Oddsmakers Still Not Sold on Minnesota Vikings vs Green Bay Packers

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The Minnesota Vikings have kicked off their 2024-25 season with an impressive 3-0 start. They have surprised both NFL fans and the Vegas oddsmakers, who have underestimated them in every game so far. If you’re a Vikings fan who’s been betting on the purple, you’re feeling extra good about life this Monday.

Despite their impressive win against the Houston Texans on Sunday, after suffocating the Niners one week before, Vegas refuses to get fully on board the 2024 Vikings ship. The odds for week 4 are in. And the Minnesota Vikings find themselves as +2.5 point underdogs (as of Monday at 8:15 AM CDT) against the (2-1) Green Bay Packers.

Minnesota Vikings underdogs vs Packers (Week 4)

It’s key to remember that this week’s contest is at Lambeau Field, which is why the Packers are favored. But fine, let’s give Green Bay their 3 points, for being at home (that’s generally the accepted points boost for any NFL home team), and you still only get the Vikings as 0.5 point favorites, if the game were played on a neutral field.

Apparently these Vegas bookies dropped ‘Sunday Ticket’, when it switched providers, and haven’t been able to watch Minnesota Vikings games? Because, if you’ve been following the NFL over the first three weeks, it’s impossible to deny that the Vikings have been the better team.

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Vegas doesn’t seem to share that sentiment. Oddsmakers refuse to believe. So, those who have already been profiting on the Vikings’ good fortune, have another great opportunity to do the same thing. This will be the third-straight week Minnesota has opened as the underdog, despite covering their first three matchups by a total of 59 points.

The line is likely to fluctuate, as the week progresses. I’m no betting expert, but it might be smart to get your bets in for Week 4 as soon as you can. It wouldn’t surprise me if the Vikings are favored in this game, by kickoff on Sunday.

Of course, that largely depends on the health of Sam Darnold and Justin Jefferson. But on the other side, QB Jordan Love is a question mark for Green Bay, after he was forced to sit out on Sunday.

The Minnesota Vikings have been disrespected long before the season even started

The 2024 Minnesota Vikings were being underestimated by Vegas long before the season kicked off. Oddsmakers set their over/under win total for the season at just 6.5, easily last in the division. Now 3-0, if you bet on that under, you can probably go ahead and toss that ticket now.

The Vikings have been underdogs in two out of their first three games. In week 1, on the road vs the New York Giants, the Vikings were +1 point favorites. Instead, they dominated the matchup, 28-6.

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Then, in Week 2, they faced the defending runner-ups, the San Francisco 49ers, at US Bank Stadium. Despite being 4-point underdogs, the Vikings once again defied the odds with a 23-17 victory.

Even with a 2-0 start, Vegas still had the Vikings as 1.5-point underdogs going into Week 3 at home against the Houston Texans. But they defied expectations, winning 31-7 and surprising a lot of people.

The Minnesota Vikings aren’t worried about being underdogs, they just keep winning. With a 3-0 record for the first time since 2016, they’ve proven the doubters wrong. This week, they head to Lambeau Field once again as underdogs. It’ll be interesting to see if they can maintain their dominance and silence the oddsmakers.

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