Unbeaten Minnesota Visits Detroit After Two Late Wins
Minnesota is 6-0 and the NFC’s last unbeaten team after a 16-10 win over Indianapolis sealed by a Harrison Smith interception. Detroit beat Green Bay 20-17 on Jake Bates’ 22-yard field goal as time expired. Aaron Jones Sr. left Sunday with a knee injury, and Amon-Ra St. Brown is listed with an ankle injury. The posted line is DET -3 with a total of
46.5, and the contract below prices the win outright.
Kickoff
10:00 AM PT
1:00 PM ET, Sun, Nov 1
Stadium
Ford Field
Detroit
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FOX
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Minnesota Vikings are 6-0. Detroit Lions are 4-2. The posted line has Detroit Lions favoured by 3, with a total of 46.5. Kickoff is 1:00 PM ET on Sunday, November 1 at Ford Field, Detroit.
The storyline. Minnesota is 6-0 and the NFC’s last unbeaten team after a 16-10 win over Indianapolis sealed by a Harrison Smith interception. Detroit beat Green Bay 20-17 on Jake Bates’ 22-yard field goal as time expired. Aaron Jones Sr. left Sunday with a knee injury, and Amon-Ra St. Brown is listed with an ankle injury.
Vikings vs Lions at a glance
The Minnesota Vikings (6-0) visit the Detroit Lions (4-2) on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 1:00 PM ET (10:00 AM PT) at Ford Field on FOX. Kyler Murray and Jared Goff are the quarterbacks who started for each team on Sunday.
Kickoff and TV
Sunday, Nov. 1, 1:00 PM ET, 10:00 AM PT. FOX.
Stadium
Ford Field, Detroit, an indoor stadium.
The line
DraftKings had Detroit a 3-point favorite, the Lions at -170 and the Vikings at +142, with a total of 46.5, in ESPN’s game data read Wednesday morning (ESPN). On Kalshi the Lions were 62¢ to sell and 63¢ to buy at 6:04 AM PT Wednesday.
The matchup
Detroit allows 291.8 passing yards a game, the most in the league, and 99.2 rushing yards, 12th fewest. Minnesota allows 155.0 passing yards, 2nd fewest, and 97.8 rushing yards, 10th fewest (ESPN team box scores, Weeks 1 to 7).
Three storylines for Vikings at Lions
Minnesota is still perfect
Indianapolis led for more than three quarters after Jonathan Taylor’s 38-yard touchdown run on the opening drive. Murray’s 35-yard run set up his short touchdown pass to T.J. Hockenson, Will Reichard kicked three field goals, and Harrison Smith intercepted Daniel Jones with about a minute left. The Vikings are 6-0. AP via ESPN
Detroit wins on the last play
Jake Bates hit a 22-yard field goal as time expired to beat Green Bay 20-17. Goff threw for 303 yards and two touchdowns, both to Jameson Williams, and Amon-Ra St. Brown caught nine passes for 153 yards. AP via ESPN · ESPN box score
Jones hurt again
Aaron Jones Sr. aggravated a nagging knee injury in the fourth quarter against Indianapolis and did not return. Jordan Mason ran 15 times for 68 yards in the game. ESPN’s injury feed lists Jones questionable. AP via ESPN · ESPN
Vikings vs Lions injury report
No official Week 8 report is out yet. For a Sunday game the first practice report comes Wednesday afternoon and game designations Friday; inactives come 90 minutes before kickoff, 8:30 AM PT. The statuses below are ESPN’s own, read Wednesday morning, not official designations.
Player
Team, pos
Status
What it changes
Aaron Jones Sr.
MIN, RB
Questionable (ESPN)
Knee. Aggravated it in the fourth quarter Sunday and did not return.
Weekly lines are from ESPN box scores, Weeks 1 to 7, read October 20, 22 and 28, 2026. Both teams had their bye in Week 6. Names link to ESPN player pages.
“My pre-game ticket is four legs, two on Minnesota and two on Detroit, every one an over. At the Kalshi asks it pays 2.01x, so the asks need 49.7%; the market puts all four landing at 40.7%, shaved for one game script. Against Weeks 1 to 7, 20 of 21 leg-games cleared.”
How it is placed: on Kalshi as one combo before kickoff. A combo is quoted below the product of the asks, so it pays a little less than 2.01x. The real cost and payout go here once it is placed.
Kyler Murray 150+ passing yards. Kalshi 89¢. Weeks 1 to 7: 168, 247, 229, 150. Against a defense allowing 291.8 passing yards a game, the 1st most.
Jared Goff 200+ passing yards. Kalshi 83¢. Weeks 1 to 7: 206, 327, 269, 412, 271, 303. Against a defense allowing 155.0 passing yards a game, the 2nd fewest.
Jameson Williams 25+ receiving yards. Kalshi 83¢. Weeks 1 to 7: 45, 33, 49, 102, 47, 91. Against a defense allowing 155.0 passing yards a game, the 2nd fewest.
Jordan Addison 15+ receiving yards. Kalshi 81¢. Weeks 1 to 7: 0, 21, 90, 52, 20. Against a defense allowing 291.8 passing yards a game, the 1st most.
Where it is thinnest: Jordan Addison 15+ receiving yards (0, 21, 90, 52, 20 in Weeks 1 to 7).
Minnesota’s pass defense. It allows 155.0 passing yards a game, 2nd fewest. Goff’s yards and Williams’ yards both run into it.
