Sun, Nov 16, 2025, 1:00 PM ESTWeek 11 · at Minnesota Vikings · Division game
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.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenMIN -2.5
0.5 → MIN
CloseMIN -3
0.5 pts toward Minnesota Vikings
Total
Open45.5
▲ 2
Close47.5
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
model MIN -1.5
Opened 45.5 · closed 47.5 · moved 2 upmodel 47
model 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
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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
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2024 · Week 8 · very close · similar rest & spread |
-2.5 | 17–37 | L | O47.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-2.5 | 14–34 | L | U51.5 |
| Very close |
2025 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-3.5 | 37–10 | W | O44.5 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 5 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-2.5 | 36–30 | W | O43.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar rest & season form |
-1.5 | 38–6 | W | U44.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 14 · close · similar situation & rest |
-3.5 | 18–30 | L | O45.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 10 · close · similar rest & spread |
-3.5 | 25–10 | W | U45.5 |
| Close |
2025 · Week 6 · close · similar spread & season form |
-3.5 | 30–19 | W | O46.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 17 · close · similar spread & rest |
-3.5 | 30–24 | W | O50.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & situation |
-1.5 | 29–9 | 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%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 29 in the 4th quarter and got 17. 53% of games with totals 44.5–50.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7-3 70% | 6-4 60% | 7-3 70% | |
| 4-6 40% | 4-6 40% | 7-3 70% |
Recent meetings
Last 5 since 2023
CHI 26–29 MIN
MIN leads · 55 games since 1999 · MIN has won the last meeting
All-time series from nflverse.
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 2025 | Minnesota Vikings 27 @ Chicago Bears 24 | CHI -1.5 | MIN W |
| Dec 16 2024 | Chicago Bears 12 @ Minnesota Vikings 30 | MIN -6.5 | MIN W |
| Nov 24 2024 | Minnesota Vikings 30 @ Chicago Bears 27 | MIN -2.5 | MIN W |
| Nov 27 2023 | Chicago Bears 12 @ Minnesota Vikings 10 | MIN -3 | CHI W |
| Oct 15 2023 | Minnesota Vikings 19 @ Chicago Bears 13 | MIN -3.5 | MIN W |
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
Longer bar = better
#9
Offense
◀ CHI better#23
#26
Defense
MIN better ▶#13
+1.6 #1
Turnovers
◀ CHI better−0.8 #30
64 plays #9
Pace
◀ CHI faster58 plays #25
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| CHI off | MIN def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| MIN off | CHI def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6.7 #5 | 6.7 #20 | 13.3 #8 | 4.9 #17 | 8.3 #7 | 13.2 #9 | |
5.7 #25 | 5.9 #11 | 11.6 #18 | 5.2 #20 | 6.9 #18 | 12.1 #20 |
MIN scoring against the CHI defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.3 #12 | 5.2 #25 | 10.6 #21 | 5.3 #14 | 6.4 #19 | 11.8 #15 | |
3.8 #9 | 9.1 #28 | 12.9 #25 | 6.0 #25 | 8.6 #24 | 14.6 #28 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
Indoors
Dome or closed roof
Rest
CHI7d
MIN7d
Even
Tempo
Average 122 plays
slowavg 122fast
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