Minnesota Vikings vs Chicago Bears Prediction, Preview and Odds - 11/24/2024

Game Time: 1:00 pm ET, Sunday, November 24, 2024

Venue:  Soldier Field, Chicago, IL 

Where to Watch:  FOX

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Vikings -3.5, Bears +3.5; Over/Under:  39.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Vikings -3.5, Bears +3.5; Over/Under:  39.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Vikings -3.5, Bears +3.5; Over/Under:  39.5 points

Minnesota Vikings:  8-2 (2nd place, NFC North)

Chicago Bears:  4-6 (4th place, NFC North)

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Minnesota Vikings:  won their last game on the road against the Tennessee Titans 23-13.

Chicago Bears:  lost their last game at home against the Green Bay Packers 20-19.

The Vikings are entering this game with an 8-2 record overall and they have a 1-1 record in their divisional games too. They are 3-1 in their home games, 4-1 in their road games, and they are also 1-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be on the road for this game. They won their last game against the Tennessee Titans 23-13. Sam Darnold was the starting QB and he completed 20/32 passes for 246 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. Aaron Jones led the team in rushing yards with 39. Justin Jefferson led the receivers with 81 receiving yards on 6 receptions. Andrew Van Ginkel led the defense in that game with 7 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle while Andrew Van Ginkel and Patrick Jones II each led the defense in sacks with 2. Harrison Smith came away with the only interception for them in that one.

 

 

 

The Bears are entering this game with a 4-6 record overall and they have a 0-4 record in their divisional games too. They are 4-2 in their home games, 0-4 in their road games, and they are also 0-0 in their neutral site games this season, but they will be at home for this game. They lost their last game against the Green Bay Packers 20-19. Caleb Williams was the starting QB and he completed 23/31 passes for 231 passing yards, 0 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. D'Andre Swift led the team in rushing yards with 71 and 1 TD. Rome Odunze led the receivers with 65 receiving yards on 6 receptions. T. J. Edwards led the defense in that game with 5 solo tackles and 1 assisted tackle while DeMarcus Walker led the defense in sacks with 1. Terell Smith came away with the only interception for them in that one.

The current betting odds have the Vikings listed as a 3.5 point favorite in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Vikings have looked really good in their games this season with their 8-2 record overall which has them in 2nd place of the NFC North at the moment. They have the NFC leading Lions in their division, but the Vikings are still looking to win this division so they will bring their best effort for a divisional opponent here. They are 4-1 in their road games and also have the Packers on their tail in the division, the Packers who just beat the Bears in this building last week, so the Vikings will show up in a big way to put on a better performance than the Packers did last week. Meanwhile, the Bears haven't looked great in their games this season with their 4-6 record overall which has them at the bottom of the NFC North. They had a really promising start to the season and were even in this playoff race the first few weeks, but the wheels have been falling off this team since coming back from London and there are big problems on this offense with Caleb Williams. The Bears defense has been great and has been keeping them in a lot of their games, but the offense has struggled a lot to put up points with Williams not looking great in his starts. They looked a lot better last week as they had a chance to beat the Packers, but the Vikings have a better defense so the Bears are going to struggle even more in this game than they did last week. The Vikings also have a lot of talent for Darnold to work with in this offense and they will be able to find ways to move the ball against this defense. The best way to place a bet here is on the Vikings to cover the spread in this game. 

Vikings Bears Prediction:  Our NFL Pick for Sunday, November 24, 2024 (1:00 pm ET start time) is Vikings 24 Bears 16.

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Minnesota Vikings: 11-6 ATS in road games. 6-1 ATS in all games where the total is between 35.5 and 42 points. 8-3 ATS off a road win. 8-2 ATS after 3 or more consecutive wins. 9-1 UNDER as a road favorite. 7-4 UNDER after allowing 14 points or less last game. 9-4 UNDER in games played on a grass field.

Chicago Bears: 1-5 ATS after a 2 game home stand. 4-8 ATS vs. poor passing defenses - allowing 235 or more passing yards/game. 5-8 ATS versus division opponents. 7-2 UNDER vs. good offensive teams - scoring 24 or more points/game. 8-3 1H UNDER in a home game where the total is between 35.5 and 42 points.

Minnesota Vikings:  H. Smith (SAF) Injured - Rest. S. Gilmore (CB) Injured - Rest. C. Robinson (OT) Injured - Foot. A. Jones (RB) Injured - Ribs. S. Darnold (QB) Injured - Right Hand. A. Van Ginkel (OLB) Injured - Hip. I. Pace (LB) Injured - Knee. G. Murphy (OLB) Out - Knee. B. Cashman (LB) Injured - Elbow. J. Oliver (TE) Injured - Wrist. T. Jackson (SAF) Injured - Hand.

Chicago Bears:  M. Lewis (TE) Injured - NIR - Rest. T. Moore (SAF) Questionable - Concussion. D. Taylor (DL) Injured - Knee. D. Wright (OL) Injured - Knee. N. Sewell (LB) Injured - Knee. M. Sweat (DL) Questionable - Ankle. T. Jenkins (OL) Out - Ankle. K. Amegadjie (OL) Out - Calf. B. Jones (OL) Injured - Knee. J. Brisker (DB) Injured - Concussion.

“How he played in those moments was a huge indicator of a guy that had put the work in and was confident and just going out there and do his job ... and then also overcome some things around him to make some plays, which was critical for us.” - Kevin O’Connell on Sam Darnold after his team’s win against the Titans in their last game. 

"There were a lot of positives to build from. That's what you have to do. The last three weeks the offense hadn’t played well. We hadn’t played good complementary ball on defense. We hadn’t done a lot of things together the last three weeks but today, today we played complementary football.” - Matt Eberflus after his team’s loss against the Packers in their last game. 

WR Jefferson, Justin 

WR Addison, Jordan

WR Nailor, Jalen

TE Hockenson, T.J.

QB Darnold, Sam

RB Jones, Aaron

FB Ham, C.J.

WR Moore, DJ

WR Odunze, Rome

WR Allen, Keenan

TE Kmet, Cole 

QB Williams, Caleb 

RB Swift, D'Andre

Passing: S. Darnold (2387)

Rushing: A. Jones (692)

Receiving: J. Jefferson (912)

Touchdowns: J. Jefferson (5)

Passing: C. Williams (2016)

Rushing: D. Swift (635)

Receiving: R. Odunze (479)

Touchdowns: D. Swift (5)

Coaches:

Minnesota Vikings: Kevin O'Connell (3rd season)

Chicago Bears: Matt Eberflus (3rd season)