Chicago Bears vs Minnesota Vikings Prediction NFL Picks 12/16/24

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Chicago

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Minnesota

-Recent betting trends in games played between Chicago and Minnesota

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the Bears and Vikings. 

When these two teams faced off in November it was the Vikings that secured the 30-27 victory in overtime. 

Vikings Just Keep Winning

The Vikings just keep winning games and now Sam Darnold’s name is in the MVP conversation. In the last game against the Atlanta Falcons, the Vikings scored 42 points and they ended up winning by 21 points. The Vikings scored 21 points in the 4th quarter and that was enough for the victory. Sam Darnold completed 22 of his 28 passes for 347 yards and five touchdowns. Jordan Addison caught eight passes for 133 yards and three touchdowns. Justin Jefferson finished with seven catches for 132 yards and two touchdowns. The Vikings on the season are averaging 26.1 points while their defense is giving up 18.5 points per game. The offense is ranked 9th in the league while the defense is ranked 6th. If Darnold plays strong again here, this should be an easy victory. 

Why the Vikings Will Beat the Bears

• The Bears have lost each of their last nine games against NFC North opponents on a winning streak.
• The Vikings have won each of their last six games against opponents on a losing streak.
• The Bears have failed to cover the spread in four of their last five games as road underdogs against NFC opponents.
• The home team has covered the spread in seven of the Bears' last nine Week 15 games.
• The home team has won the first quarter in each of the Bears' last three games.
• The Vikings have won the first half in five of their last six Week 15 games against NFC opponents.

Another Long Season for the Bears

The Bears hoped firing their coach would give them a jumpstart to their team, but that didn’t happen. The Bears last game came against the San Francisco 49ers and they ended up losing 38-13. Bears quarterback Caleb Williams completed 17 of his 23 passes for 134 yards, two touchdowns, and zero interceptions. D.J. Moore finished with six catches for 49 yards. The offense is going to need to find a way to get going or this is going to be a very long game. The Bears on the season are averaging 19.6 points while their defense is giving up 21.4 points per game. The offense is ranked 24th in the league while the defense is ranked 10th best in the league. 

Chicago Bears vs Minnesota Vikings Prediction

The last game between these two teams went to overtime, but that won’t be the case here. Sam Darnold is playing the best football of his career and he’s going to have a huge game here. Look for the Vikings to throw the ball all over the Bears' defense and this game is going to get out of control early. Caleb Williams won’t find a whole lot of success moving the ball, and it’s going to be the Vikings that are going to end up cruising here. Back the Vikings to win this game and to cover the spread.