Seattle Seahawks 16-6.

Minnesota Vikings:  won their last game on the road against the Chicago Bears 30-27 in overtime.

The Cardinals are entering this game with a 6-5 record overall and they have a 2-1 record in their divisional games too. They are 4-2 in their home games, 2-3 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They lost their last game against the Seattle Seahawks 16-6. Kyler Murray was the starting QB and he completed 24/37 passes for 285 passing yards, 0 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Trey Benson led the team in rushing yards with 18. Trey McBride led the receivers with 133 receiving yards on 12 receptions. Dadrion Taylor-Demerson led the defense in that game with 6 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles while Budda Baker, Zaven Collins, Jesse Luketa, Dante Stills, and L.J. Collier each led the defense in sacks with 1. Garrett Williams came away with the only interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

The Vikings are entering this game with a 9-2 record overall and they have a 2-1 record in their divisional games too. They are 3-1 in their home games, 5-1 in their road games, and they are also 1-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They won their last game against the Chicago Bears 30-27 in OT. Sam Darnold was the starting QB and he completed 22/34 passes for 330 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Aaron Jones led the team in rushing yards with 106 and 1 TD. Jordan Addison led the receivers with 162 receiving yards on 8 receptions and 1 TD. Harrison Smith led the defense in that game with 9 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles while Jonathan Greenard led the team in sacks with 2. No one on the defense came away with an interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have the Vikings listed as a 3.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Vikings have looked really good in their games this season with their 9-2 record overall, but that record only has them in 2nd place of the NFC North and fighting for a Wild Card spot, even though that is one of the best records in the NFL at the moment. They have the Lions ahead of them, the Lions being 10-1, but the division is still up for grabs and the Vikings have looked a lot better since their 2 losses. Meanwhile, the Cardinals have looked good in their games this season with their 6-5 record overall which has them in 2nd place of the NFC West, but with the same record as the leading Seahawks. They have been really hot over the last few weeks with Kyler Murray playing on another level, but they looked terrible last week in their 16-6 loss to the Seahawks and had no run game at all. That will be a big problem since the Cardinals have been worse on the road this year, going 2-3 in road games this season, and the Vikings do have a really good defense that has shut a lot of good offenses down this year. This won't be an easy game for the Cardinals to win after that offensive performance last week, and their defense has been struggling all season too. The Vikings have a lot of talent on offense and they will be able to pull away in this game with the Cardinals struggling more against this better defense. The best way to place a bet here is on the Vikings to cover the spread in this game. 

Cardinals Vikings Prediction:  Our NFL Pick for Sunday, December 1, 2024 (1:00 pm ET start time) is Vikings 24 Cardinals 13.

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Arizona Cardinals: 10-4 ATS as a road underdog of 7 points or less. 6-3 ATS off a loss against a division rival. 8-3 ATS after scoring 14 points or less last game. 10-3 OVER off a road loss. 6-3 OVER off a loss against a division rival. 5-1 OVER versus good rushing defenses - allowing 90 rushing yards/game or less. 

Minnesota Vikings: 0-3 ATS after a 2 game road trip. 4-9 ATS versus good rushing teams - averaging 130 rushing yards/game or more. 9-15 ATS in dome games. 9-4 OVER as a home favorite. 11-4 OVER when playing against a team with a winning record. 6-2 OVER vs. good passing teams averaging 7 or more passing yards/att.

Arizona Cardinals:  M. Melton (CB) Questionable - Illness. X. Thomas (OLB) Questionable - Back. J. Williams (OL) Questionable - Knee. J. Thompson (SAF) Out - Ankle. E. Demercado (RB) Injured - Shoulder. I. Adams (OL) Injured - Back. D. Robinson (DL) Questionable - Calf. K. Beachum (OL) Injured - Rest. D. Taylor-Demerson (SAF) Injured - Back.

Minnesota Vikings:  G. Murphy (OLB) Out - Knee. S. Gilmore (CB) Injured - Rest. H. Smith (SAF) Injured - Rest. J. Bullard (DL) Injured - Toe. N. Muse (TE) Undefined - Hand. A. Jones (RB) Injured - Ribs. S. Darnold (QB) Injured - Toe. J. Oliver (TE) Out - Wrist.

“Obviously, it's a hostile environment. We just didn’t execute, did not execute at a high enough level to win that game.” - Kyler Murray after their win against the Seahawks in their last game. 

“It was just the ability to overcome, and his trust in me and my trust in him. We were gonna do it via the pass on that drive for the most part, try to mix some runs in there if we could. But I think that when your best is required, I had no hesitation of trying to attack what I was seeing and trying to get our guys going to get down there and give Parker a chance.” - Kevin O’Connell after his team’s win against the Bears in their last game. 

WR Harrison Jr., Marvin

WR Wilson, Michael 

WR Dortch, Greg 

TE McBride, Trey

QB Murray, Kyler 

RB Conner, James 

WR Jefferson, Justin 

WR Addison, Jordan

WR Nailor, Jalen

TE Hockenson, T.J.

QB Darnold, Sam

RB Jones, Aaron

FB Ham, C.J.

Passing: K. Murray (2343)

Rushing: J. Conner (705)

Receiving: T. McBride (685)

Touchdowns: M. Harrison (6)

Passing: S. Darnold (2717)

Rushing: A. Jones (798)

Receiving: J. Jefferson (939)

Touchdowns: J. Jefferson (5)

Coaches:

Arizona Cardinals: Jonathan Gannon (2nd season)

Minnesota Vikings: Kevin O'Connell (3rd season)