Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings Prediction, 12/29/2024 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 14

Game: Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings

Date: Sunday, December 29, 2024

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

TV: Fox

Odds-Point Spread: Vikings (+2.5)

Total-Over-Under: 45

U.S. Bank Stadium is the site where the Minnesota Vikings (13-2) will attempt to defeat the Green Bay Packers (11-4) on Sunday. Green Bay opens this matchup as 2.5-point favorites. The total is 45.

The Green Bay Packers step onto the field holding a record of 11-4 for this year. In their last contest, the Packers played the New Orleans Saints and earned the victory with a final of 34-0. Jordan Love finished 16-28 with 182 yards passing and 1 touchdown. He had a quarterback rate of 88.7 and ended the contest without throwing a pick. Jayden Reed averaged 25.3 yds per catch by totaling 76 yds on 3 catches. Josh Jacobs led the offense in rushing for the Packers with 13 totes for 69 yards (5.3 yards per carry). On the day, they ran 69 plays which totaled 404 yards. The Green Bay Packers ended up running the ball 39 times and compiled 188 yds, earning them an average of 4.8 yards per tote. When it came to the battle of the line of scrimmage, the Packers conceded 67 yards on 20 attempts, which averages out to 3.4 yards per run allowed. Green Bay relinquished 15 pass completions on 30 tries for a total of 129 yards, and a completion percentage of 50.0%.

The Packers have earned 5,665 total yards for the season. Green Bay has 153 1st downs, and they have committed 100 penalties for 740 yds. When it comes to getting the ball in the endzone, Green Bay has compiled 27 passing touchdowns and 19 touchdowns via the ground. They have turned the football over 16 times (11 picks and 5 fumbles). As a unit they're maintaining an average of 147.3 yards via the ground game which has them sitting 4th in the NFL. In terms of scoring, the Green Bay Packers are sitting at 27.5 PPG.

The Packers rank 6th in the league in relation to their opponents scoring, conceding 19.1 points per contest. They are allowing teams to run for an average of 4.1 yards per attempt on the ground and 102.5 rushing yards per game for the year. Over the course of this season, they have given up 1,537 rushing yards through 15 outings. In terms of passing yards, the Packers have surrendered 3,145 yards which has them ranked 8th in the NFL. They have conceded 209.7 yards per game through the air and allowed a completion percentage of 66.5%. During the season, they are conceding 312.1 yards-game ranking them 7th in the National Football League. They have yielded 19 touchdowns through the air in addition to 12 touchdowns via the ground game.

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The Vikings step onto the field holding a record of 13-2 for this season. In their last contest, the Vikings walked away with a victory by a final of 27-24 against the Seattle Seahawks. Sam Darnold (3 touchdowns) ended the contest with 246 yds on 22-35 through the air while his quarterback rate was 112.3. He didn't throw any interceptions and his average yds per pass attempt was 7.0 yds. Aaron Jones ran the football 18 times for 67 yards, walking away from the game with 3.7 yds per carry for Minnesota. Justin Jefferson was a featured target for the Vikings, snagging 10 footballs for 144 yards (14.4 yards per catch). Minnesota ran the ball for 3.4 yards per attempt, finishing with 81 yds on 24 carries. The Vikings finished the contest with a total of 298 yards while running 59 plays (5.1 yards per play). The Vikings pass defense conceded a completion rate of 72.1%, surrendering 302 yds on 31 for 43 passing. Minnesota surrendered 15 running attempts for 59 yards (3.9 yards per rush).

The Minnesota Vikings have an average of 346.3 yards per game which has them ranked 12th out of all teams in the league. They are averaging 111.1 run yards per game and have toted the ball for 1,666 yards in total. The Minnesota offense has compiled 768 yds of penalties on 97 infractions, which has them sitting 15th in the NFL in terms of making mistakes. For the year thus far, the Vikings have earned 3,529 passing yards as well as holding an average of 235.3 passing yards per contest, which has them sitting 8th in football. Regarding the points being put on the board, the Vikings are ranking 9th in the league with an average of 26.4 points per game.

They have yielded 22 touchdowns from the passing game as well as 248.7 yards per game, which puts them in 29th in football. Minnesota has allowed the opposition a total of 1,306 rushing yards (87.1 yards per contest) and 7 touchdowns by way of the ground game for the year. Their defense has 30 takeaways (8 fumbles and 22 interceptions) over the course of the season. The Vikings defense taken the field for 955 plays, which ranks 25th in the league. The Vikings are surrendering 18.4 PPG, which puts them in 2nd of all teams in the league.

Who will win tonight's Packers-Vikings NFL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take the Packers -2.5

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