Vikings open as 3.5 pt favorites vs Bears

[purplefaithful]

The Vikings (8-2) opened as 3½-point favorites in Sunday’s game against the Bears (4-6) at Soldier Field. 

The Vikings have won four straight years in Chicago after losing 16 of 19 trips between 2001 to 2019.

[MaroonBells]

The Vikings (8-2) opened as 3½-point favorites in Sunday’s game against the Bears (4-6) at Soldier Field. 

The Vikings have won four straight years in Chicago after losing 16 of 19 trips between 2001 to 2019.

A little surprised it's that low, but the Bears are a hard team to figure out. Bottom 5 offense, middle of the pack defense, but they beat the Titans and the Rams, blew out the Jags and Panthers, were blown out by the Pats and Cards, then played tight, one-score games against the Packers, Commies, Colts and Texans.

Hard to imagine a Flores defense getting beaten by a rookie QB, but at the same time, the 3rd game of a 3-game road trip can be trouble, not to mention that it's a divisional game. This one could be a little like the Jags game.

[mblack]

Did they really beat the Titans? I still have flashes of the terrible pick six Will Levis threw to end the game

[Zanary]

The Bears are consistently muddled, but vicious and dangerous in bursts. To me, this game will be Flores trying to keep the Golden Draft Pick confused all game long.

[purplefaithful]

Bears are 4/6
They should be 6/6 if it weren't for two flukey plays; a blocked field goal vs GB and a dumbasz hail mary play at the Commodes
They are 4/2 at home
Vikings have won the last 4 in a row in a place usually reserved for purple fan acid reflux
Caleb looked to be on the upswing with a new OC
Darnold QBR is 99.0 on the road.

To paraphrase from MaroonBells, I hate everything about this game.

IF I am reading about cleats and long grass on Monday, I'll lose my s hit.

I see the Vegas line is still 3.5 today. That said, I'm predicting Chicago not just to cover but to win:
Chicago 27
Vikings 21

[Kentis]

Bears: 13
Vikings: more

[1VikesFan]

Vikes 24-16

[hogjowlsjohnny]

Bears are 4/6
They should be 6/6 if it weren't for two flukey plays; a blocked field goal vs GB and a dumbasz hail mary play at the Commodes
They are 4/2 at home
Vikings have won the last 4 in a row in a place usually reserved for purple fan acid reflux
Caleb looked to be on the upswing with a new OC
Darnold QBR is 99.0 on the road.

To paraphrase from MaroonBells, I hate everything about this game.

IF I am reading about cleats and long grass on Monday, I'll lose my s hit.

I see the Vegas line is still 3.5 today. That said, I'm predicting Chicago not just to cover but to win:
Chicago 27
Vikings 21

Didn't you predict the Titans to win last week? You may be right, but then they would be the same old Vikings. I don't see it.

[Mattyman]

Bflo's defense versus Caleb Williams for the first time. IMO that match up will determine the game.


CW is gonna brain- lock and he's gonna be in way over his head.


7 weeks to go, I think the Vikings are gonna start blowing teams out.

[StickierBuns]

Bears are 4/6
They should be 6/6 if it weren't for two flukey plays; a blocked field goal vs GB and a dumbasz hail mary play at the Commodes
They are 4/2 at home
Vikings have won the last 4 in a row in a place usually reserved for purple fan acid reflux
Caleb looked to be on the upswing with a new OC
Darnold QBR is 99.0 on the road.

To paraphrase from MaroonBells, I hate everything about this game.

IF I am reading about cleats and long grass on Monday, I'll lose my s hit.

I see the Vegas line is still 3.5 today. That said, I'm predicting Chicago not just to cover but to win:
Chicago 27
Vikings 21

lol, you crack me up PF. Every game is a possible loss!  I get it, if you trust the Vikings fully at any point as a long-timer, you don't know your history. Any game on the road is usually a tough W regardless. Minnesota has done well against Chicago in recent history....which means nothing. I'd love to see them stack another W, but this one worries me a bit as well.