Vikings vs. Chargers Prediction, Odds, Picks - Sep 24

The Minnesota Vikings (0-2) are considered favorites (-1) according to the point spread ahead of their game versus the Los Angeles Chargers (0-2) on September 24, 2023, starting at 1:00 PM ET, airing on FOX. The expected point total for the matchup is set at 54.5.

Vikings vs. Chargers Odds & Betting Lines

Vikings vs. Chargers Prediction & Pick

• Pick ATS: Los Angeles (+1)
  
• Pick OU: Over (54.5)
  
• Prediction: Minnesota 29 - Los Angeles 28

How to Watch Minnesota vs. Los Angeles

• Game Date: Sunday, September 24, 2023
• Time: 1:00 PM ET
• Venue: U.S. Bank Stadium
• Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
• TV: Watch on FOX

Vikings vs. Chargers Recent Matchups

• Minnesota owns a 3-2 record against Los Angeles in their last five matchups.
• Los Angeles has been outpaced by 43 points in its last five tilts versus Minnesota.

Minnesota Betting Info

• Minnesota covered seven times in 17 games with a spread last season.
• Against the spread, as 1-point favorites or greater, the Vikings went 6-7 last season.
• A total of 11 Minnesota games last season went over the point total.
• The Vikings won all 12 of the games they were listed as the moneyline favorite last season.
• When it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -115 or shorter, Minnesota had a 12-1 record (winning 92.3% of its games).
• The Vikings have an implied moneyline win probability of 53.5% in this matchup.

Vikings Stats (2022)

Minnesota's Key Players

Offense

• Kirk Cousins averaged 7.1 passing yards per attempt (15th in the NFL) and 267.5 yards per game last year, completing 65.9% of his passes on the way to 4,547 total yards (fourth in the NFL), 29 touchdowns (fifth in the NFL) and 14 interceptions in 17 games.
• He added 97 yards on the ground, with two rushing touchdowns. He averaged 5.7 yards per game and 3.1 per attempt.
• Justin Jefferson had 1,809 receiving yards (first in the NFL) and eight touchdowns on 128 receptions (first in the NFL), while being targeted 184 times.
• In 17 games played last season, T.J. Hockenson had 86 catches (5.1 receptions per game on 7.6 targets per game) for 914 yards and six receiving touchdowns.
• K.J. Osborn was targeted 90 times, resulting in 60 catches for 650 yards .

Defense

• Jordan Hicks' 2022 showing included 129 tackles, two TFL, three sacks, and one interception over 17 games.
• Danielle Hunter had 65 tackles, 12 TFL, and 10.5 sacks.
• During the 2022 season, Harrison Smith had 85 tackles, one TFL, and five interceptions over 14 games.
• Camryn Bynum intercepted two passes to go with 80 tackles and six passes defended.

Los Angeles Betting Info

• Los Angeles went 11-6-0 ATS last season.
• The Chargers had an ATS record of 5-1 as underdogs of 1 point or more last year.
• A total of seven of Los Angeles games last season went over the point total.
• Last season, the Chargers were the underdog six times and won one of those games.
• Los Angeles was 1-5 last season when entering a game as the underdog by -105 or more on the moneyline.
• The Chargers have a 51.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.

Chargers Stats (2022)

Los Angeles' Key Players

Offense

• Justin Herbert passed for 4,739 yards last year (second in the NFL), with 25 TDs (eighth in the NFL) and 10 interceptions. He completed 68.2% of his passes, averaging 278.8 yards per game and 6.8 per attempt.
• Austin Ekeler scored 13 rushing TDs, totaling 915 yards (4.5 per attempt and 53.8 per game).
• Ekeler also collected 722 yards receiving (42.5 per game) on 107 catches (6.3 per game). He was targeted 127 times and caught five TD passes.
• In 13 games last year, Mike Williams had 63 catches (4.8 per game on 7.2 targets per game) for 895 yards and four TDs.
• Keenan Allen had 66 receptions for 752 yards and four TDs. He averaged 6.6 yards per game in 10 games and was targeted 89 times.

Defense

• During the 2022 season for the Vikings, Eric Kendricks recorded one sack to go with eight TFL and 137 tackles in 17 games.
• Derwin James had four sacks plus five TFL, 115 tackles, and two interceptions.
• Over the 2022 season, Khalil Mack posted 50 tackles, 12 TFL, and eight sacks in 17 games.
• Kenneth Murray's production included one INT plus 76 tackles, seven TFL, one sack, and three passes defended in 16 games.