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Miami Dolphins @ Minnesota Vikings
MIN

Sunday, October 4 at 4:05 PM EDT

FinalMIA 10 ยท MIN 15Lines below are the pre-kickoff close.

MIA

+10

+400

Total

38.5

MIN

-10

-535

How games at these numbers have gone

  • The key number. 10 is one of the numbers NFL games land on most often, so this line can push โ€” and a half-point move off it changes far more games than a half-point anywhere else.
  • Spread 10 โ€” the 10-14 point band. In 675 games since 1999 the favorite covered 48.1% of the time โ€” a coin flip once the 95% range (44.4โ€“51.9%) is taken into account.
  • Total 38.5 โ€” spread in the 10-14 point band. Games with a spread this size went over 49.0% of the time across 681 of them.

Last three seasons

MIA

16-22-1 ATS ยท 15-24 SU ยท 20-19 O/U

9-14-1 ATS as an underdog

MIN

24-15-1 ATS ยท 28-12 SU ยท 16-24 O/U

15-9-1 ATS as a favorite

Measured on 7,276 games with a closing line and a final score. Records cover three seasons and describe the team โ€” they are not a signal, and every situational split we measured lands at a coin flip. Context, not a pick โ€” see every band.

The Read

Minnesota Vikings open a 10-point favorite over Miami Dolphins โ€” about 84% implied to win outright. The 38.5 total prices it near 24โ€“14, a low-scoring script.

Miami Dolphins went 7โ€“10 in 2025 โ€” #24 of 32 by point differential (-4.5/g).

Minnesota Vikings went 9โ€“8 in 2025 โ€” #18 of 32 by point differential (+0.6/g).

Miami Dolphins face one of the NFL's toughest 2026 schedules (strength of schedule #2).

2025 team profiles

Miami Dolphins

2025 record7-10Point diff / game-4.5Pythag wins (rank)6.5 (#24)2026 SOS rank#2

Minnesota Vikings

2025 record9-8Point diff / game+0.6Pythag wins (rank)8.8 (#18)2026 SOS rank#11