After putting together a rousing come-from-behind victory in Week 5, the Minnesota Vikings have hit their bye week with a record of 3-2 on the 2025 NFL season. That has them sitting in third place in the NFC North, which once again appears to be shaping up to be one of the best and most competitive divisions in the league. But how do the odds stack up at this point in the year?
Well, according to our friends at FanDuel, the Vikings are a bit of a long shot to bring home the division crown. To be honest, it’s a bit of a head-scratcher.
Right now, the Detroit Lions are slotted in as the division favorite, as their odds are currently +105 to win the division. The Green Bay Packers, who already have a win over Detroit this season, are right behind them at +120. For the uninitiated, the +105 or +120 is the amount of potential profit you would receive on a $100 wager.
Then you get to the Vikings, who are currently at +1000 to win the NFC North. That, in betting terms, makes them a longshot, but they’re still significantly better off than the Chicago Bears, who are currently at +2000.
Detroit being at the top of the list makes sense, but. . .and I’ve said this before, I’m sure. . .I just must not be seeing what everyone else is seeing in Green Bay. In their last two games they blew a 10-point lead to the Cleveland Browns with less than four minutes remaining, and they followed that up by leaving their defense at home in a 40-40 tie against the Dallas Cowboys. I know that there are a lot of people who really, really want the Packers to be some sort of juggernaut, but they’re not there right now, certainly.
The Vikings have dealt with a bunch of injuries to this point, as we know. This bye week is coming at a pretty good time for them, as they can look towards their return to U.S. Bank Stadium in Week 7 with the hope that they’ll get some very important pieces back in place here sooner rather than later.
I’d be interested to see how these odds look in a few weeks after the Vikings have gotten some of their walking wounded back on the field. Perhaps we’ll take another look at them then. But, for now, you might have an opportunity to make a decent profit here if you think the Vikings can still pull out an NFC North division title this season.
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