Week 8 kicks off, as always, with Thursday Night Football. This week, we have the Minnesota Vikings coming off their first loss of the season taking on the Los Angeles Rams, who are looking to stay alive in the NFC West. With the matchup coming before we know it, we’ve got our best Vikings vs. Rams predictions for you.

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Vikings vs. Rams Predictions For Thursday Night Football, NFL Week 8

The Vikings and Rams were both a part of one-score games on Sunday afternoon, but it’s safe to say that the former featured much more sound, impressive football, while the latter featured sloppy play that led to such a close finish.

Therefore, we aren’t surprised to see Minnesota listed as road favorites, which surprisingly, treated teams well this past weekend. Until the New York Jets lost on Sunday Night Football, all road favorites won in Week 7.

We expect that trend to continue with this matchup, especially given how close the Vikings were to advancing to 6-0. They are still very much in the driver’s seat in the NFC playoff race, which is why they’ll be the focus of the best bet from our Vikings vs. Rams predictions coming up.

 

 

 

Minnesota Vikings: Not Dwelling On Last Week

Playing on Thursday nights is generally not a team’s favorite aspect of the NFL schedule, but in this case, it may suit the Vikings well. After being 5-0 and having a week off with their bye, last Sunday’s loss to the division rival Detroit Lions in such heart-breaking fashion is something they’ll want to forget.

With virtually no time to dwell on it given this matchup with the Rams. they could actually benefit from the short week. That’s only the Minnesota mindset, and with how things have looked in LA outside of the beautiful weather, signs are pointing in the direction of the Vikings on just about all fronts.

 

 

 

Los Angeles Rams: Tail Of Different Halves

As much as the short week may actually benefit the Vikings, it has the complete opposite effect for the Rams. They’ve been trying effortlessly to get healthy, namely WRs Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua, so fewer days to allow them to do so isn’t a positive.

Admittedly, Kupp was nearly ready for Week 7 before ultimately sitting out again. Nacua is eligible to return from injured reserve for this matchup, but given what we’ve been hearing, it’s difficult to imagine he'll be 100% if he does end up suiting up. After nearly allowing the Las Vegas Raiders to come back this past Sunday, stocks are falling for the Rams.

 

 

 

Vikings vs. Rams Odds, Spreads, Total & Betting Lines

As mentioned, the Vikings vs. Rams odds have Minnesota listed as road favorites, and you can see each of the standard markets at Caesars Sportsbook below:

 

 

 

Vikings vs. Rams Predictions: Minnesota -3 (-110 at Caesars Sportsbook)

Let’s not just gloss over the most recent point that we made - the Rams had to fight to the bitter end to beat the Raiders 20-15. It was a far from inspiring performance, even at home. Well, as most fans have realized by now, playing at home means all but nothing for LA.

LA often brings more fans of the opposition to the stadium, and you can be sure that plenty of fans in Minnesota will gladly take the trip out west with winter approaching. Regardless, we aren’t fully selling the Vikings just because of their first loss of the season.

Let’s remember that it came by the hands of the Lions, who currently have the shortest odds to win the entire NFC (+350 at Caesars)! Again, they also narrowly pulled off the win, but QB Jared Goff is simply on another level as of late.

On the flip side, Rams QB Matthew Stafford hasn’t been able to look like his Super Bowl form, primarily due to his lack of weapons. There’s no doubt that RB Kyren Williams has been their bright spot, but they’re going to need more than one weapon when facing a team as balanced as Minnesota.

Even after last Sunday’s loss, not only is Minnesota 5-1, but they’re also 5-1 against the spread, so we’ll gladly make the best bet from our Vikings vs. Rams predictions on Minnesota -3 (-110 at Caesars Sportsbook).

 

 

 

Vikings vs. Rams Injury Report & Latest News

We’ve noted key injuries throughout our Vikings vs. Rams predictions, and we have the Monday practice report for you below:

MIN Vikings:

LA Rams:

 

 

 

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