NFL picks · 2026 Week 8 · Sunday, November 1

Vikings vs Lions — final

Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions, NFL Week 8. The game has been played. This page keeps what we said before kickoff next to what happened — the picks stay up whether they won or lost.

Final

MIN 15 · DET 19

The model's pick: Detroit Lions by 1.4 — correct.

Pick	Price	Our probability	Result
DET ML safest side	-170	58.7%	WINclosed -170 · beat the close by 4¢
MIN ML value bet	+155	41.3%	LOSSclosed +155 · same number

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What we projected before kickoff

Detroit Lions 24, Minnesota Vikings 23

Projected margin

DET −1.4

market: DET −3.5 · actual: DET by 4

Projected total

market: 46.5 · actual: 34

A projection is an expected outcome, not a promise. One game proves nothing about a model either way; the season-long record is what counts, and it is all here.

Where the line went

Spread

DET -3.5

never moved

Total

46 →46.5

first posted, then the close

DET moneyline

-166 →-170

first posted, then the close

First price we posted, then the last one before kickoff (our final refresh, not the book's official close).

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The rest of the week

Chicago Bears at Seattle Seahawks	Mon Nov 2 · 8:15 PM ET
Carolina Panthers at Green Bay Packers	CAR 19 · GB 27
Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys	ARI 33 · DAL 30
Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	ATL 0 · TB 16
Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills	BAL 10 · BUF 36
Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers	CLE 6 · PIT 27
Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars	IND 7 · JAX 42
Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos	KC 24 · DEN 28
Los Angeles Chargers at Los Angeles Rams	LAC 9 · LA 24
Las Vegas Raiders at New York Jets	LV 38 · NYJ 33
New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins	NE 24 · MIA 19
Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Commanders	PHI 10 · WAS 27
Tennessee Titans at Cincinnati Bengals	TEN 36 · CIN 43