Arizona Cardinals vs Minnesota Vikings Prediction NFL Picks 12/1/24

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Arizona

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Minnesota

-Recent betting trends in games played between Arizona and Minnesota

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Cardinals and Vikings. 

Vikings Just Keep Winning

A lot of the games aren’t pretty, but the Vikings just keep winning games, and coming into this game they sit with a 9-2 record overall. Against the Chicago Bears, they were outscored 17-3 in the 4th quarter, and they ended up needing overtime, but they were able to secure the 30-27 victory. Sam Darnold had another huge game completing 22 of his 34 passes for 330 yards, two touchdowns, and zero interceptions. Aaron Jones did have a huge game finishing with 22 carries for 106 yards and a touchdown. Jordan Addison also had a huge game finishing with eight catches for 162 yards and a touchdown. The Vikings overall is averaging 24.9 points while their defense is giving up 17.9 points per game. The offense is ranked 9th in the league while the defense is ranked 5th. Justin Jefferson’s stats might be down the last couple of weeks, but teams are putting so much attention on him, that others like Jordan Addison are able to be more open because of the attention. 

Why the Vikings Will Beat the Cardinals

• The home team has won each of the last nine games between the Cardinals and Vikings.
• The Cardinals have lost 10 of their last 11 games following a Division game.
• The Vikings have covered the spread in each of their last seven games against the Cardinals.
• The Cardinals have failed to cover the spread in each of their last four road games against NFC North opponents.
• The Vikings have won the first half in 10 of their last 11 home games against the Cardinals.
• The Cardinals have lost the first quarter in each of their last four road games against NFC North opponents.

How Do the Cardinals Bounce Back?

The Cardinals' offense overall this season has been solid, but in the last game against the Seattle Seahawks, they didn’t look good. The Cardinals had a grand total of six points, and that came from two field goals. Kyler Murray completed 24 of his 37 passes for 285 yards, zero touchdowns, and one interception. The running game couldn’t get anything going, and Trey Benson was the top rusher and he finished with four carries for 18 yards. Two games ago against the New York Jets, the offense scored 31 points and they are going to need to get the offense back on the right track here. The Cardinals are averaging 22.2 points while their defense is giving up 21.5 points per game. The offense is ranked 16th in the league while the defense is ranked 11th. 

Arizona Cardinals vs Minnesota Vikings Prediction

The home-field advantage is the real deal at US Bank Stadium, and that along with the defense is going to play a huge role in this game. The Vikings' defense led by Brian Flores has done a good job of confusing offenses all season and that is going to be the difference here. The Cardinals' offense struggled in the last game, and they are going to really struggle to get the offense going again here. Look for the Vikings to get another strong game from the offense and Sam Darnold, and Minnesota is going to end up cruising here to the victory. Back the Vikings against the spread.