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NFL Week 6 parlay: Vikings, Rams, Lions

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Where's the loser here? There isn't one.

Quadruple your money on Sunday with this Week 6 parlay:

Vikings ML -150 (vs. Eagles)

The Philadelphia Eagles are a trendy pick in this spot with the public identifying them as a live underdog, but they don't match up well with the Minnesota Vikings. Defensively, they have been roasted all season by everyone not named Luke Falk and will have to pick their poison in Minnesota on Sunday. The Eagles are allowing fewer rushing yards per game than any other team in the NFL but PFF still grades their run defense in the middle of the pack, and they have yet to face a back as dynamic and hard to contain as Dalvin Cook is.

Any success the Eagles' defense has had this season has been used up against the run, as the secondary has been atrocious. Injuries have exacerbated the issue, but Philly has allowed the fourth-most yards through the air this season, and its ranked improved thanks to the visit from Falk last week.

The Eagles' pass-rush numbers are also skewed as a result of sacking Falk nine times after managing just four through the first four weeks. It's going to be a long night for the struggling secondary if the team can't get after Kirk Cousins in Minnesota. Philadelphia managed only one sack of Cousins last season during a 23-21 loss at home. Now it travels to Minnesota, where the Vikings' offense is typically at its best.

Carson Wentz will get his, as he always does, but he'll face tremendous pressure to create on offense against a Vikings defense that ranks No. 1 against the run this season, according to PFF. It will stifle Jordan Howard and Miles Sanders while throwing a variety of different looks at Wentz, who won't be able to overcompensate for his leaky defense. Vikings improve to 4-2 on Sunday, while the Eagles drop to 3-3 ahead of a massive game in Dallas against the Cowboys next week.

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Rams ML -175 (vs. 49ers)

This is one of my favorite situational spots of the season thus far. Coming off a mini-bye as a result of playing Thursday, the Los Angeles Rams enter this contest with back-to-back losses, while the San Francisco 49ers remained undefeated via a beatdown of the Cleveland Browns on prime time. This is a perfect letdown spot for San Francisco on a short week and following an impressive win.

Sean McVay has had extra time to prepare for a visit from this dynamic 49ers defense and will have developed a game plan to get the ball out of Jared Goff's hands in a hurry, ensuring he remains upright in the pocket. The Rams are 5-0 when McVay has more than seven days to prepare, with wins coming in Dallas, New York, Seattle, and Detroit, and at home to Kansas City.

Kyle Shanahan is a good coach in his own right, but this is a tough ask for his team on a short week, on the road, and against an angry Rams team that's not about to fall to 3-3.

Lions +5, -110 (at Packers)

There is simply too much value here to pass up. The Green Bay Packers are an excellent football team, but this is far too many points to be laying against a division rival, and even more so when said division rival is coming off its bye. The Detroit Lions have had over two weeks to prepare for this game - to scout the new-look Green Bay defense and Matt LaFleur's offense - while the Packers are facing a bit of a letdown spot after dismantling the Cowboys on the road.

This line is flat-out disrespectful to the Lions, who have done nothing but prove themselves this season. They followed up a win over the Los Angeles Chargers by beating the Eagles in Philadelphia, before narrowly losing to the Chiefs in a game the Kansas City defense scored on one of the weirdest fumble returns in NFL history.

These are two strong, balanced football teams, and it's unlikely they'll be separated by more than a field goal when all is said and done. The Lions have won three of their last four games at Lambeau Field, including one as 10.5-point underdogs and another as 7.5-point 'dogs.

Parlay: Vikings ML, Rams ML, Lions +5 ($50 to win $200)

Alex Moretto is a sports betting writer for theScore. A journalism graduate from Guelph-Humber University, he has worked in sports media for over a decade. He will bet on anything from the Super Bowl to amateur soccer, is too impatient for futures, and will never trust a kicker. Find him on Twitter @alexjmoretto.

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