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The 49ers tasted defeat for the first time last week but should be able to get back on track against a mediocre Vikings outfit.
Best Bet
San Francisco should be too good for a mediocre Vikings team that has lost star receiver Justin Jefferson to injury.
The loss of Jefferson can hardly be overstated. He accounts for about a third of the Vikings receiving yards and his yards per touch at 15.9 is more than three higher than any of his teammates.
While the Vikings were able to overcome his absence to beat the Bears last week, their total of 181 passing yards against a mediocre defence speaks volumes.
The 49ers are coming off a loss to the Browns but that game, in heavy rain, felt like an aberration. Under the dome against a blitz heavy defence, Brock Purdy should have enough answers offensively even with an injury cloud overy Christian McCaffrey.
The last side that tried to implement a blitz heavy gameplan against the Niners was the Giants, and that turned into an absolute rout.
Minnesota have been poor at home this season, being 0-3 head to head, and also against the number.
Everything points to the Niners in this one.
Same Game Multi
The Vikings have done a decent job defending tight ends this season – they held Travis Kelce to 67 yards, and Dallas Goedert to 22. They’ve only given up 92 receiving yards to running backs. So we will avoid McCaffrey and Kittle receiving yards in this one.
It’s the wide receivers doing the damage. So we’ll put down Brandon Aiyuk for a big game, and Jauan Jennings should get more targets with Deebo Samuel out.
Value Bet
Osborn has touchdowns in two games this season and should see more targets for the Vikings in the absence of Jefferson.
