Minnesota Vikings vs Philadelphia Eagles Prediction, Preview and Odds - 09/14/2023

Game Time: 8:15 pm ET, Thursday, September 14, 2023

Venue:  Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA

Where to Watch:  Amazon Prime Video

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Vikings +7.5, Eagles -7.5; Over/Under:  48.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Vikings +7.5, Eagles -7.5; Over/Under:  48.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Vikings +7.5, Eagles -7.5; Over/Under:  48.5 points

Minnesota Vikings:  0-1 (3rd place, NFC North)

Philadelphia Eagles:  1-0 (3rd place, NFC East)

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Minnesota Vikings:  lost at home in their last game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20-17.

Philadelphia Eagles:  won their last game on the road against the New England Patriots 25-20.

The Vikings are entering this game with a 0-1 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their divisional games too.  They are 0-1 in their home games, 0-0 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 Buccaneers 20-17. Kirk Cousins was the starting QB and he completed 33/44 passes for 344 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception. Alexander Mattison led the team in rushing yards with 34. Justin Jefferson led the receivers with 150 receiving yards on 9 receptions. Ivan Pace Jr. led the defense in that game with 6 solo tackles and 2 assisted tackles while Danielle Hunter led the defense in sacks with 1. No one on the defense came away with an interception in that game.

 

 

 

The Eagles are entering this game with a 1-0 record overall and they have a 0-0 record in their divisional games too.  They are 0-0 in their home games, 1-0 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They won their last game against the Patriots 25-20. Jalen Hurts was the starting QB and he completed 22/33 passes for 170 passing yards, 1 touchdown, and 0 interceptions. Kenneth Gainwell led the team in rushing yards with 54. A. J. Brown led the receivers with 79 receiving yards on 7 receptions. Reed Blankenship led the defense in that game with 8 solo tackles and 3 assisted tackles while Jalen Carter led the defense in sacks with 1. Darius Slay came away with the only interception for them in that game.

The current betting odds have the Eagles listed as a 7.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Eagles came away with a slim win over the Patriots in week 1 after starting off the game like a blowout but they still held on to the lead to win the game and cover the spread. That game was on the road in New England which is a tough place to play but now they will be back at home for their home opener in prime time. The Vikings lost their season opener at home to the new look Bucs and even though they racked up a lot of yards in that game, scoring was still a big issue for them along with turning the ball over. Now they are playing their 1st road game of the season here and they are playing against a much better team that has something to prove this season after falling just short of winning the Super Bowl last year. The best way to place a bet here is on the Eagles to cover the spread in this game. 

Vikings Eagles Prediction:  Our NFL Pick for Thursday, September 14, 2023 (8:15 pm ET start time) is Eagles 31 Vikings 21.

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Minnesota Vikings: 9-16 ATS against conference opponents. 18-26 ATS off an upset loss as a home favorite. 14-3 OVER after 1 or more consecutive losses against the spread. 18-8 OVER in all games where the total is between 42.5 and 49 points. 

Philadelphia Eagles: 10-3 ATS as a home favorite. 6-3 ATS off a non-conference game. 7-3 OVER off a non-conference game. 8-4 OVER off a road win.

Minnesota Vikings:  G. Bradbury (C) day-to-day - Back. M. Davenport (LB) day-to-day - Ankle. K. Nwangwu (RB) Out indefinitely - Back. J. Lynch (DL) I-R - Knee.

Philadelphia Eagles:  N. Dean (LB) day-to-day - Foot. M. Goodrich (CB) day-to-day - Illness. I. Rodgers Sr. (DB) out for season - Suspension. R. Johnson (OT) I-R - Undisclosed. S. Bradley (LB) I-R - Achilles.

“There was quite a few self-inflicted mistakes.” - Kevin O’Connell after his team’s loss against the Buccaneers in their last game. 

“Was it our cleanest opportunity? No. We’ve got a lot of things to clean up. We didn’t finish some drives late in the game.” - Nick Sirianni after his team’s win against the Patriots in their last game.

WR Jefferson, Justin 

WR Addison, Jordan 

WR Osborn, K.J. 

TE Hockenson, T.J. 

QB COUSINS, KIRK 

RB Mattison, Alexander 

FB HAM, C.J. 

WR Brown, A.J. 

WR Smith, DeVonta 

WR Watkins, Quez  

TE Goedert, Dallas 

QB Hurts, Jalen 

RB Gainwell, Kenneth 

Passing: K. Cousins (344)

Rushing: A. Mattison (34)

Receiving: J. Jefferson (150)

Touchdowns: J. Addison (1)

Passing: J. Hurts (170)

Rushing: K. Gainwell (54)

Receiving: A. Brown (79)

Touchdowns: D. Smith (1)

Coaches:

Minnesota Vikings: Kevin O'Connell (2nd season)

Philadelphia Eagles: Nick Sirianni (3rd season)