Last year the Minnesota Vikings were a hot futures pick. That is usually the case with the Purple Gang. Minnesota is always hyped as next year’s team with the NFL betting odds. With a battleship full of draft choices in the 2020 NFL Draft, the Vikings were a hot property. But the Vikings may have outsmarted themselves. Minnesota completely revamped their defense for 2020, and it took too long for the new players to get up to speed. The Vikings flopped out of the gate with a 1-5 start and never recovered.
2021 Minnesota Vikings Betting Odds
| Vikings | Odds |
|---|---|
| Odds to win Super Bowl: | +4650 |
| Odds to win NFC Conference: | +2100 |
| Odds to win NFC North Division: | TBD |
| 2021 Regular Season Win Total: | 9 |
2021 Minnesota Vikings SBG Odds Overview
At the onset of the season is the belief that the Vikings could finally arrive. Minnesota returns a team that paid its sports betting dues in 2020. Following a lot of on-the-job training, the Vikings will benefit from that costly investment in 2021.
2021 Minnesota Vikings Team Overview
To be exact, the Vikings have never won the Super Bowl. Despite 30 playoff appearances since 1968. From 1969 through 1976, head coach Bud Grant led the team to its only four Super Bowl appearances. Minnesota went down to the Chiefs, Dolphins, Steelers, and Raiders. Legends such as Fran Tarkenton, Chuck Foreman, Alan Page, Carl Eller, and Paul Krause set the standard for Minnesota. Now a new generation of fans and gamblers wait for a long-overdue return.
Last year, Minnesota finished 7-9 straight up and 6-10 against the spread. Minnesota was in playoff position at 6-6 but then wilted with a 1-3 stretch to end the campaign. Gamblers were aggravated by seven consecutive failures on the board to close out 2020. But these same bettors are coming back for more. Minnesota is the second Pro Football Bets choice to the Packers to win the NFC Central.
Mike Zimmer and Kirk Cousins
Head coach Mike Zimmer returns for his eighth season at the helm of the Vikings. He has a career record of 64-47-1 with three playoff appearances. Zimmer led the Vikings to the 2017 NFC championship game with quarterback Case Keenum. However, they were annihilated in Philadelphia.
Subsequently, Minnesota believed that quarterback Kirk Cousins was the final piece of the Super Bowl puzzle. Consider Cousins has never matched Keenum’s peak of coming within one game of the Super Bowl. Zimmer has a defensive background. Thus, 2020 rankings of 27th for overall defense and 29th for points allowed were quite disappointing.
Kirk Cousins has been something of a tease to fans and gamblers at Minnesota. Last year his quarterback rating was a solid 105.0 with a 35/13 TD/INT ratio. Yet Cousins never quite gets the Vikings to their ultimate destination. He is known for imploding when it matters most.
Running back Dalvin Cook ran for 1557 yards and 16 touchdowns last year. It was the second consecutive 1000-yard season for Cook. Also, Cook caught 44 passes. Wide receiver Justin Jefferson enjoyed a stellar rookie season with 88 catches, 1400 yards, and seven touchdowns.
Overall, Minnesota had a good but not great 2021 NFL Draft. Virginia Tech offensive tackle Christian Darrisaw was their first-round pick.
Specifically, a week 17 NBC Sunday Night Football matchup at the Green Bay Packers could be for all the marbles in the NFC North.
2021 Minnesota Vikings SBG Best Bet: Vikings Over 9 Wins.
"I'm frustrated with, not just my football players who won't get vaccinated, I'm frustrated with everybody." – Coach Zimmer
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