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Minnesota Vikings Reacts Survey Week 6: How Many Wins?

Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Vikings fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.

We have, once again, reached the point of the week where we ask our readers to give us their opinions on how things are going with the Minnesota Vikings, courtesy of our SB Nation Reacts poll. We’ve got a couple of questions for you this week.

The first question, as always, is whether or not you feel that the Vikings are heading in the right direction. We saw a pretty significant drop-off in confidence last week following the loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, as we did after the loss to Atlanta in Week 2, so I’m curious to see if we get a jump this week like we did after the Vikings followed up a loss with a victory.

Our other question for this week is a chance for everyone to re-evaluate how many wins they think the Vikings will end up with this year, as they head into the bye with a 3-2 record through their first five games. I think a lot of us were expecting a pretty hefty win total for the purple this season, but now we’re giving everyone an opportunity to determine whether or not they were too optimistic. . .or, perhaps, not optimistic enough.

As always, we invite you to make your voice heard on this one by casting your vote in our poll and sounding off in the comments section about this week’s topics.

Have at it, ladies and gentlemen! We’ll have the results for you sometime before the Sunday slate kicks off for Week 6, since our favorite team won’t be participating in the festivities.

Source: https://www.dailynorseman.com/minne...ta-vikings-reacts-survey-week-6-how-many-wins

 

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Minnesota Vikings Odds: What Does the NFC North Look Like Now?

After putting together a rousing come-from-behind victory in Week 5, the Minnesota Vikings have hit their bye week with a record of 3-2 on the 2025 NFL season. That has them sitting in third place in the NFC North, which once again appears to be shaping up to be one of the best and most competitive divisions in the league. But how do the odds stack up at this point in the year?

Well, according to our friends at FanDuel, the Vikings are a bit of a long shot to bring home the division crown. To be honest, it’s a bit of a head-scratcher.

Right now, the Detroit Lions are slotted in as the division favorite, as their odds are currently +105 to win the division. The Green Bay Packers, who already have a win over Detroit this season, are right behind them at +120. For the uninitiated, the +105 or +120 is the amount of potential profit you would receive on a $100 wager.

Then you get to the Vikings, who are currently at +1000 to win the NFC North. That, in betting terms, makes them a longshot, but they’re still significantly better off than the Chicago Bears, who are currently at +2000.

Detroit being at the top of the list makes sense, but. . .and I’ve said this before, I’m sure. . .I just must not be seeing what everyone else is seeing in Green Bay. In their last two games they blew a 10-point lead to the Cleveland Browns with less than four minutes remaining, and they followed that up by leaving their defense at home in a 40-40 tie against the Dallas Cowboys. I know that there are a lot of people who really, really want the Packers to be some sort of juggernaut, but they’re not there right now, certainly.

The Vikings have dealt with a bunch of injuries to this point, as we know. This bye week is coming at a pretty good time for them, as they can look towards their return to U.S. Bank Stadium in Week 7 with the hope that they’ll get some very important pieces back in place here sooner rather than later.

I’d be interested to see how these odds look in a few weeks after the Vikings have gotten some of their walking wounded back on the field. Perhaps we’ll take another look at them then. But, for now, you might have an opportunity to make a decent profit here if you think the Vikings can still pull out an NFC North division title this season.

Source: https://www.dailynorseman.com/minnesota-vikings-odds/91680/minnesota-vikings-odds-nfc-north