New York Giants vs Minnesota Vikings Prediction, 12/24/2022 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 16

Game: New York Giants vs Minnesota Vikings

Date: Saturday, December 24, 2022

Location: U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, MN

TV: FOX

Odds/Point Spread: Vikings (-4.5)

Total/Over-Under: 47

The Minnesota Vikings (11-3) will try to defeat the New York Giants (8-5-1) at U.S. Bank Stadium on Saturday. New York is 4.5-point underdogs. The betting total is set at 47.

The New York Giants head into this matchup 8-5-1 for this season. In their last contest, the Giants went up against the Commanders and took home the win by a score of 20-12. Daniel Jones connected on 21/32 with 160 yds passing. He had a QB rating of 77.6 and ended the contest without throwing an interception. Saquon Barkley was the leader on the ground for the Giants with 18 carries for 87 yards (4.8 yds per carry). Richie James had an average of 10.5 yds per reception by recording 42 yds on 4 receptions. The New York Giants ran the football 30 times and amassed 128 yards, earning them an average of 4.3 yards per attempt. In all, they ran 62 plays which totaled 288 yds. New York relinquished 17 pass completions on 29 attempts for 228 yards, and a completion rate of 58.6%. When it came to stopping the run, the Giants conceded 159 yards on 26 attempts, which averages out to 6.1 yds per run surrendered.

In terms of putting the ball in the endzone, the New York Giants are averaging 20.5 points per game. Offensively they have an average of 146.2 yards via the ground game which ranks them 6th in the NFL. The Giants have earned 4,553 total yards for the season. New York has earned 135 1st downs as an offense, and they have been flagged for 88 penalties for 678 yds. They have given the ball to the opposition 13 times (5 interceptions and 8 fumbles). In terms of getting in the endzone, New York has earned 13 passing touchdowns and 17 touchdowns on the ground.

Regarding yards via the pass, the Giants have given up 3,037 yards which has them sitting in 17th in the NFL. They have conceded 216.9 yards per game via the pass as well as conceding a completion percentage of 60.7%. Over the course of this season, they are granting 367.3 yards per contest which has them sitting 26th in football. They have granted 17 touchdowns by air in addition to 15 touchdowns pounding the rock. They are allowing teams to run for an average of 5.4 yards per rushing attempt and 150.4 rushing yards per contest this season. In total, they have allowed 2,105 yards via the running game in 14 contests. The Giants rank 14th in the league regarding team defense, allowing 22.3 points per contest.

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The Vikings head into this matchup 11-3 for this year. The last time they stepped on the gridiron, the Vikings went home victorious with a score of 39-36 when they played the Colts. Kirk Cousins (4 TDs) ended the contest with 460 yards on 34/54 through the air while his QB rating was 99.3. He tossed 2 interceptions and his average yds per pass attempt was 8.5 yds. Dalvin Cook ran the football 17 times for 95 yds, ending the game with 5.6 yds per carry for Minnesota. K.J. Osborn had the best day in terms of receiving for the Vikings, bringing in 10 throws for 157 yards (15.7 yds per catch). Minnesota rushed the ball for 3.8 yds per carry, finishing with a total of 92 yards on 24 carries. The Vikings finished the game with a total of 518 yards on 86 plays (6.0 yards per play). The Vikings secondary allowed a completion rate of 57.6%, relinquishing 170 yds on 19 out of 33 passing. Minnesota conceded 43 rush attempts for 171 yards (4.0 yds per rush).

The Minnesota Vikings maintain an average of 354.6 yards/game ranking them 13th in the league. They maintain an average of 95.4 yards per game on the ground and have rushed for 1,335 yards in total. The Minnesota offense has racked up 599 yards of penalties on 72 infractions, which ranks them 26th in the league in terms of helping out the other team. They have tossed 11 picks while conceding 6 fumbles and they have earned 199 1st downs. Over the course of the season to this point, the Vikings have compiled 3,629 passing yards as well as an average of 259.2 passing yards per game, ranking them 7th in the NFL. In relation to their scoring prowess, the Vikings are ranked 8th in football with an average of 25.1 points per game.

They have yielded 20 touchdowns through the air in addition to 278.8 yards/outing, which has them ranked 31st in football. Minnesota has given up a total of 1,686 yards via the ground game (120.4 yards per game) as well as 14 touchdowns via the rush this season. They have tallied 21 takeaways (9 fumbles and 12 picks) for the season. The Vikings defense has participated in 941 plays, which is good for 31st in the league. Overall, they have conceded 349 total points. The Vikings are relinquishing 24.9 points per game, which has them ranked 28th in the NFL.

Who will win tonight's Giants/Vikings NFL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Giants +4.5

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