The Minnesota Vikings will travel in week seven to face the winless New York Giants on NFL Monday Night Football.
Kick off time from New York is set for 8:40PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN.
The point spread from Monday Night Football have the home team New York Giants favored by –3 points with an over under line set at 47 points.
Minnesota falls to 1-4 on the season following a 35-10 home defeat last week to the Carolina Panthers as a -2 ½ point betting favorite. The game total landed at over 44 ½ points. The Vikings fell behind 14-3 at the half.
Their offense generated 290 offensive yards with 75 running on 13 carries. QB Matt Cassel hit on 32 of 44 passes for 241 yards with a touchdown and two picks. Adrian Peterson ran ten times for 62 yards. They lose the time of possession battle by 13 minutes. On defense Minnesota allows 367 offensive yards to the Panthers with 131 running on 39 carries. The Vikings lost the turnover battle by a -2 margin. The team allowed three touchdown passes to Cam Newton and four Carolina touchdowns in all four red zone drives.
The Giants dropped to 0-6 on the 2013 campaign after a 27-21 road defeat on Thursday Night Football to the Chicago Bears as a +9 ½ point betting odds underdog. The game total finished at over 46 ½ points. The Giants fell behind 24-14 at the half.
The team put up 355 offensive yards with 123 running on 26 carries. Eli Manning hit on 14 of 26 passes for 239 yards with a touchdown and three picks. Brandon Jacobs ran for 106 yards on 22 carries and three touchdowns. New York loses the turnover margin by a -3 margin. One of Eli Manning’s interceptions was returned for a Bears touchdown. On defense the team gives up 372 yards to the Chicago offense with 262 yards passing and two touchdown passes by Jay Cutler.