The Minnesota Vikings and Seattle Seahawks will get together on Thursday in a preseason game. This is part of the Week 1 Preseason schedule from the National Football League. A season ago, the Vikings won the NFC North with a 13-4 record, including 8-1 at home.
The Vikings lost their wild-card round game to the New York Giants. For Seattle, the Seahawks won their last two games and made the postseason with their 9-8 record. The Seahawks lost to San Francisco in the postseason. Let’s take a look at our Vikings vs Seahawks Best Bets.
Minnesota Vikings vs. Seattle Seahawks Odds
Vikings vs. Seahawks Information
Before we give our Vikings vs Seahawks Best Bets, take a look at some of the updated information:
Minnesota Vikings vs Seattle Seahawks
Location of the game: Lumen Field, Seattle, WA.
Date & Time: Thursday, August 10. 7:00 pm PT.
How to Watch: NFL Network
Recent Scores
The last time these two teams played was September 26th, 2021. The Minnesota Vikings won this game 30-17 over the Seattle Seahawks.
Vikings vs. Seahawks Analysis
It was wild a season ago to see the Minnesota Vikings be so successful and only outscored opponents by a total of 3 points. The Vikings look to keep the winning success but looking to improve upon their overall game. The Vikings have several rookies that fans are excited to see. Jaquelin Roy and Jay Ward, both defensive players out of LSU, will be on display, along with cornerback Mekhi Blackmon from USC. Also, from USC, top pick Jordan Addison should get opportunities.
The Vikings, during the regular season, will go back to Kirk Cousins behind center. For this game, it appears Nick Mullens and Jaren Hall will get opportunities. The biggest Minnesota Vikings news of the offseason was when they let running back Dalvin Cook go.
Now Alexander Mattison is the main man. Mattison will not play in this game, which means we will see Ty Chandler and DeWayne McBride. Also, Minnesota sent Adam Thielen out. Addison looks to take his role, along with more opportunities for K.J., Osborn. Of course, Minnesota is led by Justin Jefferson.
The Vikings are going to have a tough task in 2023 to repeat as divisional champions, mostly due in large part to their NFL schedule. The Vikings start on September 10th, then play a Week 2 Thursday Night Football game at Philadelphia. The Chargers, Chiefs, 49ers, and Bengals also await Minnesota on the 2023 slate.
Seattle Seahawks Gear Up for Thrilling Season!
Pete Carroll is excited to get going for another season of Seattle Seahawks football. Carroll and the Seahawks will get looks at running back Zach Charbonnet, along with receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba. On the defensive side, Derrick Hall from Alabama and Devon Witherspoon should get opportunities as well. There is no doubt the Seahawks players picked in the draft are going to be fun to watch!
A season ago the Seahawks saw Geno Smith play every game for them. Seattle, obviously hopes that is the case in 2023 as well. But, for the preseason, we will need to see what backups such as Drew Lock and Holton Ahlers can do. We have seen Lock in the league before, while Ahlers has a strong pedigree of tossing the football around.
Seattle will be without Kenneth Walker for this game, but they hope he can be ready for Week 1. Charbonnet, out of UCLA, should get opportunities, along with DeeJay Dallas. DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett will help Smith-Njigba fit right in, while Noah Fant and Will Dissly are both safe targets for the Seahawks.
Odds Breakdown
When making our NFL Picks, we take a look at the most recent NFL Odds:
- Moneyline: Seattle Seahawks -135 | Minnesota Vikings +114
- Spread: Seattle Seahawks -2.5 | Minnesota Vikings +2.5
- Total: 35
Vikings vs. Seahawks Betting Pick and Prediction
We have ourselves an interesting football game. Despite this game being a preseason game, there is no doubt that Seattle is a tough place to win football games. Look for Seattle to bring a little more out in front of their home fans.
When we make our Vikings vs Seahawks Best Bets: the Seattle Seahawks are going to win this game.
- Bet the Seahawks -2.5 and take the over as Seattle wins this game 24-17 over the Minnesota Vikings.
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