Sports Gambling Jan 01 – Minnesota Vikings vs Chicago Bears

The Bears (7-8) will be facing off versus the Vikings (3-12) at Mall of America Field. Both squads are eliminated from playoff competition for this season, but this NFC north division rivalry is something each of them look forward to. Minnesota has been stressed all season while the Bears are currently on a 5 game losing streak. Chicago had started off strong with a sound winning record, but could not keep it going being weighed down with a lot of accidents to plenty of leading performers. Both squads would like to finish up their forgettable seasons with a victory, so each will be fighting to end on a plus side note.

Online betting

Several of the Bears top players will be out for this particular game including quarterback Jay Cutler along with running back Matt Forte. Even backup running back Marion Barber is listed as sketchy while leading wide receiver Johnny Knox is additionally gone for the Chicago Bears following having back surgery. The Vikings have their fair share of important players not competing also including superstar running back Adrian Peterson who has major injury to his knee. This provides them more of a shot to see running back Toby Gerhart in action and see his playmaking abilities. Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder had additionally recently sustained a concussion and they might have to rely on backup quarterback Joe Webb to take the reins and pull out a victory.

Football odds

This probably isn’t the most exciting game to watch throughout the final week of the season with a huge amount of accidents to leading players on either team. Because of plenty of important players not participating in the final game of the season on top of the Chicago Bears current losing streak, the Vikings are a minor favorite with a spread of -1.5 over the Bears. The over/under on the overall points is 41.