Even after winning four straight games, including an amazing road victory in Atlanta and having knocked off the 49ers in their last home game, the oddsmakers aren’t yet buying into Josh Dobbs and the resilient Vikings.
Saints Favored? Keys to Vikings Proving Oddsmakers Wrong.
Apparently, Vegas thought the Vikings were done after Kirk Cousins’ Achilles injury since the inconsistent Falcons were favored by 4 ½ points last week. Now, even with the Vikings one of the hottest teams in the NFL and playing at home, the Saints were 2 ½ point favorites as of Thursday even though Dobbs will have a full week of preparation to get much better acquainted with Kevin O’Connell’s offense (that he managed to succeed in last week) and his new teammates.