Vikings vs. Lions
NFL Week 9, 2025 season. Sunday, Nov 2, 2025, 12:00 PM CT. Ford Field. Referee: Clay Martin.
The Sim's pick: Detroit Lions
Sim wrong
16% Vikings
Lions 84%
- Projected score
- MIN 18, DET 30
- Sim line
- DET -11.5
- Backtest
- made after kickoff
Beat the Sim: your pick
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The Sim's take
The Sim made the Lions a heavy favorite at home: 84% to beat the Vikings, with a projected score of 30-18 (DET by 11.5).
The Vikings came in 3-4. The Lions came in 5-2.
Final: Vikings 27, Lions 24. The Sim's pick was wrong, an upset by its numbers.
Vikings: last 5 games
Lions: last 5 games
- W 24-9 vs Buccaneers Week 7
- L 17-30 at Chiefs Week 6
- W 37-24 at Bengals Week 5
- W 34-10 vs Browns Week 4
- W 38-30 at Ravens Week 3
Last meetings: Vikings vs. Lions
- 2024, Week 18 MIN 9 at DET 31 Lions won
- 2024, Week 7 DET 31 at MIN 29 Lions won
- 2023, Week 18 MIN 20 at DET 30 Lions won
- 2023, Week 16 DET 30 at MIN 24 Lions won
- 2022, Week 14 MIN 23 at DET 34 Lions won
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