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We're heading into the North for this one with the final game at the Metrodrome in Minneapolis. My beloved (still, somehow) Vikings take on the evil (i'm not biased) Lions. Adrian Peterson has been ruled OUT of the tie, leaving the Minnesota backfield looking like a Jon Doe look-a-like contest. Meanwhile in Detroit, Megatron did not practice and is, BREAKING NEWSish, OUT for this one. I'm ruling this entire tie as Questionable.
*Apparently there might be something in it for John Halpin and Gregg Rosenthal too? *
Detroit @ Minnesota (13.00pm ET)
**Matchup Difficulty: 67.6% **(the higher the score, the better the experts' success rate when picking these two teams. An 'average' matchup would be 62%)
Consensus: Minnesota 62%
Top 5 Overall: Minnesota 80%
Key Injuries:
Detroit:
Chris Houston, CB, Doubtful
Calvin Johnson, WR, Questionable
Minnesota:
Xavier Rhodes, CB, Questionable
Toby Gerhart, RB, Out
Adrian Peterson, RB, Out
Best Pick Index:
_Table is sorted by overall success rate when picking these two teams on the road and at home. _
Detroit
Minnesota
Rank
Expert
Affiliation
Road %
Home %
Overall
Pick
1
Gordon McGuinness
ProFootballFocus
100.00%
57.14%
78.6%
MIN
2
Seth Wickersham
ESPN
71.43%
57.14%
64.3%
MIN
3
John Halpin
FOX
57.14%
71.43%
64.3%
MIN
4
Ryan Fowler
FOX
85.71%
42.86%
64.3%
MIN
5
Chris Law
NFL
85.71%
42.86%
64.3%
MIN
6
Ty Schalter
Bleacher Report
42.86%
71.43%
57.1%
MIN
7
Will Brinson
CBS
57.14%
57.14%
57.1%
DET
8
Chris Wesseling
NFL
85.71%
28.57%
57.1%
MIN
9
Gregg Rosenthal
NFL
71.43%
42.86%
57.1%
DET
10
Rich Eisen
NFL
71.43%
42.86%
57.1%
MIN
11
Michael David Smith
PFT
71.43%
42.86%
57.1%
MIN
12
Ben Stockwell
ProFootballFocus
57.14%
57.14%
57.1%
MIN
13
Rick Drummond
ProFootballFocus
71.43%
42.86%
57.1%
DET
14
Jarrett Bell
USA Today
71.43%
42.86%
57.1%
MIN
15
Lindsay H. Jones
USA Today
71.43%
42.86%
57.1%
DET
16
Marshall Faulk
NFL
83.33%
28.57%
56.0%
No Pick
17
Brian Baldinger
NFL
71.43%
40.00%
55.7%
No Pick
18
Andrea Hangst
Bleacher Report
71.43%
28.57%
50.0%
DET
19
Chris Hansen
Bleacher Report
57.14%
42.86%
50.0%
MIN
20
Matt Bowen
Bleacher Report
71.43%
28.57%
50.0%
DET
21
Michael Schottey
Bleacher Report
71.43%
28.57%
50.0%
DET
22
Mike Freeman
Bleacher Report
85.71%
14.29%
50.0%
MIN
23
Jamey Eisenberg
CBS
57.14%
42.86%
50.0%
MIN
24
Josh Katzowitz
CBS
57.14%
42.86%
50.0%
DET
25
Pete Prisco
CBS
57.14%
42.86%
50.0%
MIN
26
Prediction Machine
CBS
71.43%
28.57%
50.0%
MIN
27
Ryan Wilson
CBS
71.43%
28.57%
50.0%
MIN
28
Pick ‘em
ESPN
71.43%
28.57%
50.0%
DET
29
Adam Meyer
FOX
71.43%
28.57%
50.0%
MIN
30
Whatifsports
FOX
71.43%
28.57%
50.0%
DET
31
Dan Hanzus
NFL
85.71%
14.29%
50.0%
MIN
32
Henry Hodgson
NFL
71.43%
28.57%
50.0%
DET
33
Matt Smith
NFL
83.33%
16.67%
50.0%
DET
34
Warren Sapp
NFL
71.43%
28.57%
50.0%
MIN
35
Coin Toss
None
42.86%
