There's no wind in the Windy City for this divisional finale with sunshine and 35 degrees. Minnesota's passing offense is fifth in the NFL with 258.9 yards per game behind QB Kirk Cousins (28 TDs, 14 INTs). They can finish second in their conference with a win and a San Francisco loss. The defense is terrible (22-11 run OVER the total) surrendering the second-most yards (396.8 pg) and points (25.9 pg). The Vikings are 14-3 OVER the total against losing teams, as well as 54-34 OVER versus rush defenses that allow 4.5+ yards per carry. Chicago's defense is the worst in the NFL in points allowed (27.1 pg) and on third down (48.7%). The defense has packed it in surrendering an average of 31.1 points over the last seven contests (5-1 run OVER). And Chicago is 8-2 OVER the total against pass defenses that allow a completion percentage of 61% or higher. Take Minnesota/Chicago OVER the total.
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Who was the public on? 72% of the public bets were on Minnesota Vikings on the -3 ATS. And, 60% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Minnesota would win by a score of 23.4 to 20.3 with Minnesota winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Who was the public on? 55% of the public bets were on Minnesota Vikings on the -3 ATS. And, 67% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Minnesota would win by a score of 26.2 to 21.5 with Minnesota winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Who was the public on? 61% of the public bets were on Minnesota Vikings on the -6.5 ATS. And, 55% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Minnesota would win by a score of 24.6 to 21.4 with Minnesota winning on the moneyline, Chicago winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Minnesota at Chicago
1:00 PM Eastern
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Who was the public on? 58% of the public bets were on Minnesota Vikings on the -8.5 ATS. And, 62% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
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My computer prediction for this game was that Minnesota would win by a score of 24.6 to 19.7 with Minnesota winning on the moneyline, Chicago winning on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Chicago at Minnesota
1:00 PM Eastern
The Minnesota Vikings are coming off a big win in London and stand at 3-1. That record may be an illusion as despite a great start, the Vikings have worse numbers this season on both sides of the ball so far than they did last season. They are being outgained by over 50 yards per game. The Vikings rank 26th in the league in defensive yards per play allowed. The Bears are not much better. Chicago is 2-2 and pretty bad offensively, but the equalizer here is a large point spread. This is a division game, which is usually a tug of war, and when we have a pair of teams in a division game and the home team laying more than a TD off a trip to London last week, it is a favorable spot to look at the dog. The Vikings don’t thrive vs. poor offensive teams like Chicago. In fact, Minnesota is just 23-42 ATS in their last 65 games vs. teams that score 17 points per game. Take the points on Chicago.
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Who was the public on? 61% of the public bets were on Chicago Bears on the +3.5 ATS. And, 50% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Minnesota would win by a score of 24.5 to 20.9 with Minnesota winning on the moneyline and on the spread and the game going OVER the total.
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Chicago at Minnesota
1:00 PM Eastern
Both teams are out of the playoff picture, but Chicago is in better form after winning its last two games while the Vikings have lost two in a row to the Rams and Packers while now covering in either of them. Minnesota appeared to have given up on the season while losing 37-10 to Green Bay, and backup Sean Mannion was 22 of 36 for 198 yards and a touchdown, but the Vikings managed just 27 yards rushing. Justin Fields was going to start, but now he has been placed on the COVID-19 list and either Nick Foles or Andy Dalton will start this game after they each played in Chicago's last two victories. The Bears are 7-3 ATS their past 10 games after winning by at least 14 points, and they held the Giants to just 151 yards of offense and minus-10 yards passing in winning 29-3 last week. The Vikings are 3-9 ATS as favorites and 3-8 ATS their last 11 home games overall. Also, Minnesota is 1-7 ATS versus teams with losing records and 2-6 ATS after giving up at least 30 points in its previous game. Play the Bears.
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