Vikings vs. Lions odds, line, spread: Proven model reveals NFL picks, predictions for Week 3, 2022

An NFC North battle is on tap between the Minnesota Vikings and the Detroit Lions at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium. Minnesota has won eight of the last nine meetings between these teams, but the Lions came away with a 29-27 win in the most recent contest. The Vikings are favored by 6 points in the latest Vikings vs. Lions odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under is set at 52.5. 

Before you make any Lions vs. Vikings picks or 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 more than $7,000 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception. The model enters Week 3 of the 2022 NFL season on an incredible 139-102 run on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season. The model also ranked in the top 10 on NFLPickWatch four of the past six years on straight-up NFL picks and beat more than 94% of CBS Sports Football Pick'em players four times during that span. Anyone who has followed it is way up.

Now, it has simulated Vikings vs. Lions 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 almost 60% of simulations. You absolutely need to see it before locking in your own picks.

So who wins Vikings vs. Lions? And which side of the spread is a must-back? 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.