NFL System Pick of the Week
October 14th 2010 - by Computer            

In this article, we let our computer pick this week's football game. Our computer crunched all the betting statistics for wildcard week and made a prediction based on trends that favored a particular team. The computer analyzed several angles in this week's matchup between the Cowboys and Vikings.

Let's take a look at all the angles/trends:
 

›	The favorite has won 8 straight games ATS
	This trend favors the Vikings who beat up on the Cowboys in the divisional playoffs last season 34-3.
›	The Vikings are 6-1-1 ATS in their last 8 home games as a favorite
	Playing in the dome gives the Vikings defense a huge advantage. In their last 8 home games, the Vikings have only allowed 9.1 points per game to their opponent.
›	The Cowboys are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 meetings in Minnesota
›	The home team is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 meetings

All the trends point towards the Vikings covering against the Cowboys. 

Minnesota Vikings (-2) vs Dallas Cowboys