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The Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints travel across the pond to London this Sunday for an interesting matchup between two teams under pressure by fans. Back in 2014, New Orleans Saints coach Dennis Allen suffered a massive defeat against the Dolphins at Wembley Stadium. To make matters worse, Allen was fired the next day from his then-Oakland Raiders. The situation for Allen and the Saints isn’t that much different this time. The Saints will arrive at London with a 1-2 record and a two-game losing streak haunting them badly. While this time, it’s much more unlikely that Allen will lose his job in London again, the Minnesota Vikings are a fearsome foe for a Saints riddled with quarterback concerns.
The main issue behind the Saints’ sluggish start is Jameis’ Winston’s back injury, it has been a problem for a while now and although the team left early for London, the solution seems far from sight at the moment. The Vikings are in a different position and taking a much different approach. Sources report the Vikings are left as late as Thursday evening and will be dealing with jet lag while keeping their regular training schedules as untouched as possible. While it may seem a bit reckless, it was in a similar way that the Dolphins made it to London to beat Allen back in 2014.
The Minnesota Vikings are also receiving a boon in the form of Harrison Smith who’s returning to practice in full force now. While the Saints will look to break the spell after a complicated start, it seems the Vikings hold the momentum and will look to strike hard at the New Orleans team to claim their third victory this season. However, do keep an eye out for the saints biting back if the game doesn’t go their way in the first half as most of their points so far this season have come from fourth quarters.
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Minnesota Vikings vs New Orleans Saints Game Information
- Date: 10/02/2022
- Time: 09:30 AM ET
- Location: Tottenham Hotspur New Stadium, London, Greater London, United Kingdom
- How to Watch: Vikings vs Saints: NBC
- Live Stream: NFL.TV
Vikings vs Saints Betting Lines
Saints are +125 according to our Vegas NFL Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $125. On the other side, Vikings are –145 according to the Vegas NFL Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $68.97.
The implied probability for these two teams attached to the betting lines have Saints at a 44.44% chance of winning the game, meanwhile, Vikings have 59.18% probability of finishing the game with the W.
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