September 27, 2018; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins (8) drops back to pass as Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald (99) and Los Angeles Rams defensive end John Franklin-Myers move in during the first half at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
The VikingsTerritory collective staff prediction for the Minnesota Vikings date with the Los Angeles Rams is ready.
Minnesota can improve to 8-7 after Week 16 if they knock off the 10-4 Rams, who are fighting for an NFC West title.
The writers at VikingsTerritory predict the Vikings will lose their eighth game of the season. Last week, we picked the Vikings to win by three points over the Chicago Bears. Minnesota won by eight.
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Seven out of our 11 contributors picked Los Angeles to win over Minnesota as the Vikings are hit-and-miss against good teams amid the Mike Zimmer era.
Here’s how the panel sees the score for Week 16:
Mathematically en masse, we predict the Rams top the Vikings by a score of 28-26.
Here are the season standings for our writers’ predictions:
Josh Frey most accurately predicted the score of the last game as he chose the Vikings by seven. The Vikings won by eight.
The Vikings are currently 3.5-point underdogs to defeat the Rams at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2007. He hosts a podcast with Bryant McKinnie, which airs every Wednesday with Raun Sawh and Sally from Minneapolis. His Viking fandom dates back to 1996. Listed guilty pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ and The Doors (the band).