Minnesota Vikings vs. Chicago Bears NFL Week 18 Odds, Plays and Insights

Jan 09, 2022

Check out odds, plays and more for the Minnesota Vikings vs. Chicago Bears NFL Week 18 matchup on January 9, 2022.

NFC North rivals will clash in NFL Week 18 action when the Minnesota Vikings (7-9) face the Chicago Bears (6-10).

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Odds for Vikings vs. Bears

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Minnesota has combined with its opponents to score more than 44 points in 12 of 16 games this season.
So far this season, 37.5% of Chicago's games (6/16) have had more combined points than Sunday's over/under of 44.
The combined points per game average of the two teams, 43, is 1.0 point fewer than Sunday's over/under.
These two squads surrender a combined 49.1 points per game, 5.1 more than this contest's over/under.
The Vikings and their opponents have scored an average of 48.7 points per game in 2021, 4.7 more than Sunday's total.
The 43.0 PPG average total in Bears games this season is 1.0 point fewer than this game's over/under.

Minnesota has eight wins against the spread in 16 games this year.
The Vikings have covered the spread once this season when favored by 4 points or more (in four chances).
Minnesota's games this year have eclipsed the over/under in 62.5% of its opportunities (10 times in 16 games with a set point total).
The Vikings average 24.6 points per game, comparable to the 23.5 per outing the Bears allow.
Minnesota is 7-3 against the spread and 5-5 overall this season when the team scores more than 23.5 points.
The Vikings average 364.8 yards per game, 49.0 more yards than the 315.8 the Bears allow per contest.
In games that Minnesota totals more than 315.8 yards, the team is 7-5 against the spread and 6-6 overall.
The Vikings have turned the ball over 13 times this season, three fewer than the Bears have forced (16).
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Chicago is 6-10-0 against the spread this year.
The Bears are 3-8 ATS when underdogs by 4 points or more this season.
Chicago's games this season have hit the over six times in 16 opportunities (37.5%).
The Bears average 18.4 points per game, 7.2 fewer than the Vikings give up (25.6).
When Chicago scores more than 25.6 points, it is 2-1 against the spread and 1-2 overall.
The Bears collect 81.1 fewer yards per game (304.3) than the Vikings give up (385.4).
This year the Bears have turned the ball over 27 times, five more than the Vikings' takeaways (22).

Minnesota is 3-4 against the spread, and 4-3 overall, at home.
At home, as 4-point favorites or more, the Vikings are winless ATS (0-2).
In three of seven games at home this year, Minnesota has hit the over.
This season, Vikings home games average 49.4 points, 5.4 more than this matchup's over/under (44).
Chicago is 3-5 against the spread, and 3-5 overall, away from home.
In four of eight away games this season, Chicago has gone over the total.
This season, Bears away games average 43.8 points, 0.2 fewer than this matchup's over/under (44).