Minnesota coach Mike Zimmer is 16-4 straight-up in preseason, winning their only other road game this August, 48-28, at Denver. The QB rotation is deep with Kirk Cousins, Kyle Sloter and Trevor Siemian, while the defense is strong with talent and depth. Last week QB Sloter was 11-of-15 with two TDs, no picks in a 21-20 win over Seattle. Tennessee is learning a new playbook under first-year coach Mike Vrabel. The results have been awful, winless through three games, getting outscored by a 25.5-12 average. They've been going easy on QB Marcus Mariota, coming back from a serious injury, and the most time this week will be for rookie QB Luke Falk. Falk has combined to go 19-of-34 for 182 yards, one TD, one pick, and three sacks, so back the best preseason team and coach the last five Augusts. Take Minnesota.
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Who is the public on? 68% of the public bets are on Minnesota Vikings on the -6 ATS. And, 55% of the bets are on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game is that Minnesota will win by a score of 23.2 to 17.1 with Minnesota winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Who was the public on? 55% of the public bets were on Tennessee Titans on the -3 ATS. 57% of the public money was on Tennessee Titans to win on the moneyline. And, 62% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Tennessee would win by a score of 26.0 to 23.5 with Tennessee winning on the moneyline, Minnesota winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Who was the public on? 59% of the public bets were on Minnesota Vikings on the +1.5 ATS. 71% of the public money was on Minnesota Vikings to win on the moneyline. And, 57% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Minnesota would win by a score of 18.9 to 15.9 with Minnesota winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going UNDER the total.
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Minnesota at Tennessee
8:00 PM Eastern
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Who was the public on? 55% of the public bets were on Tennessee Titans on the 0 ATS. 53% of the public money was on Tennessee Titans to win on the moneyline. And, 56% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Minnesota would win by a score of 23.9 to 17.7 with Minnesota winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Minnesota at Tennessee
1:00 PM Eastern
Defenses are often ahead of the offenses in Week 1. In this game, a pair of run-oriented teams clash that rarely pass the football, preferring to control the ball, which also eats up yards and burns the clock keeping scoring down. Minnesota is a road favorite, but dealing with quarterback issues after losing Tedy Bridewater for the season. Backup QB Shaun Hill will run the offense while new addition Sam Bradford learns the playbook. Last season the Vikings' offense was #29 in total yards, #16 in points, and had almost no passing game. Minnesota is on a 13-4-1 run UNDER the total, including 12-3-1 UNDER on the road. Tennessee is home where they always play hard for coach Mike Mularkey. The offense is run-oriented behind QB Marcus Mariota, #30 in total yards last season and adds RB DeMarco Murray. The defense is bend but don't break, ranking #12 in the NFL in yards allowed in 2015. Look for a battle of field goals as both teams run all day, and grab the home dog with the home team covering the last four meetings. Play Tennessee and UNDER the total.
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Who was the public on? 62% of the public bets were on Minnesota Vikings on the +3 ATS. 51% of the public money was on Minnesota Vikings to win on the moneyline. And, 50% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Minnesota would win by a score of 21.5 to 18.4 with Minnesota winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Minnesota at Tennessee
8:00 PM Eastern
Think Mike Zimmer can coach? The no-nonsense Vikings coach is now 8-0 SU/ATS in preseason, ripping the Cowboys on the road last week as a dog 28-14. The offense has scored 20+ points in three straight while the defense has allowed 3, 16, 12 and 14 points in four games. They face a rebuilding Tennessee Titans team with an bad defense, allowing 31, 14 and 34 points in three preseason games. Even in the 27-14 win over the Rams the defense surrendered 406 yards, including 290 yards passing. These teams met in week four last season with the same coaches and Minnesota dominated 19-3, on the road leading 16-0 at the half...and they will again. Take the road dog Vikings.
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