Minnesota Vikings vs. Indianapolis Colts Prediction, Tips & Odds – Dec. 17, 2022 19:00 CET
The Indianapolis Colts are coming to Minnesota after a bye week and three consecutive losses in the past period.
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Minnesota Vikings Team News
The Minnesota Vikings have a chance to win their division for the first time since 2017 by winning this game. They played impressively so far in the season and new head coach Kevin O’Connell has the most credit for that. He revived this team, which in previous years played below expectations.
The Vikings have an extremely powerful offense. Kirk Cousins occasionally makes mistakes, but that’s nothing new. With 1,500 yards, Justin Jefferson is by far the best wide receiver in the NFL this season and running back Dalvin Cook is having a great year as well. When everything is in order, the Vikings offense can score 30 points against almost any team in the NFL. The problem is their defense which is quite unstable. That was best seen in Detroit last week. This is especially reflected in the passing defense, where they are among the worst in the entire league.
Given that the Vikings have a chance to win their division in this game, there is no doubt that they will be highly motivated. They are a better team than the Indianapolis Colts and if they don’t have a lot of turnovers, it will be a big surprise if they don’t get their 11th win of the season.
Indianapolis Colts Team News
When the Indianapolis Colts fired head coach Frank Reich on November 7, it was clear this season was over. The only shocking thing was that owner Jim Irsay gave the job to Jeff Saturday, who had never even been a coordinator at this level.
Saturday caused a reaction from the players in the first game against the Las Vegas Raiders, but after that the Colts lost three games in a row. It was especially painful in Dallas where they lost 54:19 two weeks ago. Only the Denver Broncos offense is worse than theirs this season and it is certain that there will be big changes in Indianapolis during winter and spring. Basically, they can’t wait for this extremely bad season to finally be over.
It is difficult to expect that in this condition the Colts can do much in Minneapolis. They are playing against a much more motivated team that is better than them in almost all positions. Surprises are possible, but it will take something we haven’t seen a lot from the Colts this year.
H2H
Interestingly, the Indianapolis Colts have a six-game winning streak against the Minnesota Vikings. The last time they lost against this opponent was back in 1997.
Injuries
Jonathan Bullard, Blake Brandel, Irv Smith Jr and Bisi Johnson won’t play for the Minnesota Vikings due to injury. Patrick Jones and Garrett Bradbury are questionable.
Kenny Moore and Mike Strachan are out for the Indianapolis Colts. Brandon Facyson is doubtful.
Minnesota Vikings vs. Indianapolis Colts Prediction
The Minnesota Vikings are better team, they play on their home field and this game has much more significance for them. These are the reasons why we expect them to win without much trouble.
Kick-off time: Saturday, 17.12.2022. 19:00 CET
Prediction: Minnesota Vikings -3
Odds: 1.70
Sportsbook: BetUS
