Week 5 in the NFL comes to a close this Monday night with a classic black and blue battle in the NFC North between the Minnesota Vikings and the Chicago Bears. Kickoff from Soldier Field is slated 8:30 p.m. (ET) on ESPN.
Minnesota at Chicago Game Overview
The Vikings have been on a roller-coaster ride since Week 1 with a loss following a win over the first four games. They are 2-2 both straight-up and against the spread heading into Monday night’s contest. The total stayed UNDER 43.5 points last Sunday in a 14-7 loss to Detroit at home after easily going OVER 41 points in Minnesota’s 34-17 victory in Week 3 home game against Tampa Bay with the betting line closing as a PICK.
Question marks at the quarterback position are the storyline for Minnesota heading into this game. The first one would be Sam Bradford’s availability after missing his last three starts with a knee injury. The second (if Bradford cannot go) is which version of Case Keenum will take his place; the one that threw for 369 yards and three touchdowns against Tampa Bay or the one that completed just 53.3 percent of his 30 passing attempts for 219 yard and zero scores in the loss to the Lions.
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Chicago stunned the betting public in Week 3 with a 23-17 upset over Pittsburgh as a 6.5-point home underdog. The Bears looked stunned last Thursday night in a 35-14 loss to Green Bay as seven-point road underdogs that dropped them to 1-3 SU and 2-2 ATS on the year. The total has stayed UNDER in three of their first four games. They remain a solid bet at home with a 6-1 record ATS in their last seven games at Soldier Field including a cover against Atlanta in Week 1 as 6.5-point underdogs.
The quarterback position in Chicago has also been an issue, but there is no question as to which player will get the start on Monday night with head coach John Fox turning to rookie Mitch Trubisky to try and reverse this unit’s fortunes. With Mike Glennon under center, the Bear’s offense is currently ranked 27th in the NFL in passing yards and it falls to 29th in scoring with 15.2 points per game. The one bright spot has been the play of another rookie; Tarik Cohen. He has rushed the ball 30 times for 181 yards and he has caught 24 passes for 150 yards and a score.
Minnesota at Chicago Game Betting Trends
- The Vikings covered ATS in eight of their last 10 Week 5 games and they are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games played in the month of October. The total has stayed UNDER in four of their last five Monday night games.
- The Bears are 5-2 ATS in their last seven Monday night games and they have gone 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games following a SU loss. The total has stayed UNDER nine of their last 13 games coming off a SU loss.
- Head-to-head in heated division tilt, the favorite is 5-2 ATS in the last seven meetings and the total has stayed UNDER in eight of the last 11 games in this rivalry.
