Minnesota Vikings at New Orleans Saints 10/2/22 - NFL Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 09/28/2022 at 12:40 AM ET

The Minnesota Vikings play the New Orleans Saints on Sunday morning at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England. Minnesota is 2-1 following its 28-24 victory over the Detroit Lions on Sunday. Kirk Cousins passed for 260 yards with two touchdowns and Minnesota rallied from a 10-point deficit to start the fourth quarter to win, including scoring the winning touchdown with only 45 seconds remaining in the game.

Kirk Cousins has passed for 758 yards with five touchdowns and three interceptions. The leading rusher for Minnesota is Dalvin Cook with 203 yards and one touchdown, while the leading receiver is Justin Jefferson with 246 yards and a pair of touchdown receptions. On defense, linebacker Jordan Hicks is the leading tackler with 31. Minnesota has seven quarterback sacks and three interceptions. 

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New Orleans dropped to 1-2 following its 22-14 loss to the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. New Orleans quarterback Jameis Winston passed for 353 yards with one touchdown, but was intercepted twice. The New Orleans offense gained 426 yards but turned the ball over three times including a fumble that was recovered by Carolina and returned 44 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter.

New Orleans quarterback Jameis Winston has passed for 858 yards with four touchdowns but has been intercepted five times. Alvin Kamara is the leading rusher with 100 yards, while the leading receiver is Chris Olave with 268 yards. Wide receiver Michael Thomas has three touchdown receptions. On defense, linebacker Pete Werner is the leading tackler with 32. New Orleans has four quarterback sacks and no interceptions.

Minnesota is coming off a big come from behind victory over Detroit on Sunday and the favorite in this matchup, the Vikings, has covered the number in six of the last eight. Minnesota has covered the number in 10 of the last 12 played on turf. The Vikings are holding opponents to a respectable 18.3 points per game and face a New Orleans offense that is scoring an average of only 17.0 points per game. Final Score Prediction, Minnesota Vikings win and cover ATS 24-17.

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