57.14%
50.0%
MIN
36
Steve Palazzolo
ProFootballFocus
57.14%
42.86%
50.0%
MIN
37
Jim Corbett
USA Today
57.14%
42.86%
50.0%
DET
38
Tom Pelissero
USA Today
57.14%
42.86%
50.0%
MIN
39
Steve Wyche
NFL
66.67%
28.57%
47.6%
MIN
40
Tyson Langland
Bleacher Report
71.43%
14.29%
42.9%
DET
41
Jason La Canfora
CBS
71.43%
14.29%
42.9%
DET
42
John Breech
CBS
71.43%
14.29%
42.9%
MIN
43
Cris Carter
ESPN
71.43%
14.29%
42.9%
DET
44
K.C. Joyner
ESPN
71.43%
14.29%
42.9%
MIN
45
Joel Beall
FOX
71.43%
14.29%
42.9%
DET
46
Michael Fabiano
NFL
71.43%
14.29%
42.9%
MIN
47
Chris Brockman
NFL
71.43%
14.29%
42.9%
DET
48
Dave Damashek
NFL
71.43%
14.29%
42.9%
DET
49
Kurt Warner
NFL
71.43%
14.29%
42.9%
MIN
50
Shaun O'Hara
NFL
71.43%
14.29%
42.9%
DET
51
Steve Mariucci
NFL
71.43%
14.29%
42.9%
DET
52
Khaled Elsayed
ProFootballFocus
71.43%
14.29%
42.9%
DET
53
Nate Davis
USA Today
71.43%
14.29%
42.9%
MIN
54
Brad Gagnon
Bleacher Report
57.14%
28.57%
42.9%
MIN
55
Erik Frenz
Bleacher Report
57.14%
28.57%
42.9%
DET
56
Zach Kruse
Bleacher Report
57.14%
28.57%
42.9%
MIN
57
Mark Schlereth
ESPN
42.86%
42.86%
42.9%
MIN
58
Merill Hoge
ESPN
57.14%
28.57%
42.9%
MIN
59
Mike Ditka
ESPN
57.14%
28.57%
42.9%
MIN
60
Ron Jaworski
ESPN
57.14%
28.57%
42.9%
MIN
61
Adam Rank
NFL
57.14%
28.57%
42.9%
DET
62
Heath Evans
NFL
57.14%
28.57%
42.9%
DET
63
Kevin Patra
NFL
57.14%
28.57%
42.9%
MIN
64
Michael Silver
NFL
57.14%
28.57%
42.9%
DET
65
NFL FAN PICKS
NFL
57.14%
28.57%
42.9%
DET
66
Pickwatch
Pickwatch
57.14%
28.57%
42.9%
DET
67
Nathan Jahnke
ProFootballFocus
42.86%
42.86%
42.9%
MIN
68
Sam Monson
ProFootballFocus
42.86%
42.86%
42.9%
MIN
69
Yahoo Users
Yahoo
57.14%
28.57%
42.9%
DET
70
Pete O'Brien
USA Today
57.14%
28.57%
42.9%
MIN
71
Accuscore
Accuscore
57.14%
28.57%
42.9%
MIN
72
Knox Bardeen
Bleacher Report
42.86%
28.57%
35.7%
MIN
73
Matt Miller
Bleacher Report
57.14%
14.29%
35.7%
DET
74
Adam Schefter
ESPN
57.14%
14.29%
35.7%
MIN
75
Eric Allen
ESPN
42.86%
28.57%
35.7%
DET
76
Marc Sessler
NFL
42.86%
28.57%
35.7%
MIN
77
Melissa Stark
NFL
42.86%
28.57%
35.7%
MIN
78
Michael Irvin
NFL
57.14%
14.29%
35.7%
DET
79
Mike Florio
PFT
42.86%
28.57%
35.7%
MIN
80
Neil Hornsby
ProFootballFocus
57.14%
14.29%
35.7%
MIN
81
Frank Schwab
Yahoo
57.14%
14.29%
35.7%
MIN
82
Black Tie
NFL
42.86%
28.57%
35.7%
MIN
83
Vinnie Iyer
Sporting News
42.86%
28.57%
35.7%
MIN
84
Don Banks
Sports Illustrated
42.86%
28.57%
35.7%
MIN
85
Simon Samano
USA Today
42.86%
28.57%
35.7%
MIN
86
Les Carpenter
Yahoo
33.33%
33.33%
33.3%
No Pick
87
Dave Richard
CBS
28.57%
28.57%
28.6%
MIN
88
Chris Mortensen
ESPN
42.86%
14.29%
28.6%
MIN
89
Keyshawn Johnson
ESPN
28.57%
28.57%
28.6%
DET
90
Tom Jackson
ESPN
42.86%
14.29%
28.6%
DET
91
Elliot Harrison
NFL
42.86%
14.29%
28.6%
MIN
92
Sterling Sharpe
NFL
28.57%
28.57%
28.6%
MIN
93
Mike Golic
ESPN
14.29%
14.29%
14.3%
MIN
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