Sunday, November 15, 2015

O.co Coliseum

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The Minnesota Vikings take on the Oakland Raiders on Sunday at O.co Coliseum. The opening line for this game has Oakland as 3 point favorites and the over/under was set at 42.5.

Teddy Bridgewater finished his last game with 144 yards through the air for Minnesota. He completed 13 passes out of 21 attempts for a 62% completion percentage. Adrian Peterson led the Vikings in rushing with 125 yards. He averaged 4 yards per carry on his 29 rushing attempts for the game. Stefon Diggs was the team leader in receiving with a total of 42 yards and 3 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 14 yards per reception. As a team in that game Minnesota got a total of 21 first downs by way of 9 rushing, 6 passing, and 6 by penalty. They ran 63 total plays for 293 yards for the game. The Vikings ran for 145 yards on 35 attempts.

Derek Carr finished his last game with 301 yards through the air for Oakland. He completed 24 passes out of 44 attempts for a 55% completion percentage. Latavius Murray led the Raiders in rushing with 96 yards. He averaged 6 yards per carry on his 17 rushing attempts for the game. Michael Crabtree was the team leader in receiving with a total of 108 yards and 7 receptions. He finished the game with an average of 15 yards per reception. Oakland got a total of 24 first downs by way of 6 rushing, 17 passing, and 1 by penalty. They ran 69 total plays for 440 yards for the game. The Raiders ran for 139 yards on 25 attempts.

Minnesota is averaging 21 points per game on the offensive side of the ball. They are completing 19 passes per game on 30 attempts for a 63% percent completion percentage and average 189 yards in the passing department per game. The Vikings are running for an average of 133 yards per game on 30 attempts for an average of 4.4 yards per carry. They also run 63 plays per contest and average 5.1 yards per play for an average of 322 yards per game. The Vikings are averaging 19 first downs per game and they accumulate 50.9 penalty yards per game via 5.6 penalties.

Minnesota gives up an average of 221 passing yards and 18 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow 22 completions per game on 34 attempts for a completion percentage of 65%. The Vikings give up 112 rushing yards per contest on 25 carries for a 4.5 average per carry. Minnesota gives up 332 total yards per game including 5.3 yards per play. They force 1.1 turnovers per contest and get flagged for 7.2 penalties per game that total 57.5 yards as a unit.

Oakland is putting 27 points on the board per game on the offensive side of the ball. They complete 25 passes per game on 38 attempts for a 66% percent completion percentage and average 270 yards in the passing department for each outing. The Raiders run for an average of 105 yards per game on 24 attempts for an average of 4.4 yards per carry this season. They also run 63 plays per game and average 6 yards per play for a total of 375 yards per game. The Raiders get an average of 20 first downs per game and they average 66.1 penalty yards per game via 8.4 penalties.

Oakland gives up 315 passing yards per outing and 26 points per game on the defensive side of the ball. They allow an average of 29 completions on 45 attempts per game for a completion percentage of 64%. The Raiders give up 97 rushing yards per game on 24 carries for an average of 4 yards per carry. Oakland gives up 412 total yards per game including an average of 5.8 per play. They create an average of 1.8 turnovers per game and 6.9 penalties for 66 yards each game.

Minnesota Betting Trends

Minnesota is 1-7-0 against the over/under so far this season

Minnesota has an ATS record of 7-1-0 this season

Oakland Betting Trends

Oakland is 6-2-0 against the over/under so far this season

Oakland has an ATS record of 5-3-0 this season

Injuries to Watch

Minnesota

11/11/15 LB Anthony Barr Arm "?" Sunday vs. Oakland
11/10/15 LB Audie Cole Ankle IR
11/08/15 LB Eric Kendricks Ribs "?" Sunday vs. Oakland
11/08/15 DE Justin Trattou Ankle "?" Sunday vs. Oakland
11/08/15 DT Sharrif Floyd Knee "?" Sunday vs. Oakland
11/08/15 QB Teddy Bridgewater Concussion injured last game, "?" Sunday vs. Oakland
10/28/15 CB Jabari Price Shoulder IR
10/28/15 C John Sullivan Back out indefinitely
10/23/15 DT Shamar Stephen Toe IR
08/16/15 T Phil Loadholt Achilles IR

Oakland

11/10/15 S Nate Allen Knee probable Sunday vs. Minnesota
11/10/15 CB Travis Carrie Shoulder probable Sunday vs. Minnesota
11/09/15 C Rodney Hudson Ankle "?" Sunday vs. Minnesota
11/08/15 RB Latavius Murray Concussion injured last game, "?" Sunday vs. Minnesota
10/29/15 LB Neiron Ball Knee out indefinitely
10/28/15 DE Justin Tuck Pectoral IR
09/07/15 T Menelik Watson Achilles IR

Tony's Pick: Take Minnesota

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