Atlanta Falcons vs Minnesota Vikings Prediction NFL Picks 12/8/24

The Atlanta Falcons and the Minnesota Vikings meet in week 14 NFL action from U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday afternoon. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Atlanta Falcons vs. Minnesota Vikings prediction.

Atlanta Falcons Recap

The Atlanta Falcons will be out to rebound after ending up with a 17-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers last time out. After this game, the Falcons will head on the road for a date with the Las Vegas Raiders.

Falcons Lose Third Straight

Kirk Cousins has thrown for 3,052 yards, 17 touchdowns, and 13 interceptions on 67.4% passing while Bijan Robinson has a team-high 885 rushing yards and 7 touchdowns. Tyler Allgeier has 445 rushing yards as well while Drake London has a team-high 70 receptions for 796 yards and 6 TDs and Darnell Mooney has 51 grabs for 731 yards and 5 scores. Kyle Pitts has 494 receiving yards with 3 TDs while Ray-Ray McCloud III has 476 receiving yards and Bijan Robinson has 392 receiving yards as well on the year. On defense, Kaden Elliss leads the Falcons with 103 total tackles including 60 solo tackles while the Falcons’ defense has combined for 15 sacks and 7 interceptions as well on the year.

Why the Atlanta Falcons will win

• The underdogs have won five of the last six games between the Falcons and Vikings.
• The Vikings have lost four of their last five games as home favorites against NFC opponents.
• The Vikings have failed to cover the spread in each of their last eight games in December.
• The Falcons have covered the spread in each of their last seven games as underdogs following a home loss.

Minnesota Vikings Recap

The Minnesota Vikings come into this one looking to build on their 23-22 win over Arizona last time out. After this game, Minnesota will head home for a date with the Chicago Bears.

Vikings Win Fifth Straight

Sam Darnold has thrown for 2,952 yards, 23 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions on 67.6% passing while Aaron Jones has rushed for 820 yards and 3 touchdowns. Justin Jefferson leads the Vikings’ receiving group with 68 grabs for 1,038 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns while Jordan Addison has 575 receiving yards with 4 TDs and four more Vikings have 200+ receiving yards as well on the year. On defense, Harrison Smith and Josh Metellus each have a team-high 71 total tackles while Andrew Van Ginkel has 9 sacks. Jonathan Greenard has 10 sacks, Pat Jones II has 7 sacks, while Byron Murphy Jr. has 5 interceptions and Camryn Bynum has 3 INTs. As a unit, Minnesota’s defense has combined for 39 sacks and 18 interceptions on the year.

Why the Minnesota Vikings will win

• The Vikings have won 10 of their last 11 Sunday games.
• The Falcons have lost seven of their last eight road games against opponents on a winning streak.
• The Falcons have failed to cover the spread in each of their last four games against NFC North opponents.
• The Vikings have covered the spread in each of their last four Week 14 home games.

Falcons vs. Vikings Prediction

I’m on the Vikings here. Normally I’d take a look at the Kirk Cousins revenge angle with Atlanta needing to pick up wins at some point, but the thing is that the Vikings are rolling right now, and Atlanta in their current form is not who I want to rely on to try to slow down Minnesota. I’ll roll with the Vikings to win by a score.