The Giants and Vikings went head to head on Christmas Eve, and their NFC playoff preview went down to the wire, with Greg Joseph’s 61-yard field goal lifting Minnesota at home. Now, weeks later, the contenders are set for a rematch on the same turf. Except this time, the loser goes home for good. New York is making just its second playoff appearance of the last decade, while the Vikings are looking to prove their 13-4 debut under Kevin O’Connell is not a mirage, despite their negative point differential.
After their first matchup was so close, which side warrants your trust in Round Two? Here’s a betting overview:
How to watch
Date: Sunday, Jan. 15 | Time: 4:30 p.m. ET
Location: U.S. Bank Stadium (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
TV: Fox | Stream: fuboTV (try for free)
Follow: CBS Sports App
Odds: Vikings -3, O/U 48 (Courtesy of Caesars Sportsbook)
Giants at Vikings spread picks
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“These two played on Christmas Eve, and the Vikings needed a 61-yard field goal by Greg Joseph to win it. The Giants gained 448 yards of offense that day and probably should have won the game. But they didn’t. Now it’s a road playoff game, which will be a challenge. Even so, I think Brian Daboll will take advantage of a bad Minnesota defense. This one should be high scoring, as Kirk Cousins and Justin Jefferson will make some plays, but it will be the Giants that win it with a late field goal this time to advance.” — CBS Sports senior NFL writer Pete Prisco likes New York here. Check out all his wild-card picks here.
“Although I don’t trust [Kirk Cousins] in this game, I trust Daniel Jones less. The Giants QB will be making the first playoff start of his career and … quarterbacks tend to struggle when making the first start of their playoff career in the wild-card round. The upside for the Giants, though, is that Brian Daboll can take the game out of Jones’ hands by unleashing Saquon Barkley, which is what I think we’ll see. I won’t be surprised at all if Barkley gets around 20…
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