The Minnesota Vikings and the San Francisco 49ers clash at Candlestick Park on Sunday Night Football (8 pm ET, NBC).
San Francisco is a 3-point favorite and the over/under total is 35 in NFL Betting at online sportsbooks.
The teams are even head-to-head over the past eight meetings, each going 4-4 straight up and against the point spread. They last met on Sept. 27 last season, when the Vikings won 27-24 but failed to cash as a 7-point home favorite. The score went over the total of 39.5.
Both teams won their NFL preseason openers, the Vikings beating the St. Louis Rams 28-7, easily covering as a 2.5-point road underdog, while the 49ers hammered the Indianapolis Colts 37-17, cashing as a 4-point road favorite.
San Francisco improved slightly on their 7–9 SU record in 2008 last season, going 8-8 SU and 9-4-3 ATS, finishing 2nd in the NFC West but out of the NFL Playoff picture. San Francisco quarterback Alex Smith, who took over as starter midway through last season, is expected to play at least two series tonight.
Minnesota had a huge season with future Hall of Famer Brett Favre at quarterback, going 12-4 SU and 9-6-1 ATS and finishing first in the NFC North division, the first time the team won back-to-back division titles since winning the NFC Central six straight years between 1973 and 1978.
The Vikings beat the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Divisional Playoff, but lost the NFC Championship Game in overtime to the eventual Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints.
