The NFL season has a trio of games on the docket on Christmas Day, and we have a fascinating NFC North matchup on Thursday Night Football, as the reeling Detroit Lions are set to take on the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium. Will the Lions break out of their slump against a division rival, or will the Vikings spring the upset at home? Let’s get into our Lions vs. Vikings Same Game Parlay picks for TNF, with the matchup getting underway at 4:30 pm ET. You can also find out our expert NFL picks for all of the Week 17 action.
Vikings +7.5 (-115)
Under 43.5 (-110)
Amon-Ra St. Brown over 76.5 receiving yards (-114)
Lions vs Vikings Same Game Parlay odds: +575
Part of the value in a Same Game Parlay, of course, is that you can have legs that don’t correlate with each other if you’re looking to boost your odds. In this case, Amon-Ra racking up plenty of receiving yards doesn’t correlate with the Vikings staying within the number. Let’s break down each leg.
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Minnesota Vikings +7.5 over Detroit Lions (-110)
For the first leg of our Lions vs. Vikings Same Game Parlay, we’re going to be backing the hosts with the points. This is a terrible situational spot for the Lions, as Detroit is coming off a brutal loss in the final seconds at the hands of the Pittsburgh Steelers at home. Now, the Lions’ playoff aspirations are on life support, and it doesn’t appear that Detroit is going to be able to come back from this crushing defeat. Therefore, while the Vikings are dealing with a number of key injuries on the offensive line and at quarterback, our expert is just fine fading a sputtering Lions team that is just 4-6 over their last 10 contests. Look for this matchup to be decided by 1 possession on Thursday.
Find out our expert’s full Lions vs Vikings predictions on the side and total for the 2nd game on NFL Christmas
Under 43.5 (-110)
As previously mentioned, this is a difficult game to handicap given the injuries and lack of motivation for both sides. With that in mind, the under is the only way our expert can look in this game as it relates to the total, especially now factoring in the quarterback situation for the Vikings. Ultimately, regardless of the motivation angle at play here, Detroit shouldn’t need to score much to outpace a Minnesota offense led by Max Brosmer — who was dreadful against the Seahawks a few weeks ago — and the Lions should look to keep the ball on the ground and grind out scoring drives in a matchup that shouldn’t produce many explosive plays.
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Amon-Ra St. Brown over 76.5 receiving yards (-114)
To close out our Vikings vs. Lions SGP, we’re going to take Amon-Ra St. Brown to clear his receiving yards prop on Thursday. While the Detroit offense has been inconsistent in recent weeks, one constant has been the production of St. Brown in the leading role. St. Brown and Jared Goff have established a great rapport with each other over the last few seasons, and the top Lions wideout should be able to see plenty of success in an indoor, pass-friendly environment on Thursday. St. Brown has cleared this number in 3 of the last 4 games and in 9 games this season, so let’s bank on that trend to continue in this one.
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