Favre’s Swan Song? Vikings Visit Lions In Week 17 Sports Betting

I know that for the most part, the Minnesota Vikings have been football betting kryptonite with a complete implosion. At just 6-9 ATS there isn’t much to like about this team, especially with the status of Brett Favre unknown. You have to expect the team and Favre himself to play this game because it will – sadly – be his last.

We have been pummeled by Brett Favre stories all year long. From his miraculous run last season through to the cataclysmic interception against the Saints in the NFC Championship, along with more “will he, won’t he” retirement stories and the dong text saga with Ms. Sterger – it’s been the year of Favre and people are right to be sick of him.

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At 41-years old with nearly half of his life committed to playing professional football, it’s been an absolute pleasure watching him enjoy what he does. Sure, he drives us nuts to a certain degree but his milestones are certainly worthy of your respect. He’s the only player with 70,000+ passing yards and 500+ touchdowns. No player comes close. The fact that he’s been a staple of the sports betting scene in football for so long is amazing.

Still everything has gone wrong for Minnesota after a stunning season last year. The Vikings fell well out of the playoff picture, Favre is enduring perhaps his worst season ever and on top of all that they went through a Randy Moss mini drama, fired Brad Childress and watched their own stadium collapse during a winter storm. Is there any team more cursed than Minnesota this season?

Minnesota Vikings (6-9) vs. Detroit Lions (5-10)

Sunday, January 2nd — Ford Field — 1:00pm EST

NFL Sports Betting Line: Detroit -3.0 (42.0)

No team has a right to complain in the NFL especially when they’re playing the Detroit Lions. This team has plenty to look forward to in 2011 with Matthew Stafford (hopefully) returning from an injury on his throwing shoulder, and Jahvid Best certainly needs to get his turf toes healed. Regardless of the issues with their backfield tandem, Detroit has been a glorious sports betting pick this season going 11-4 ATS.

You can’t say that the Vikings have that much to be optimistic about in their immediate or long term future. We really have no idea if Joe Webb is a viable starter at quarterback, though he’s seemed pretty good. The Vikings have routinely dominated the Lions with a 9-1 SU and 6-2-2 ATS record when playing the Lions but the wheels have fallen off this bus violently.

I’ll save a farewell to Favre for a later column – because it’s well deserved – but I’m sticking with the Lions at home in sports betting this weekend largely because I don’t know if Favre will be able to finish the game or play at all. The Vikings are a talented bunch but they put their eggs in a 41-year old basket and that stench you smell is the resulting rot of their value on the sports betting board.

Furious Sports Betting Pick – Detroit -3.0 (OVER)

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