Vikings vs. Cardinals 2024 Prediction, Odds, Picks - Dec 1

Published Nov. 29, 2024 4:43 p.m. ET

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The Minnesota Vikings (9-2) are the favorites, expected to win by at least a field goal but less than a touchdown (currently -3.5) over the Arizona Cardinals (6-5). The Vikings have won four games in a row. The matchup has an over/under of 45.5 points.

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Vikings vs. Cardinals Odds & Betting Lines

Vikings vs. Cardinals Prediction & Pick

• Pick ATS: Vikings (-3.5)
  
• Pick OU: Under (45.5)
  
• Prediction: Vikings 25 - Cardinals 19

How to Watch Minnesota vs. Arizona

• Game Date: Sunday, December 1, 2024
• Time: 1 p.m. ET
• Venue: U.S. Bank Stadium
• Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
• TV: Watch on FOX
• Live Boxscore: FOX Sports

Vikings vs. Cardinals Recent Matchups

• Minnesota owns a 3-2 record against Arizona in their last five matchups.
• Over their last five head-to-head contests, Minnesota has racked up 144 points, while Arizona has accumulated 124.

Minnesota Betting Info

• Against the spread, Minnesota is 7-3-1 this year.
• The Vikings have covered the spread twice this season (2-1 ATS) when playing as at least 3.5-point favorites.
• Minnesota has combined with its opponent to eclipse the over/under in 36.4% of its contests this year (four times in 11 games with a set point total).
• The Vikings have compiled a 6-2 record in games they played as the moneyline favorite (winning 75% of those games).
• The Vikings have an implied win probability, based on the moneyline, of 62.4%.

Vikings Stats

Minnesota's Key Players

Offense

• Sam Darnold ranks ninth in the NFL with 2,717 passing yards in 11 games this year, averaging 247 per game with a 67.6% completion percentage and 21 touchdowns (fifth in the NFL) against 10 interceptions.
• He has also rushed for 165 yards (fifth on the Vikings) and added one touchdown on the ground, while averaging 15 rushing yards per game.
• Aaron Jones has collected 798 rushing yards (eighth in the NFL) with three touchdowns (72.5 yards per game over 11 games). His 4.5 yards per attempt rank 14th in the league.
• He's also hauled in 32 passes (on 37 targets) for 285 receiving yards with one touchdown. He's averaging 25.9 receiving yards and 2.9 catches per game.
• Justin Jefferson has five touchdown catches this season, and has 61 receptions for 939 yards (second in the NFL) on 91 targets, while averaging 5.5 catches and 85.4 yards per game.
• Jordan Addison has 32 catches for 521 yards and four touchdowns. He's been targeted 50 times in the passing game, and averages 3.6 receptions and 57.9 yards through nine games played.

Defense

• On defense, Andrew Van Ginkel has nine sacks (sixth in the NFL) to go with 14 TFL, 53 tackles, and two interceptions in 2024.
• Jonathan Greenard has nine sacks (sixth in the NFL) in addition to his 13 TFL and 37 tackles.
• Byron Murphy has put up four interceptions (fourth in the NFL) and also has 53 tackles, five TFL, and eight passes defended.
• So far this season, Harrison Smith has 64 tackles, two TFL, one sack, and two interceptions. His tackle total leads the Vikings.

Arizona Betting Info

• Arizona has covered the spread seven times in 11 games with a set total.
• So far this season, the Cardinals have been installed as underdogs by a 3.5-point margin or more four times and are 3-1 ATS in those contests.
• Arizona's games have finished with a final combined score above the over/under four times this year.
• The Cardinals have been underdogs in seven games this season and won four (57.1%) of those contests.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Cardinals have a 41.7% chance to win.

Cardinals Stats

Arizona's Key Players

Offense

• In 11 games played this year, Kyler Murray has racked up 2,343 passing yards, while throwing 12 touchdowns against four interceptions and completing 68.7% of his attempts.
• On the ground, Murray has added four rushing touchdowns and 380 rushing yards (second on the Cardinals).
• James Conner has 705 rushing yards (leading the Cardinals) and five rushing touchdowns, while averaging 64.1 yards per game and 4.2 per carry (24th in the NFL).
• Conner also has 29 catches for 288 yards (fourth on the Cardinals). He has been targeted 35 times and averages 26.2 yards per game.
• So far this season, Marvin Harrison Jr. has caught 36 passes for 546 receiving yards with six touchdowns in the passing game (fifth in the NFL). He has been targeted 66 total times and is averaging 3.3 receptions per game over 11 games played.
• Trey McBride has 685 receiving yards from 61 receptions after receiving 80 targets.

Defense

• Budda Baker has 106 tackles, eight TFL, two sacks, and three passes defended in 2024.
• Kyzir White has 80 tackles, five TFL, 0.5 sacks, and one interception. He is second on the Cardinals in tackles.
• Zaven Collins has four sacks (second on the Cardinals) as well as six TFL and 43 tackles in the 2024 campaign.
• Mack Wilson has intercepted one pass and also has 55 tackles, two TFL, one sack, and three passes defended.

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