NFL tips for sports betting week 8 continues with the Vikings vs. Patriots.

Here is dissection of the key metrics used by sports betting experts in football handicapping.

The team that is better running the ball according to rushing yards per attempt is Minnesota by .1.

Passing yards per completion says the more productive passing squad is the New England Patriots by .1.

Betting specialists employ yards per point, a number that on the offensive side of the ball favors New England by 5.8.

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Now it’s time to focus on the numbers that the betting counselors cherish from a defensive standpoint. Yards per rush says the tougher defense is the Minnesota Vikings by .3.

In juxtaposing yards per reception statistics, the margin on defense puts the positive checkmark in the column of Minnesota by 1.6.

The often overlooked yards per point defensive advantage is possessed by Minnesota by .2.

The net turnover ratio edge belongs to New England by seven.

Yards per point is determined by diving total yards by number of points. Offensively a lower number is considered more efficient. On defense, a higher number is better.

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