Vikings push for playoffs against Bears

Dec. 17, 2007/By Nick Bailey

The Chicago Bears visit the Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football in a clash of NFC North rivals.

Chicago’s third-string quarterback, Kyle Orton, is expected to get the start against the arch-rival Vikings, who are 4-0 SU and ATS in their past four games.

The Vikings (7-6 SU, 7-4-2 ATS) are in the hunt for a NFC Wild Card spot, while the Bears (5-8 SU, 4-9 ATS) have only a small mathematical chance of advancing to the postseason.  

Bet this NFL game at BodogLife, which has the Vikings as 10½-point favorites and the over/under at 43½.

This will be the second meeting this season between the teams. On Oct. 14 in Chicago, Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson set a record when he rushed for 224 yards on 20 carries to pace the Vikings’ 34-31 win.
 
The rookie from Oklahoma scored on runs of 67, 73 and 35 yards. He broke Chuck Foreman's club-record of 200 yards rushing set against the Philadelphia Eagles in 1976, and gained the most yards against the Bears in their 88-year history.

Last week, the Bears lost 24-16 to the Washington Redskins as 3-point underdogs. The 40 points were over the total of 39. Bernard Berrian caught seven passes for 91 yards in the loss for Chicago. Brian Griese completed 27-of-45 passes for 295 yards with two TDs for the injured Rex Grossman.

The Vikings beat the San Francisco 49ers 27-7 as an 8½-point favorite, with the score going under the over/under total of 39. Chester Taylor rushed for 101 yards with a touchdown on eight carries for Minnesota, while Tarvaris Jackson completed 16-of-25 passes for 163 yards with a touchdown.

Chicago is 4-2 SU in its past six games against Minnesota, 10-5 SU in its past 15 games on the road, and 2-4 SU overall in its past six.

Minnesota is 5-1 SU and ATS in its past six games, and 4-1 ATS in its past five at home against Chicago.

The total has gone over in four of Chicago's past six on the road, and in five of Minnesota's past five games at home.

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