The Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings open the 2026 season against each other Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium. Accordingly, it’s a familiar NFC North NFL odds rivalry game. Now it comes with two significant absences and a new quarterback in Minneapolis.
Jordan Love and Matt LaFleur bring a more established offense to town. But they will be without Micah Parsons, who remains on the physically unable-to-perform list. Parsons is recovering from last year’s ACL tear. Also, they are expected to be without Josh Jacobs.
As a result, that leaves MarShawn Lloyd as the lead back. And it puts more of the early-season burden on Love to find Christian Watson, Jayden Reed, Matthew Golden, and Tucker Kraft. He is up against a Brian Flores defense that still blitzes and disguises as aggressively as any in the league.
Minnesota counters with Kyler Murray making his Vikings debut after winning the job over J.J. McCarthy. Kevin O’Connell is hoping Murray can do what Sam Darnold did two years ago and stabilize an offense. Namely, it is built around Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, and newcomer Jauan Jennings.
Murray’s mobility gives the Vikings a different look than last season. In turn, he will face a Packers pass rush that is missing its best player. Harrison Smith’s surprise return from retirement adds a veteran voice to Flores’s secondary. A secondary that already knows how to complicate a quarterback’s first read.
Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings NFL Betting Information
| Date and Time: | Sunday, September 13, 2026, 4:25 PM ET. |
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| Location: | U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. |
| TV Coverage: | CBS |
| Team | Spread | Total | ML | |
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| Green Bay Packers | +1½ ( -120 ) | 46½ ( -115 ) | -102 |  |
| Minnesota Vikings | -1½ ( -108 ) | 46½ ( -111 ) | -118 | |
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The Green Bay Packers visit the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, September 13, 2026, with kickoff scheduled for 4:25 p.m. Eastern Time at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The Online Wagering matchup airs nationally in the United States on CBS.
Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings Analysis
Overall, the most interesting NFL Betting tension in this game is how two very different quarterbacks will handle two very different defensive personalities.
Jordan Love will see a Brian Flores defense that lives on pre-snap movement, late rotations, and pressure from unexpected places. Love has the arm and the experience to beat that if he stays on schedule and gets the ball out. However, Flores has made a living making pocket passers hesitate.
Without Micah Parsons, Green Bay’s pass rush loses its best disruptor. So, Love may have more time than usual. The question is whether Minnesota’s disguised coverages still force him into the kind of late-down mistakes.
SBG Free Picks
To conclude, Sharps believe that the side lean is Green Bay plus the points. Jordan Love is the more proven quarterback in this matchup. Laying 1.5 with a first-year starter in Kyler Murray, even at home, asks a lot of a quarterback. Especially one making his Vikings debut against the coordinator who coached him for three years in Arizona.
Indeed, Jonathan Gannon knows Murray’s escape routes and first reads. That familiarity, plus a Packers offense that can still score, makes plus 1.5 a reasonable number to take.
Finally, for the total, Flores defenses rarely give up easy points in September. Murray is still learning O’Connell’s timing. And Green Bay’s pass rush is missing its best player. Accordingly, that can produce long, messy possessions rather than clean scoring drives.
Recent Packers-Vikings games have gone both ways on the total. But Week 1 rust and two staffs still installing tend to keep these games in the low-to-mid 40s.
SBG Best Bet: Green Bay Packers and Under the Total.