It has been a wild ride to the NFC Championship Game. The NFC playoffs has gone chalk with the No. 2 Minnesota Vikings traveling to Lincoln Financial Field this Sunday night. They will face the No. 1 Philadelphia Eagles.
Game time for the NFC Championship on FOX is set for 6:40 p.m. and Minnesota comes in as a 3-point road favorite at VietBet with the total set low at 39 points.
Vikings Advance to NFC Championship on Wild Last Play
The Vikings needed a last-second touchdown to get past New Orleans 29-24 in Sunday’s Divisional Round matchup as 5.5-point home favorites with VietBet. The total went OVER the closing 46.5-point line after staying UNDER in five of their previous seven games.
Minnesota Vikings is a profitable 11-6 ATS this season including a 5-3 record on the road.
Heading into halftime with a 17-0 lead, it looked like the Vikings would cruise into the next round of the playoffs. They actually found themselves trailing twice in the fourth quarter after blowing that big lead.
A miracle catch by Stefon Diggs resulted in a 61-yard touchdown. It snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. Case Keenum made his first postseason start and ended the day with 318 yards passing. He completed 25 of his 40 passing attempts.
Eagles Needed Last Second Stand on D to Advance to NFC Championship
Philadelphia needed to shutdown Atlanta from inside its own two yard line with time running out to preserve a hard-fought 15-10 victory. The Eagles were an unheralded 2.5-point home underdog in its Divisional Round matchup.
This win raised the Eagles’ record to 11-6 ATS this season. They have a 6-3 mark ATS on their home field. They are 3-2 ATS when closing as underdogs and the total has stayed UNDER the VietBet closing line in six of their last eight contests.
The big question mark for Philadelphia heading into the postseason was Nick Foles at quarterback. He has taken over for an injured Carson Wentz. He answered most of his critics with 246 yards passing while completing an efficient 23 of his 30 passing attempts.
Foles also benefited from an Eagles’ run game that was ranked third in the NFL in yards gained. The Eagles relentless defense held the high-powered Falcons to 281 total yards.
This Sunday’s NFC Championship matchup sets up to be another grinder in Philadelphia with both team’s defense rising to the occasion. I would take the Eagles and the 3-points in a bet on a side. My ‘best bet’ pick in this one is the UNDER on the 39-point total line.
Recent Form
Name
Record
ATS
Offense
Defense
Diff
ATS Home
ATS Away
OU Record
OU Home
OU Away
Minnesota
14-3
11-6
24.18
16.24
7.94
6-3
5-3
8-9
4-5
4-4
Philadelphia
14-3
11-6
27.76
17.94
9.82
6-3
5-3
8-9
3-6
5-3
Power Stats
Yards Per Point
Name
Offense
Defense
Differential
MIN
14.87
17.29
-2.42
PHI
13.11
17
-3.89
Yards Per Pass
Name
Offense
Defense
Differential
MIN
10.63
9.62
1.01
PHI
10.92
9.95
0.97
Yards Per Rush
Name
Offense
Defense
Differential
MIN
3.86
3.65
0.21
PHI
4.38
3.79
0.59
Team Records
Minnesota Vikings
Name
Record
Home
Away
ATS
ATS Home
ATS Away
Offense
Defense
Diff
Overall
14-3
8-1
6-2
11-6
6-3
5-3
24.18
16.24
7.94
vs Conf
11-2
6-1
5-1
8-5
4-3
4-2
23.92
16.23
7.69
vs Div
4-1
0-0
4-1
3-2
0-0
3-2
21.60
16.40
5.20
Last 3
3-0
2-0
1-0
1-2
0-2
1-0
22.67
11.33
11.34
Philadelphia Eagles
Name
Record
Home
Away
ATS
ATS Home
ATS Away
Offense
Defense
Diff
Overall
14-3
8-1
6-2
11-6
6-3
5-3
27.76
17.94
9.82
vs Conf
11-2
6-1
5-1
9-4
5-2
4-2
27.38
17.00
10.38
vs Div
3-0
0-0
3-0
2-1
0-0
2-1
33.67
18.33
15.34
Last 3
2-1
2-1
0-0
1-2
1-2
0-0
11.33
8.67
2.66
NFC Championship Game Supergrid
Title
Stat
Rank
Stat
Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense
24.18
10
17.94
4
Away Team Road Passing vs Home Team Home Passing Defense
217.13
18
209.33
12
Away Team Road Rushing vs Home Team Home Rushing Defense
