The handle\u2019s tilted even more on the moneyline, with bettors seeing a chance to nearly double their wager. As of Monday afternoon, 91 percent of bettors are willing to take the Packers straight up. That equals 88 percent of handle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
There\u2019s less agreement on the over\/under. FanDuel reports that 57 percent of bettors are on the over, with that equaling 60 percent of the money.<\/p>\n
There are a couple factors at play as to why bettors are fading the Vikings on Monday night.<\/p>\n
One is starting quarterback Kirk Cousins and his 0-8 career record on Monday Night Football, with the most recent defeat taking place on Dec. 2 at Seattle. However, a look at his stats shows the record isn\u2019t necessarily on Cousins\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n
In those eight Monday night starts, according to statistics from ProFootballReference.com, he\u2019s completed better than two-thirds of his passes (204-of-305) for 2,226 yards, to go with 10 touchdowns and five interceptions. In four of the games, Cousins posted a quarterback passer rating of better than 100.<\/p>\n
When talking to reporters last week, Vikings coach Mike Zimmer brushed off any notion that Cousins, who has thrown for 3,481 yards with a 70.5 completion percentage and a 25-to-5 touchdown-to-interception ratio this season, isn\u2019t a primetime quarterback.<\/p>\n
Kirk has done a great job for us this year,\u201d Zimmer said. \u201cHe\u2019s been outstanding, he\u2019s played great all year long. If we get beat on Monday night, it\u2019s not going to be because of Kirk Cousins. It\u2019s because we didn\u2019t win as a team.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
A more pressing issue for the Vikings on Monday night might be the absence of starting running back Dalvin Cook. Cook, who previously battled a chest injury earlier in the season, injured his shoulder in last week\u2019s win against the Los Angeles Chargers.<\/p>\n
In his third season, Cook has finally become a 1,000-yard rusher. But his shoulder injury may keep him out of the playoffs. Further complicating the rushing attack is that second-stringer Alexander Mattison is battling an ankle injury and was listed as questionable over the weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Green Bay Packers head to rival Minnesota for a Monday Night Football matchup with playoff ramifications. The 11-3 Packers lead the NFC North by a game over the 10-4 Vikings, and with a win, they\u2019ll secure the division title and greatly improve their chances for a first-round playoff bye. Even with a loss on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":122848,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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