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Advanced computer model locks in picks for Vikings vs. Lions, Week 17 2021

The SportsLine projection model has a pick for the clash between the Vikings and Lions. Here are the results:

By@SportsLineUpdated: Jan 02, 2021 10:26PM UTC . 2 min read

An NFC North battle is on tap between the Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday at Ford Field. Detroit is 5-10 overall and 1-6 at home, while Minnesota is 6-9 overall and 3-4 on the road. Minnesota is favored by four points in the latest Lions vs. Vikings odds from William Hill Sportsbook, and the Over-Under is set at 54. Before you make any Vikings vs. Lions picks and predictions, you'll want to see what the SportsLine Projection Model is saying.

The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up almost $7,900 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception five-plus years ago. It is a sizzling 23-13 on top-rated NFL picks this season, returning well over $800. The model also enters Week 17 on an incredible 119-77 run on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season. The model ranked in the Top 10 on NFLPickWatch three of the past four years on straight-up NFL picks and beat more than 95 percent of CBS Sports office pool players three times during that span. Anyone who has followed it is way up.

Now, it has simulated Lions vs. Vikings 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in over 50 percent of simulations. You absolutely need to see it before locking in your own picks.

So who wins Lions vs. Vikings? And which side of the spread is hitting in over 50 percent of simulations? ...Join SportsLine right now to see which side of the spread you need to jump on, all from the computer model that has crushed its NFL picks... If you're already a member, see the picks below!

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