Vikings Fans Hammering the “Over” on Early Win/Loss Line

And with good reason

It’s time to take a look at the results of our SB Nation Reacts survey for this week, folks! We had a pair of questions requiring you to take your early shot on what you think our Minnesota Vikings are going to do this coming season, and we’ve got some pretty interesting results.

Our first question had to do with whether or not you think the Vikings would go over or under the early total of 8.5 wins established by our friends at FanDuel. Not surprisingly, this one is pretty heavily leaning in one direction.

Of those who responded to our poll, 93% believe the bet should be on the Vikings to go “over” the early number of 8.5 wins. Honestly, I’m not sure why anyone would have taken the “under” on this. The Vikings have addressed pretty much all of their glaring issues this offseason, and even if you’re not a huge believe in J.J. McCarthy yet, he would have to be an utter disaster for this team to not get to double-digit victories. I just don’t see it. If you’re into gambling, you should probably jump on this now before the number goes up.

Unfortunately, there is not quite the same level of optimism when it comes to where the Vikings will finish in the NFC North divisional race as we sit about five months before the start of the 2025 season.

A majority of our respondents. . .53%. . .believe that the Vikings will finish in second place in the division for the second consecutive year. In the words of the great American military strategist Sherman T. Potter. . .horse hockey!

(Sorry. . .I’ve got M*A*S*H on the TV next to me here. Seemed appropriate.)

I think this team wins the North this year and is in contention for the #1 seed in the NFC playoffs, a peak they haven’t reached since 1998. Again, this team is too good and too talented to be thinking about a Wild Card spot. Add in the fact that the two coaches from Detroit who were propping up Dan Campbell like the guy from Weekend at Bernie’s have moved on and the Vikings are poised to make the leap to a division title this season.

In my opinion, anyway. Your mileage, as always, may vary.

Those are our SB Nation Reacts results about the Minnesota Vikings for this week. We’ll have some more of these interspersed throughout the offseason, so keep an eye out for the next one!