Minnesota Vikings vs Los Angeles Chargers

**Odds as of 11/08**

The Minnesota Vikings will travel to California to take on the Los Angeles Chargers for a week ten NFL matchup. The Minnesota Vikings are coming off a frustrating loss taking Baltimore to overtime before falling 34-31. Meanwhile, the Chargers took care of the Eagles 24-21 on the road. Early NFL odds opened with the Chargers -3, with the point total 50.5

The Minnesota Vikings have proved they can compete with anyone, losing all five of their games by seven points or less.

The offense raced out to a 24-10 lead against the Ravens. Dalvin Cook collected 110 yards, while accumulating 328 yards on the ground in his last three games. Kirk Cousins continues to produce, tossing two touchdowns and has 16 touchdowns on the year to just two interceptions. They will have a favorable matchup against the league’s worst rushing defense.

The defense took a big step forward getting Anthony Barr back, the all-pro linebacker recorded an interception in overtime giving the Vikings 11 takeaways on the year. The Vikings struggled against the run, ranking 30th in the league allowing 136.6 to opponents, while letting Lamar Jackson run for 120 yards.

The Los Angeles Chargers got back in the win column and looked solid on offense. Justin Herbert connected on 84% of his passes with two touchdowns, while also running one in for a score.

“Justin was patient today, he was extremely accurate, he played with good timing and our offensive line had a lot do with that,” Chargers coach Brandon Staley said. “Justin was outstanding.”

The Chargers still can’t figure out the run after allowing 176 yards and two touchdowns to the Eagles on the ground. LA is conceding 161.6 yards per game on the ground, 30 more yards than the next worst team.