Vegas Odds: Bears vs Vikings |
There have been some changes since the last time the Bears faced off against the Minnesota Vikings. Last time, Matt Eberflus was the head coach, and Thomas Brown was the offensive coordinator. Now, Brown is the head coach, and Chicago has its third offensive coordinator of the year.
Their offensive production last week was atrocious, which is probably why the Bears are 6.5-point underdogs in their upcoming game against the Vikings this Monday (7 p.m. / ABC). According to DraftKings, the over / under is 43.5. The last time these two teams faced each other, they combined for 57 points. In Chicago’s previous game, they allowed 38 points. They have allowed at least 30 points in two of the last three games. Minnesota allows an average of 18.5 points per game (PPG), while Chicago has allowed an average of 21.4 PPG through their first 13 games. This seems like a game on track for another high-scoring affair. Therefore, the over will hit in this matchup. Despite how this season has gone, the Bears have hung in with all their division opponents. In their three division matchups, Chicago lost by a total of three points. Minnesota also tends to play in close games, as seven of their games have been one-possession games, four of which are in November and December. Even with how the Bears offense performed last week, they will keep this game competitive and cover the spread of 6.5 points. Rookie quarterback Caleb Williams threw a lot of passing yards last time these two teams faced off. It was his third 300-yard passing game of his young NFL career. It also marked the third time he had at least 40 passing attempts in a game. With Chicago’s struggles in the run game and Minnesota giving up an average of 250.6 passing yards per game, Williams will have another strong performance and throw for at least 275 yards. Wide receiver DJ Moore still could hit 1,000 receiving yards this season. If he did, it would be his second in a row and fifth time accomplishing this in the past six seasons. To hit 1,000 yards, Moore will need a big game against the Vikings, which is analogous to what he did a few weeks ago against this Minnesota defense. Last time, he had over 100 receiving yards. While that is certainly possible again in this game, it is more feasible that Moore will hit at least 70 receiving yards on Monday as he has done in two of the past three games. Rookie receiver Rome Odunze is second in receiving yards on the Bears, only behind Moore. Odunze scored Chicago’s lone touchdown last week, although he only had four receptions. His game against Minnesota was mundane, with five receptions for 39 yards. However, he has 31 targets in the four games Thomas Brown has been calling the offensive plays. The attention he gets from Williams is enough to think he will get some production in this game. Thus, Odunze will hit at least 50 receiving yards this time against the Vikings. When the Bears played against Minnesota a few weeks ago, six-time Pro-Bowler Keenan Allen was targeted 15 times, the most targets for him in a game since becoming a Chicago Bear. He found the end zone late in that game to help get the Bears within three as they attempted the onside kick. Allen will find the end zone once again versus Minnesota. Same-Game Parlay According to DraftKings, a same-game parlay with the over-hitting (-112), Chicago covering the spread (-105), Williams throwing at least 275 passing yards (+450), Moore having at least 70 receiving yards (+150), Odunze having at least 50 receiving yards (+145) and Allen scoring a touchdown (+245), a $5 bet would have a payout of $330 with odds of +6500.