111.63
9
71.33
2
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense
27.76
4
16.24
1
Home Team Home Passing vs Away Team Road Passing Defense
209.44
23
191.25
1
Home Team Home Rushing vs Away Team Road Rushing Defense
130.11
7
112.13
14
Head To Head Summary
Name
Record
ATS
OU
Score
Rush
YPR
PA
CP
PY
TY
TO +/-
Minnesota
3-6
3-6
4-5
20.78
107.44
3.93
36.00
60.19
236.11
343.56
1.89
Philadelphia
6-3
6-3
4-5
26.11
109.78
4.75
36.00
62.96
262.56
372.33
1.78
Head To Head Detail
Date
Away
Home
Score
Line
Total
OU Result
ARY
APY
ATY
ATT
HRY
HPY
HTY
HTT
Away Team Attempts
Home Team Attempts
Away Team Completions
Home Team Completions
Oct 23, 2016
MIN
PHI
10-21
93
189
282
4
101
138
239
4
Dec 15, 2013
PHI
MIN
30-48
79
396
475
1
85
370
455
1
Dec 28, 2010
MIN
PHI
24-14
161
176
337
1
107
224
331
3
Jan 4, 2009
PHI
MIN
26-14
67
283
350
2
148
153
301
2
Oct 28, 2007
PHI
MIN
23-16
62
323
385
0
105
151
256
0
Jan 16, 2005
MIN
PHI
14-27
97
288
385
2
109
286
395
1
Sep 20, 2004
MIN
PHI
16-27
78
332
410
2
91
226
317
1
Nov 11, 2001
MIN
PHI
17-48
56
245
301
4
272
215
487
1
Sep 28, 1997
PHI
MIN
19-28
100
272
372
3
144
221
365
1
Dec 6, 1992
MIN
PHI
17-28
0
0
NFC Championship Betting Trends
Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota is 9-3 ATS in its last 12 games
Minnesota is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota’s last 6 games
Minnesota is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Minnesota is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota’s last 6 games on the road
Minnesota is 3-11 ATS in its last 14 games when playing Philadelphia
Minnesota is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota’s last 7 games when playing Philadelphia
Minnesota is 1-7 ATS in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Minnesota is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia
Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games
Philadelphia is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Philadelphia is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia’s last 8 games
Philadelphia is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Philadelphia is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia’s last 6 games at home
Philadelphia is 11-3 ATS in its last 14 games when playing Minnesota
Philadelphia is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Philadelphia’s last 7 games when playing Minnesota
Philadelphia is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Philadelphia is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Minnesota
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia’s last 5 games when playing at home against Minnesota
Team Last 5 Games
Minnesota Vikings
Date
Opponent
score
Result
line
ATS Result
offensive rush yards
offensive passing yards
offensive total yards
defensive rush yards
defensive passing yards
defensive total yards
turnovers
Location
Jan 14, 2018
NO
29-24
W
-5.5/46.5
L/O
95
308
403
80
278
358
-1
H
Dec 31, 2017
CHI
23-10
W
-13.5/38
L/U
147
180
327
30
171
201
0
H
Dec 23, 2017
GB
16-0
W
-8.5/40.5
W/U
112
124
236
113
126
239
-2
A
Dec 17, 2017
CIN
34-7
W
-12.5/42
W/U
124
222
346
46
115
161
-1
H
Dec 10, 2017
CAR
24-31
L
-2.5/40.5
L/O
100
256
356
216
129
345
2
A
Philadelphia Eagles
Date
Opponent
score
Result
line
ATS Result
offensive rush yards
offensive passing yards
offensive total yards
defensive rush yards
defensive passing yards
defensive total yards
turnovers
Location
Jan 13, 2018
ATL
15-10
W
2.5/40.5
W/U
96
238
334
86
195
281
2
H
Dec 31, 2017
DAL
0-6
L
3.5/40
L/U
70
149
219
129
172
301
1
H
Dec 25, 2017
OAK
19-10
W
-10/46
L/U
78
138
216
137
137
274
-3
H
Dec 17, 2017
NYG
34-29
W
-7.5/40.5
L/O
108
233
341
75
429
504
-1
A
Dec 10, 2017
LAR
43-35
W
-1/47
W/O
139
316
455
109
198
307
-1
A
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