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Miami at Minnesota NFL Preseason Betting Odds & Expert Prediction
When: Thursday, August 31, 2017, 8:00 PM ET Where: U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis TV: Local Affiliates Only Radio: WQAM 560 AM (Miami) / KFAN 100.3 FM (Minneapolis) Live Stream: NFL Live NFL Preseason Odds: Minnesota -3, O/U 38 Weather Forecast– Final preseason game – Hear from Coach Gase – Hurricane Harvey Relief Drive This is your #DolphinsDaily, presented by @Johnsonville. pic.twitter.com/zuRKPfbN0K
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- Clear: 19°C/67°F
- Humidity: 55%
- Precipitation: 1%
- Cloud Cover: 0%
- Wind: 7 mph E
- Stadium Type: Indoor
- Wind Field Impact: N/A
Why should you bet on the Dolphins?
Matt Moore is likely to lead the Dolphins’ offensive attack for much of this game, as the Dolphins don’t want to risk an injury to their second starting quarterback of the year. Jay Cutler left the broadcast booth to sign a contract with the Fish when Ryan Tannehill went down for the year, and Cutler finally looked sharp against Philadelphia, going 5 for 8 for 105 yards and a touchdown, so look for Moore to lead an offense that gained 312 total yards against Philadelphia. But what about that Miami defense? Over the last two weeks, they have permitted a total of 69 points and an eye-popping 808 yards ot total offense. For the preseason as a whole, they have permitted 29.7 points per game, dead last in the NFL. Last year, they only gave up 23.8 points per game in the regular season, which is almost a touchdown less than their current average. They do have a youth movement going on defense, as five of their draft choices were picked to shore up that unit, but it’s time for them to start working together and control opposing offenses. They haven’t shown yet that they can do that, and Week 1 is literally just around the corner at this writing.Team Statistics
- Offensive total yards 331.71
- Current Offensive rush yards 110.35
- Offensive passing yards 221.35
- Average Score For 22.06
- Defensive total yards 381.88
- Current Defensive rush yards 142.71
- Defensive passing yards 239.18
- Average Score Against 24.12
Why should you put your money on the Vikings?
We like to think that Minnesota has a solid defense — but they did give up 31 points to San Francisco. That’s right, that’s the team with Brian Hoyer, Matt Barkley and C.J. Beathard as their quarterbacking trio. To be sure, most of the defensive struggles came with reserves on the field, but the whole defense needs to pick things up for the Vikings to have a chance of contending in the NFC North this season, what with Green Bay and Detroit lurking ahead. The Vikings also struggled to move the ball when the starting units were on the field in Week Three.
Minnesota did add tailback Dalvin Cook with their top pick, and they have bolstered their offensive line, so Sam Bradford won’t have to spend so much time on the run this season. However, they have averaged fewer than 80 rushing yards per game so far in this preseason, and those aren’t the sort of numbers that this team needs to put up. The purpose of drafting Cook was to ease the pressure on Bradford, but if the line isn’t opening up holes, things could get ugly in a hurry.
Team Statistics
- Offensive total yards 315.06
- Current Offensive rush yards 75.31
- Offensive passing yards 239.75
- Average Score For 20.44
- Defensive total yards 314.88
- Current Defensive rush yards 106.94
- Defensive passing yards 207.94
- Average Score Against 19.19
Team Series History
- Total Meetings: 12
- First Meeting: October 1st, 1972. Metropolitan Stadium. Bloomington, Minnesota
- Last Meeting: December 21st, 2014. Sun Life Stadium. Miami Garden, Florida
- All-Time Series: Miami 8-4-0
- Largest Margin of Victory: Miami 24-7 (1988)
- Longest Win Streak: Tied at 3
- Current Win Streak: Miami 3 (2006-2014)
