{"id":127760,"date":"2025-09-08T12:30:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T12:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/127760\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T12:30:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T12:30:10","slug":"bears-vs-vikings-prediction-odds-time-2025-nfl-week-1-monday-night-football-picks-from-proven-model","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/127760\/","title":{"rendered":"Bears vs. Vikings prediction, odds, time: 2025 NFL Week 1 Monday Night Football picks from proven model"},"content":{"rendered":"

NFC North rivals will square off on Monday Night Football as the Chicago Bears<\/a> host the Minnesota Vikings<\/a> to conclude the Week 1 NFL schedule. The Bears ended last season at the bottom of the division with a 5-12 record, while the Vikings finished 14-3. Minnesota has also won seven of the last eight head-to-head matchups against Chicago, including both meetings last season.<\/p>\n

Kickoff from Soldier Field in Chicago is set for 8:15 p.m. ET. Minnesota is a 1.5-point favorite in the latest Vikings vs. Bears odds, and the over\/under for total points scored is 43.5. Before locking in any Bears vs. Vikings picks, be sure to\u00a0see what the SportsLine projection model has to say<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

New users can also target the\u00a0DraftKings promo code<\/a>, which offers\u00a0$300 in bonus bets instantly plus over $200 off NFL Sunday Ticket<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up well over $7,000 for $100 players on top-rated\u00a0NFL picks<\/a>\u00a0its since inception. The model went 31-15 on top-rated picks in 2024. Anybody following its\u00a0NFL betting<\/a>\u00a0picks at\u00a0sportsbooks<\/a>\u00a0and on\u00a0betting sites<\/a>\u00a0could have seen strong returns. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Now, the model has zoned in on Bears vs. Vikings<\/a>. You can head to SportsLine now to see its picks<\/a>. Here are several NFL odds<\/a> and betting lines for Vikings vs. Bears:<\/p>\n

Vikings vs. Bears spread<\/p>\n

Minnesota -1.5 at DraftKings Sportsbook<\/p>\n

Vikings vs. Bears over\/under<\/p>\n

43.5 points<\/p>\n

Vikings vs. Bears money line\u00a0<\/p>\n

Minnesota -125, Chicago +105<\/p>\n

Vikings vs. Bears picks<\/p>\n

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Why the Vikings can cover<\/p>\n

The Vikings went 11-6-0 ATS in 2024, covering in four of their last five regular-season matchups. That included a 30-12 win at home against the Bears where Minnesota was the 7-point betting favorite. Minnesota was also a good road team last year, going 6-2-0 away from home including a 30-27 overtime win at Soldier Field in Week 12.<\/p>\n

J.J. McCarthy<\/a> will finally get his first regular-season start after his entire rookie campaign was delayed due to injury. He will be dealing with a depleted receiving corps in Week 1 — Justin Jefferson<\/a> isn’t 100% healthy and Jordan Addison<\/a> is suspended — which could force him to hand the ball off quite a bit to Aaron Jones<\/a> Sr. and Jordan Mason<\/a>. The Bears defense gave up the fifth-most rushing yards per game last season (136.3).\u00a0See which team to back at SportsLine<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Why the Bears can cover<\/p>\n

New head coach Ben Johnson will make his highly-anticipated debut on Monday Night Football, and his presence has given fans hope Chicago can start the season off with an upset win. The Bears were 8-7-2 ATS last season, but did keep the Vikings from covering the spread in Week 12.<\/p>\n

Chicago beefed up its offensive line in the offseason, which should give Caleb Williams<\/a> more room to work at home in Week 1. The defense held the opposition to 217.9 receiving yards per game in 2024 and is expected to put a lot of pressure on McCarthy, especially since the young QB didn’t get much gametime in during the preseason.\u00a0See which team to back at SportsLine<\/a>, and new users can also check out the latest\u00a0bet365 bonus code<\/a> to\u00a0get $300 in bonus bets after placing a $5 bet<\/a>:<\/p>\n

How to make Bears vs. Vikings picks<\/p>\n

For Bears vs. Vikings on Monday Night Football, the model is leaning under the total, and also indicates that one side of the spread hits nearly 60% of the time. See what it is at SportsLine<\/a>, and use promo code CHAMPIONSHIP to get your first month for $1 at SportsLine.<\/p>\n

Who wins Vikings vs. Bears, and which side of the spread hits nearly 60% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Bears vs. Vikings spread you need to jump, all from the model that went 31-15 on top-rated picks in 2024<\/a>, and find out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NFC North rivals will square off on Monday Night Football as the Chicago Bears host the Minnesota Vikings…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":127761,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,615,1248,1239,593,85],"class_list":["post-127760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-betting","tag-chicago-bears","tag-minnesota-vikings","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127760"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127760\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/127761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}