The New England Patriots head to U.S. Bank Stadium to face the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday for the Thanksgiving Day matchup, and we've got three picks for the holiday nightcap.
Minnesota enters with an impressive 8-2 record, but the Vikings are also coming off a 40-3 home loss to the Dallas Cowboys in Week 11. The Patriots have strung together three consecutive wins and climbed to No. 1 in defensive DVOA, per Football Outsiders.
The Vikings remain in the driver's seat of the NFC North, and they also boast a 4 -1 record at U.S. Bank Stadium this season. New England is 6-4 for the year and in the thick of the playoff race in the competitive AFC. A road upset over the Vikings would go a long way in helping the Pats punch their ticket to the postseason.
Here are our Week 12 picks for the Patriots-Vikings game (odds via BetMGM, Caesars Sportsbook, FanDuel Sportsbook; pick confidence is based on a 1-to-5-star scale).