Bettor places $220K wager on Vikings-49ers Monday night game
The 49ers suffered their first loss of the season last week at Cleveland. But bettors are banking on San Francisco to bounce back with a win and cover at Minnesota on “Monday Night Football.”
A Caesars Sportsbook bettor wagered $220,000 to win $200,000 on the Niners -6½ over the Vikings. The line has since moved to San Francisco -7 (even) at the Westgate SuperBook and to -7 (-105) at Circa Sports.
“We need the Vikings +6½,” Caesars vice president of trading Craig Mucklow said.
San Francisco wideout Deebo Samuel is out, and left tackle Trent Williams is doubtful for the game. Running back Christian McCaffrey is questionable but expected to play.
“The line went down a bit (last week) based on the injury information, then we took sharp money on the Niners -6,” Westgate oddsmaker Jeff Sherman said. “The public is on the Niners and the sharps laid 6. We’re going to need the Vikings.”
After bettors lost on a Sunday in which five underdogs won outright, including the Patriots (+7½) over the Bills, Mucklow expects gamblers to load up on San Francisco, which is the Super Bowl favorite at 4-1.
“After some of those results, they’re a get-out-of-jail-free card,” Mucklow said. “People will gravitate to the Niners.”
The Vikings (2-4, 2-3-1 ATS, 1-5 over-under) have won two of their last three games after an 0-3 start. They beat the Bears 19-13 last week, covering as 3-point favorites. But they’ve lost and failed to cover all three home games this season against the Chiefs, Chargers and Buccaneers.
The total is 43½. Unders are 7-5 this week after going 12-2-1 in Week 6. Minnesota has gone under in its last four games and five of six this season.
The Niners (5-1, 4-1-1 ATS, 3-2-1 over-under) won their first five games by an average of 19.8 points while going 4-1-1 ATS. They lost 19-17 to the Browns as 9½-point favorites when Jake Moody’s 41-yard field goal try went wide right with nine seconds left.
The Vikings have lost the last two meetings with the 49ers but have won the last six meetings in Minnesota.
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