The Minnesota Vikings saved their season last week in a stunning overtime comeback win over the Arizona Cardinals but they cannot afford a slip up today in week 10 action as they travel to meet the Chicago Bears in a key NFC North Division showdown. Kick-off on FOX is scheduled for 1:05pm EST and online sportsbooks have listed Minnesota as a 1-point road favorite in NFL predictions with an over/under betting total of 40.5. Sportsbooks also favor the Vikings -115 in money line NFL odds vs the Bears -105 in week 10.
The Vikings enter week 10 with a record of 3-5 straight up and 2-6 against the spread in NFL predictions with 5 of their games going OVER the total. The Vikings have failed to pay out in NFL odds for all 4 of their road games this year with 3 of the 4 games going OVER the total. Minnesota's defense is ranked 5th in the NFL and would figure to match up well with the struggling Chicago offense. The Vikings offense has shown gradual improvement as Brett Favre was the key component in last week's comeback although he still has a shaky 9/13 TD/INT ratio. Adrian Peterson leads the offense with 857 yards rushing and 7 TD's.
The Bears are 5-3 straight up and 3-4-1 against the spread in NFL odds with 6 of their games going UNDER the total. They have covered just 1 of 4 home games this year. After a quick start the offense has regressed and ranks 29th in the NFL while the defense has been solid and ranks 7th. Jay Cutler has an 86.0 QB rating with a 9/7 TD/INT ratio but has been given little support by the 27th ranked ground game. The Bears escaped Toronto last week with a 22-19 win over the woeful and winless Buffalo Bills. Chicago has gotten the money in NFL predictions for 6 of their last 7 home games against the Vikings with the last 4 meetings in Chicago going OVER the total.