Minnesota Vikings vs Lions: Who are the experts picking to win in Week 4?

The experts have been weighing in on who they think will come up victorious when the Minnesota Vikings host the Detroit Lions in Week 4 of the NFL season.

Whenever NFC North teams go head-to-head, the results can usually be unpredictable. Trying to figure out who is going to win the Week 4 matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions is a hard choice, considering these two teams strong start to the season.

However, experts have already been making their picks for the Sunday, October 1, 2017 game from U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis and it appears as though they are quite split on who they think will emerge victorious from the game.

Here are just some of the experts who have weighed in on who they think will win the 112th meeting between these division foes in Week 4 of the NFL season:

Picking the Vikings

• Bleacher Report – Chris Simms: Vikings 24, Lions 20 “The Minnesota defense will slow the Lions on offense and either Case Keenum or Sam Bradford will make enough plays to win it.”
• CBS Sports – Pete Prisco: Vikings 21, Lions 13 “The Minnesota defense will slow the Lions on offense and either Case Keenum or Sam Bradford will make enough plays to win it.”
• NFL.com – Elliot Harrison: Vikings 23, Lions 20 (OT) “Minnesota will be able to score points, and the defense will be able to harass Stafford enough that he won’t find his usual late-game magic.”
• Bing – Cortana
• ESPN – Clay
• ESPN – Graziano
• ESPN – Seifert
• FanSided – Kyla Knierim
• FanSided – Matt Verderame
• FanSided – Patrick Schmidt
• FanSided – Phil Watson
• NumberFire
• PFF Analytics
• Pro Football Focus – Cris Collinsworth
• SBNation – Geoff Schwartz

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Picking the Lions

• The Sporting News – David Steele: Lions 28, Vikings 20 “Jim Caldwell no longer has to answer weekly questions about his job security.”
• ESPN – Bowen
• ESPN – Golic
• ESPN – Kerney
• ESPN – Kimes
• ESPN – Riddick
• ESPN – Wickersham
• ESPN – Wingo
• FanSided – Cody Williams
• FanSided – Jack Jourgenson
• FanSided – Joel Wagler
• MMQB – Mark Mravic
• Pro Football Focus – Jeff Ratcliffe
• SBNation – Stephen White
• SBNation – Harry Lyles Jr.
• SBNation – Jeanna Thomas
• SBNation – Adam Stites
• SBNation – Rich Hill
• SBNation – Joel Thorman
• USA Today -Nate Davis

Next: Where are the Vikings on expert power rankings for Week 4?

Now that you have seen how some of the experts are predicting the game between the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions to go on Sunday, let us know what you think by sounding off in the comments section below!