Sun, Nov 16, 2025, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Minnesota Vikings · Division game
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6-3 · Power #16
19
▲ winner
Final
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4-5 · Power #17
17
final
Closing spread
MIN -3
✓ CHI W
Total
47.5
▼ Under · 36 pts
Model before kickoff
CHI 22–25 MIN
✗ MIN (60%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIN -2.5
CloseMIN -3
Total45.5 → 47.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
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Market

Open → close
Spread
0.5 pts toward Minnesota Vikings
Total
Up 2 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened MIN -2.5 · closed MIN -3 · moved 0.5 toward MINmodel MIN -1.5
Opened 45.5 · closed 47.5 · moved 2 upmodel 47
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Home favorites of 2–4 since 2023: won 66%, covered 55% (163 games)ⓘ
Moved onto 3Too few earlier games to rateⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenMIN -2.5
CloseMIN -3
Total45.5 → 47.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.

Similar games

The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out

In the 10 games most like MIN as a 3-point home favorite against CHI, the favorite won 7, covered 7, and 6 went over the total.

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This game: CHI won 19–17 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 3 of the 10 similar games. 36 points stayed under 47.5, as in 4 of 10.
Favorite won
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 63%
Favorite covered
7 of 1070%
Normal range · usually 52%
Went over
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 47%

All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 6.5 against an average line of 2.8; 48.3 points a game (usually 44.4). Of the 6 overs, 1 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›

All 10 games
MatchGameLineFinalCoveredO/U
Very close
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread
-2.517–37 L O47.5
Very close
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & season form
-2.514–34 L U51.5
Very close
2025 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & season form
-3.537–10 W O44.5
Very close
2024 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & situation
-2.536–30 W O43.5
Close
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & season form
-1.538–6 W U44.5
Close
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar situation & rest
-3.518–30 L O45.5
Close
2025 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & spread
-3.525–10 W U45.5
Close
2025 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & season form
-3.530–19 W O46.5
Close
2024 · Week 17 · close · similar spread & rest
-3.530–24 W O50.5
Close
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & situation
-1.529–9 W U44.5
History, not a prediction. Every NFL game from 2022 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found

Signals

The data signal, and 3 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Chicago Bears ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 294-309 (49%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Moderate Over trend Miss
Moderate-or-stronger total leans went 21-24 (47%) in our 2023–26 backtest.

None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.

Minnesota Vikings home ATS weakness (1-3)
Weak against the spread at home this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 71-65 (52%)
Both teams trending Over (13-5 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2024–26: 11-13 (46%)
Total moved up 2
45.5 → 47.5. · Backtest 2024–26: 120-135 (47%)
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Matchup stats

Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
CHI−1.4 →−0.8▲ 0.6#18
MIN+1.0 →−0.6▼ 1.6#17
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW10

CHI
Longer bar = better
MIN
#9
Offense
◀ CHI better
#23
#26
Defense
MIN better ▶
#13
+1.6 #1
Turnovers
◀ CHI better
−0.8 #30
64 plays #9
Pace
◀ CHI faster
58 plays #25
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
When CHI has the ball
Even matchup
CHI offMIN defEdge
Points / game 26.6 #7 23.7 #18 CHI
Yards / play 5.94 #5 5.24 #14 CHI
EPA / play +0.08 #9 −0.02 #11 Even
Success rate 46% #13 43% #10 Even
When MIN has the ball
Even matchup
MIN offCHI defEdge
Points / game 22.3 #21 27.4 #28 MIN
Yards / play 5.19 #22 6.34 #30 MIN
EPA / play −0.10 #28 +0.02 #20 CHI
Success rate 43% #22 46% #24 Even

Points by quarter and half

Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 32 teams
CHI scoring against the MIN defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
CHI scored
6.7
#5
6.7
#20
13.3
#8
4.9
#17
8.3
#7
13.2
#9
MIN allowed
5.7
#25
5.9
#11
11.6
#18
5.2
#20
6.9
#18
12.1
#20
MIN scoring against the CHI defense
Q1Q21HQ3Q42H
MIN scored
5.3
#12
5.2
#25
10.6
#21
5.3
#14
6.4
#19
11.8
#15
CHI allowed
3.8
#9
9.1
#28
12.9
#25
6.0
#25
8.6
#24
14.6
#28

Game conditions

At kickoff
Home field
MIN +1.8
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
CHI7d
MIN7d
Even
Tempo
Average 122 plays
slowavg 122fast