The Minnesota Vikings came into Sunday's matchup vs. Detroit having lost five straight to the Lions and four in a row at Ford Field. But Minnesota has a new starting quarterback and J.J. McCarthy made it 1-0 in his career vs. Detroit as he threw two touchdowns and ran for another, guiding Minnesota to a 27-24 victory over the Lions.

Detroit has won five straight against Minnesota and looks to exploit J.J. McCarthy's struggles behind a depleted offensive line as the second-year QB returns from ankle injury.

Jahmyr Gibbs plummeted back to Earth against the Vikings after a career-day before last week's bye. Gibbs could find much of any running room on his nine carries, amassing just 25 yards and getting out-carried by David Montgomery.

Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy had multiple highlight moments in his team's 27-24 win over the Detroit Lions in Week 9.

The SportsLine Projection Model agrees with two legs of the SGP above, as it backs Lions -8.5 and the Over on 47.5 Detroit covers the spread in 54% of simulations, and the Over hits in 58% of simulations. The model is backing Minnesota on the money line, though, as the Vikings win in 26% of simulations to bring value as +368 underdogs.

Vikings’ defensive coordinator Brian Flores had a plan to slow down a Detroit offense that has given him a lot of issues over the last few years, and his players executed to near-perfection. In this week’s film study,

Detroit’s offense couldn’t find rhythm, while the defense and special teams had uneven showings in a 27-24 defeat to Minnesota.

Kickoff from Ford Field in Detroit is set for 1 p.m. ET. Detroit is an 8.5-point favorite in the latest Vikings vs. Lions odds from DraftKings Sportsbook, while the over/under for total points scored is 47.5. Before making any Lions vs. Vikings picks, make sure you check out the NFL picks from the SportsLine Projection Model.