2026 Week 8 · Ford Field
ScheduledVikingsMinnesota
Sunday 1 November1:00PMlocal kickoff
LionsDetroit
Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions — 2026 Week 8. Kickoff Sun, Nov 1, 2026.
Lions−2.5
Total46.5
The market read · numbers on file today, not the close
The kickoff ledger
Both clubs over the first 7 weeks of the 2026 regular season
MINDET
41.1%Drives that scored52.8%
+11.8%
24.1%Drives allowed to score44.4%
fewer is better+20.4%
7.1%Fourth downs, went for it30.6%
+23.4%
70.4%Blitz sent on defense29.8%
+40.6%
The read
Vikings leads the widest measured gap here: drives allowed to score, 24.1% against 44.4%, a 20.4-point difference.
Pass rate over expected: Vikings ran 3.8 points more than the script asked; Lions passed 0.7 points more than the script asked.
The market read · numbers on file today, not the close
What the market is saying
Lions are laid −2.5, and the book has the two of them scoring 46.5 points between them.
