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NFL Week 17 odds, picks, predictions, TV channel, streaming information for the Christmas Day game between the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings.
Jeremy Cluff writes: "The Lions' faint playoff hopes would be over with a loss to the Vikings. Jared Goff and company are too proud not to fight until the end."
Bill Speros writes: "The Christmas clunkers continue with an Old School Black-&-Blue Division showdown featuring two also-rans. The Vikings were ejected from the playoff race in Week 16. The decision to go with J.J. McCarthy over Sam Darnold sent the Vikings to Valhalla in 2025. McCarthy showed some glimpses of hope as the season progressed. The Lions remain forever haunted by Aaron Rodgers (see their 29-24 loss to Pittsburgh in Week 16). Dan Campbell & Co. figure it out this week and pull away in the 2nd half. Jared Goff gets the edge in QBs over Max 'You’ll shoot your eye out, kid' Brosmer.
The site's formula predicts that the Lions will win the NFL Week 17 game against the Vikings.
The site gives the Vikings a 31.1% shot at winning the NFL Week 17 game, with the remaining percentage accounting for a tie.
It writes: "After extensive simulations, our model gives the Lions a win probability of 63%, while the Vikings have a win probability of 37%."
Matt Johnson writes: "One theme with the Christmas Day games on the NFL schedule this week, injuries to quarterback. Minnesota Vikings signal-caller J.J. McCarthy injured his throwing hand on Sunday, putting his status in doubt for this Thursday matchup. That could mean that Minnesota is forced to start Max Brosmer, who has a 0-4 TD-INT ratio this season with 5 sacks taken and a 41.1 passer rating. If Brosmer starts, the Detroit Lions win this one convincingly."