MIN at DET — Week 8 2026 Preview, Odds & Player Props
DET -3 over MIN with an over/under of 46.5 · Sunday, 11/1. DET's implied 27.75 points forecast 5.4 red-zone trips; MIN projects 3.9. Below: both offenses quarter by quarter, every posted player prop with how it has graded this season, and the players to watch — from play-by-play data nobody else publishes.
What the market expects, and how fast and pass-heavy each team plays.
Team
Exp pts
Season avg
Opp allows
Plays/g
Pass rate
RZ trips
MINVikings
21.8+1.0 vs avg
20.8
27.5
58.7
52%
3.9projected
DETLions
24.8−5.9 vs avg
30.7
12.3
65.8
59%
5.4projected
Detroit −3.0 with a 46.5 total works out to 21.8 to 24.8. Only Vikings is forecast to beat their season scoring average. Detroit runs 7.1 more plays a game, so more volume for Lions props.
Recent form
The last 6 games against the spread and against the total.
MINVikingsAgainst the spreadW−1.5W+4.5W+1.5L−10.0W−2.5L−6.54-2Game totalsO46.5U46.5U42.5U38.5U41.5U41.51-5
DETLionsAgainst the spreadL−7.0L+5.5–−7.0L−4.5W−5.5L−3.51-4Game totalsO49.5O54.5O49.5O52.5O55.5U55.55-1
Best prop spots
The softest spots in each defense, and how the props there have done this season.
Vikings passing vs Detroit
Fire
292pass yds allowed1st most
Most allowedFewest
Props here no results yet
Vikings TEs vs Detroit
Fire
83TE yds allowed1st most
Most allowedFewest
Props here no results yet
Lions run game vs Minnesota
Even
98rush yds allowed23rd most
Most allowedFewest
Props here no results yet
Line movement
Since open
Game lines
SpreadVikings+3.0 → +3.0
TotalOver / under46.5 → 46.5
MoneylineVikings+142 → +142
Vikings offense vs Detroit defenseWhat Minnesota gains, and what Detroit gives up
Points
Hot
20.8Minnesota gains23rd
1st32nd
27.5Detroit allows7th most
Most allowedFewest
Rush yards
Even
122Minnesota gains12th
1st32nd
100Detroit allows20th most
Most allowedFewest
Pass yards
Fire
163Minnesota gains29th
1st32nd
292Detroit allows1st most
Most allowedFewest
Total yards
Fire
284Minnesota gains29th
1st32nd
392Detroit allows1st most
Most allowedFewest
Yards to WRs
Fire
105Minnesota gains27th
1st32nd
176Detroit allows2nd most
Most allowedFewest
EPA per play
Fire
-0.096Minnesota gains29th
1st32nd
0.134Detroit allows2nd most
Most allowedFewest
Vikings players
OOver UUnder –No line
Player
This week’s prop
Avg
vs line
Weeks 1 to 7
Record
Jordan AddisonWR
rec yds 40.5
36.6
−3.9
UUOU––U
1-4 U
Jordan AddisonWR
receptions 3.5
2.6
−0.9
UUOU––U
1-4 U
Lions offense vs Minnesota defenseWhat Detroit gains, and what Minnesota gives up
Points
Tough
30.7Detroit gains2nd
1st32nd
12.3Minnesota allows32nd most
Most allowedFewest
Rush yards
Even
116Detroit gains16th
1st32nd
98Minnesota allows23rd most
Most allowedFewest
Pass yards
Tough
282Detroit gains1st
1st32nd
155Minnesota allows31st most
Most allowedFewest
Total yards
Tough
398Detroit gains2nd
1st32nd
253Minnesota allows31st most
Most allowedFewest
Yards to WRs
Even
184Detroit gains4th
1st32nd
113Minnesota allows24th most
Most allowedFewest
EPA per play
Tough
0.14Detroit gains4th
1st32nd
-0.193Minnesota allows32nd most
Most allowedFewest
Lions players
OOver UUnder –No line
No posted props for this team yet.
Both offenses, quarter by quarter (2026 yards per game)
Methodology: computed from nflverse play-by-play; a quarter's yards are the yards gained on plays snapped in that quarter. Averages use each player's games played, not team games.
Updated 2026-10-27.
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