The Chicago Bears (-3) are preparing to welcome their NFC North counterpart Minnesota Vikings to Soldier Field. The pivotal Sunday Night matchup gets underway at 8:20 p.m. ET and NBC will broadcast the action.
Minnesota Vikings +2½ +115 ov 45
Chicago Bears -2½ -135 un 45
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Minnesota Vikings vs. Chicago Bears Betting Preview
Minnesota is the road underdog in this NFC game and is currently being given 3 points. The Vikings are also receiving +130 moneyline odds while the Bears are -150. Oddsmakers have set the over/under (O/U) at 46 points, and if one side catches a lucky break early, it’ll probably create a decent betting opportunity in-game.
The game’s total has swung up after initially being set at 45.5. The opening spread hasn’t budged.
Both of these teams have rewarded gamblers this season as the Vikings have recorded 3.4 units while the Bears are up 1.2 units.
The Vikings are 5-3-1 straight up (SU), including 1-0 SU against NFC North opponents. The Bears are 6-3 SU overall and 1-1 SU versus divisional foes.
The Vikings are coming off a resounding 24-9 win over Detroit on November 4. Kirk Cousins completed 18-of-22 passes for just 164 yards, along with a score and a pick. Dalvin Cook (89 yards on 10 rushes) and Latavius Murray (31 yards on 10 carries, one TD) led the ground attack while Adam Thielen (four receptions, 22 yards, one TD) and Cook (four catches, 20 yards) shared the receiving duties in the win.
Chicago just earned a 34-22 win over Detroit a week ago. Mitchell Trubisky completed 23-of-30 passes for 355 yards and three touchdowns. Jordan Howard (21 rushing yards on 11 attempts) mounted the running game as Cohen (six receptions, 29 yards) and Allen Robinson II (six catches, 133 yards, two TDs) led the pass-catching attack in the win.
Minnesota has run the ball on 35.2 percent of its offensive possessions this year while Chicago has a rush percentage of 46.6 percent. The Vikings have run for 92 yards/game (including 98 per game versus North opponents) and have six scores on the ground this year. The Bears are putting up 120 rush yards per game (97 in conference) and have 10 total rushing TDs.
The Vikes offense has averaged 298 yards in the air overall (295 per game versus conference opposition) and has 17 passing TDs so far. The Bears have put up 256 pass yards per contest (263.0 against NFC foes) and have 19 total pass scores.
Minnesota has allowed opponents to run for an average of 89 yards and pass for 258 yards per game. The Chicago defense has given up 255.9 yards per game to opposing passers and 84.0 yards per game on the ground. The Bears are allowing an adjusted net yards per pass attempt (ANY/A) of only 4.74 to opponents, while the Vikings have given up a 6.00 ANY/A.
Offensively, Cousins has put up 2,326 passing yards this year. The signal-caller has completed 71 percent of his 322 attempts with 15 passing scores and only four interceptions. He has a 6.80 adjusted net yards per pass attempt.
Adam Thielen, Latavius Murray and Stefon Diggs have collectively accounted for 406 total yards and five touchdowns as a trio over the last two outings.
In the other huddle, Mitchell Trubisky has managed to complete 178-of-270 passes for 2,169 yards, 18 TDs and six INTs. Trubisky’s ANY/A stands at 7.51 for the season and 9.79 over his last two outings.
Anthony Miller (283 receiving yards, four receiving touchdowns on the year), Allen Robinson II (418 receiving yards, four receiving TDs) and Jordan Howard (413 rush yards, three rush TDs) have combined for 392 yards from scrimmage and five touchdowns over the past two games.
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The Minnesota D has 31 sacks on the year while Chicago has 30.
Chicago has lost four fumbles this season while the Minnesota offense has let eight get away.
The Vikings offense has recorded three pass plays of 40+ yards, while the Bears have accounted for eight such plays.
The Minnesota defense has allowed eight pass plays of 40 or more yards, while Chicago has given up seven such plays.
The Minnesota offense has created nine rushing plays of 20 or more yards, while Chicago has created eight such runs.
The Vikings defense has allowed zero rushing plays of 20 or more yards, while the Bears have given up two such runs.
The Over/Under for Chicago’s last matchup going into it was 44.5. The over cashed in the 34-22 victory over Detroit.
In its last three contests, Chicago is 3-0 ATS and the over cashed in two of those three.
In its last three games, Minnesota is 2-1 ATS and the under cashed in two of those three.
Minnesota has won five of its last six games SU, with a 10-point defeat to New Orleans on October 28th accounting for the only loss over that stretch.
The Over/Under for Minnesota’s last game was 47. The under cashed in the team’s 24-9 triumph over Detroit.
As a team, Minnesota has averaged 4.4 yards per rush attempt across its past three games and 4.7 over its last two.
Chicago has averaged 3.7 yards per carry over its last three contests and 2.5 over its past two.
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