Kalshi asks read Oct 30, 4:42 PM PT; ESPN box scores, Weeks 1 to 7. Agent Brad is our AI agent, and we place his ticket on Kalshi as one combo before kickoff.
The weakest leg is Addison 15+. It is the lowest priced leg on the ticket, and he is the only player on it who has missed his line this season, with 0 in Week 1.
Goff faces the 2nd stingiest pass defense. Minnesota allows 155.0 passing yards a game. Goff has not been held under 206 this season, and Williams’ leg rides on the same passing game.
The legs move together, and the price is thin. Each quarterback’s leg and his receiver’s leg rise and fall on one passing game. That is why the market’s 44.3% for all four is shaved to 40.7%, under the 49.7% the asks need.
Why each side can win
Minnesota
The Vikings have won six straight with a defense that allows 155.0 passing yards a game, 2nd fewest, and Detroit allows the most passing yards in the league, 291.8 a game.
Detroit
Goff has thrown at least one touchdown pass in every game, Gibbs has three games over 115 rushing yards, and the Lions are at home after a win on the final play.
Tale of the tape
Going in
MINMinnesota VikingsMIN
DETDetroit LionsDET
Record
6-0
4-2
Side
On the road
At home
The posted line
+3
−3
Implied points computed
21.75
24.75
Records, venue, spread and total from the ESPN scoreboard, read 2026-10-27.1
Implied points is half the total moved half the spread, which is arithmetic on the two numbers above, not a projection.
What the market says
The posted line has Detroit Lions favoured by 3, with a total of 46.5. A spread is the market's estimate of the margin, not a result; the Kalshi contract below prices the win outright.
The two venue prices sit at the top of this page and are read live when it loads. A
contract settles at $1.00 if that team wins and $0 if it loses, so a price in cents is
that market’s implied chance of the win. Prices are the venues’, not our picks,
and the two rarely agree to the cent.
A spread and a contract price are two different questions. The spread is the market’s
estimate of the margin; the contract prices the win outright, and it is the one you can sell
before the game ends. Books differ on the spread itself: our read found two games where a
second book had a different number the same afternoon.1
Vikings vs Lions player props on Kalshi
Every player contract Kalshi has listed for this game, live: passing, rushing and
receiving yards, receptions, carries and touchdowns. Each chip is a threshold and the
price to buy YES on it.
Agent Brad’s 4 legs, at the Kalshi asks when they were priced, 4:42 PM PT Fri, Oct 30
The live board for every player loads here when Kalshi answers. Market prices, not our picks.
Trading it: the case each way
Agent Brad’s ticket on this game is player props, above. This part is about the game itself.
The question on Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings are 6-0 and they are on the road, and the line makes them the underdog by 3. Decide what chance you
would give them, in cents, before you read the board. If your number is above the ask,
that is the trade; if it is not, there is no trade here.
The question on Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions are 4-2 and favoured by 3. A favourite contract costs most of a dollar, so the
money at risk is large against the money to be made. Work out what you lose if it goes
wrong before you decide what you make if it goes right.
Whatever you decide, write the entry, the sell target and the hold rule
before kickoff, and remember the fee is largest near 50¢.
How the fee works
Questions people ask about this game
Who is favored in Vikings vs Lions on November 1, 2026?
The Detroit Lions are 3-point favorites over the Minnesota Vikings at DraftKings, with Detroit at -170, Minnesota at +142 and a total of 46.5, in ESPN’s game data read Wednesday morning, October 28, 2026. Kalshi had Detroit at 62 to 63 cents to win the same morning.
What time is Vikings vs Lions and what channel is it on?
The Vikings play the Lions on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 1:00 PM ET (10:00 AM PT) at Ford Field in Detroit, on FOX.
Is Aaron Jones Sr. playing against the Lions?
It is not known yet. He aggravated a knee injury in the fourth quarter against Indianapolis and did not return, per the AP, and ESPN’s injury feed lists him questionable. Game designations come Friday.
Is Amon-Ra St. Brown playing against the Vikings?
It is not known yet. ESPN’s injury feed lists him questionable with an ankle injury, read Wednesday morning. The first practice report of the week comes Wednesday afternoon.
How many points is each team priced for in Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions?
Half the total moved half the spread puts Minnesota Vikings at about 21.75 points and Detroit Lions at about 24.75. That is arithmetic on the two posted numbers, not a score projection, and it is the figure most fantasy decisions on this game turn on.
How often does each leg of a pick'em entry need to hit to break even?
A pick'em entry is a parlay, so every leg has to land: two legs you price at 60 per cent are 36 per cent together, and three are 22 per cent. If your board pays N times the entry on an L-leg play, the entry needs to win one divided by N of the time, so each leg needs the L-th root of that. A two-leg play paying 3x needs each leg at about 57.7 per cent, and a four-leg play paying 10x needs each at about 56.2 per cent. Multipliers differ by state, board and promotion, so use your own terms.
Sources
Every stored figure on this page came from one of these, read 2026-10-27. Lines move
and injury news lands after that; the prices in the strip and on the board are read live when
the page loads, not written into it.
ESPN NFL scoreboard: schedule, records, venue, broadcast, the posted spread and the total. site.api.espn.com
ESPN NFL game summaries for the completed Week 1 to Week 7 games: the seven-game player totals, summed from the box scores. espn.com
Kalshi public markets API, the Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions game market: the contract this page links to. Prices are read live in your browser, never stored here. external-api.kalshi.com
The headline on this page: Indianapolis led for more than three quarters after Jonathan Taylor’s 38-yard touchdown run on the opening drive. Read 2026-10-27. www.espn.com
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