NFL Record: (0-0)
NCAAB Record: (2-0) +1.5 UNITS
MIAMI
9-5
9-5 ATS
2-4 Road
2-1 vs NFC
Won 2
24.1 PPG Overall
18.1 PPGA Overall
19.3 PPG Road
26.3 PPGA Road
MINNESOTA
4-10
7-7 ATS
3-4 Home
0-3 AFC
Won 1
23.7 PPG Overall
27.8 PPGA Overall
26.3 PPG Home
25.0 PPGA Home
DIG DEEPER:
Jay Fiedler is 7-1 as a starter this season.
Fins are 21-10 ATS last 31 as a favorite.
Fins are 11-3 ATS last 14 vs losing teams.
Fins are 1-10 ATS in December off back-to-back home games.
Fins are 4-15 ATS on the road in December.
Fins are 4-10-1 ATS vs last 15 NFC opponents.
Vikings are 5-0 ATS at home in December off a win.
Vikings are 7-2-1 ATS in their last home game of the season.
Vikings are 3-7 ATS last 4 weeks of the season.
Vikings are 4-1 ATS last 5 overall.
CONCLUSION:
I know Miami is playing for a first round bye and home field advantage in the playoffs. I know Cris Carter is facing his former team. I know Miami doesn't lose when Fiedler starts at quarterback. However, I still can't bet on Miami as a road favorite in the month of December. The Vikings are a different team at this point in the season. Minnesota's defense has really turned it around. The offense can still put up points with the best teams in the league. Don't think for a second that the Vikings players don't want to win this game just as bad as Cris Carter does. If New England wins tomorrow, Miami will need to wait until next week's showdown with the Patriots before it locks up a playoff berth. I think the Vikings get the straight up victory today!
PLAY = MINNESOTA +3.5
PLAY = MINNESOTA ML
NCAAB Record: (2-0) +1.5 UNITS
MIAMI
9-5
9-5 ATS
2-4 Road
2-1 vs NFC
Won 2
24.1 PPG Overall
18.1 PPGA Overall
19.3 PPG Road
26.3 PPGA Road
MINNESOTA
4-10
7-7 ATS
3-4 Home
0-3 AFC
Won 1
23.7 PPG Overall
27.8 PPGA Overall
26.3 PPG Home
25.0 PPGA Home
DIG DEEPER:
Jay Fiedler is 7-1 as a starter this season.
Fins are 21-10 ATS last 31 as a favorite.
Fins are 11-3 ATS last 14 vs losing teams.
Fins are 1-10 ATS in December off back-to-back home games.
Fins are 4-15 ATS on the road in December.
Fins are 4-10-1 ATS vs last 15 NFC opponents.
Vikings are 5-0 ATS at home in December off a win.
Vikings are 7-2-1 ATS in their last home game of the season.
Vikings are 3-7 ATS last 4 weeks of the season.
Vikings are 4-1 ATS last 5 overall.
CONCLUSION:
I know Miami is playing for a first round bye and home field advantage in the playoffs. I know Cris Carter is facing his former team. I know Miami doesn't lose when Fiedler starts at quarterback. However, I still can't bet on Miami as a road favorite in the month of December. The Vikings are a different team at this point in the season. Minnesota's defense has really turned it around. The offense can still put up points with the best teams in the league. Don't think for a second that the Vikings players don't want to win this game just as bad as Cris Carter does. If New England wins tomorrow, Miami will need to wait until next week's showdown with the Patriots before it locks up a playoff berth. I think the Vikings get the straight up victory today!
PLAY = MINNESOTA +3.5
PLAY = MINNESOTA ML
