Chicago Bears (2-2) vs. Minnesota Vikings (3-1)
October 9, 2022 1:00 pm EDT
The Line: Minnesota Vikings -7 / Chicago Bears +7; Over/Under: 43.5
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The Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears clash Sunday in a week 5 NFL game at U.S. Bank Stadium. The Chicago Bears look to get a game above a .500 record. The Minnesota Vikings look to build on their 3-1 record.
The Chicago Bears have lost 6 of their last 8 road games. Justin Fields is completing 50.7 percent of his passes for 471 yards, 2 touchdowns and 4 interceptions. Darnell Mooney and Equanimeous St. Brown have combined for 3017 receiving yards and 1 touchdown, while Cole Kmet has 5 receptions. The Chicago Bears ground game is averaging 177.3 yards per contest, and Khalil Herbert leads the way with 317 yards and 3 touchdowns. Defensively, Chicago is allowing 19.3 points and 351.8 yards per game. Roquan Smith leads the Chicago Bears with 46 tackles, Trevis Gipson has 2 sacks and Eddie Jackson has 3 interceptions.
The Minnesota Vikings have won 5 of their last 6 home games. Kirk Cousins is completing 63.1 percent of his passes for 1,031 yards, 6 touchdowns and 4 interceptions. Justin Jefferson and Adam Thielen have combined for 614 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns, while K.J. Osborn has 11 receptions. The Minnesota Vikings ground game is averaging 98 yards per contest, and Dalvin Cook leads the way with 279 yards and 1 touchdown. Defensively, Minnesota is allowing 20 points and 394.5 yards per game. Jordan Hicks leads the Minnesota Vikings with 38 tackles, Za’Darius Smith has 3 sacks and Harrison Smith has 1 interception.
The Bears are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 road games and 1-3-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Vikings are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 vs. NFC and 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The under is 4-1 in Bears last 5 vs. NFC. The over is 9-3 in Vikings last 12 games overall. The Bears are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 meetings.
The Minnesota Vikings are obviously the better team here and should be favored, but they’ve also had issues putting teams away this season, and they’re fresh off a trip from London. Usually, teams get a bye week after a trip across the pond. That travel could impact the Vikings. The Chicago Bears aren’t good, to say the least, as the offense cant finish drives and the defense can’t stop the run. However, the Bears have still found ways to win 2 games, and their game last week came down to the wire. The Bears find ways to hang around. Don’t love the game, but I’ll grab the free touchdown.
