Week 12 of the NFL season will conclude on Monday night when two NFC North division rivals square off as the Chicago Bears will travel to Minneapolis, Minnesota to face the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium with the game scheduled to start at 8:15 PM ET and will air on ABC and ESPN.

Chicago enters this game with the worst record in the NFC North and tied with the New York Giants for the 3^rd worst record in the NFC with a record of 3-8. The Bears have also lost three of their last four games including a 26-31 on the road against the Detroit Lions, the Chicago Bears had a 26-14 lead with less than three minutes left in the game before allowing 17 unanswered points, and the game-winning touchdown with 29 seconds left in the game. The Bears have been a below-average scoring team while also having one of the worst scoring defenses in the league as they enter this game averaging 20.91 points per game while allowing the 4^th most points per game in the NFL with an average of 26 points per game. Things won’t get any easier for the Bears as they will be facing the 2^nd best team in the division when they travel to face the Minnesota Vikings.

The Minnesota Vikings enter this game with the 2^nd best record in the NFC North with a record of 6-5 and have won five of their last six games which is impressive with the number of key injuries they have had this season including Justin Jefferson and Kirk Cousins, however, they are coming off a 20-21 loss on the road against the Denver Broncos a game they led 20-15 with less than two minutes to go in the game before Russell Wilson threw the game-winning touchdown to Courtland Sutton. The Vikings have been one of the better scoring offenses in the NFL as they enter this game tied with the Jacksonville Jaguars for 11^th in the NFL in points per game with an average of 23 points per game. The passing offense has played a major role in the success the offense has had this season as they enter this game averaging the 3^rd most passing yards per game with an average of 266.73 passing yards per game and should have an easy matchup this week when they host the Chicago Bears on Monday night.

BookMaker has the Minnesota Vikings listed as 3-point favorites at home against the Chicago Bears on Monday night in week 12 of the NFL season. Minnesota has won six of the last ten including the previous five meetings. The Vikings are 6-4 ATS in the last ten and 2-1 ATS in the last three games in the series. The Chicago Bears are 4-5-2 ATS overall, 3-3 ATS on the road, 4-4-1 ATS as an underdog, and 1-2 ATS in division games this season while the Minnesota Vikings are 7-3-1 ATS overall, 2-3 ATS at home, 2-1 ATS as a favorite, and 2-0 ATS in division games on the year.

Minnesota enters this game with a better record and has been the better team in the series, winning six of the last ten including five straight wins against Chicago. The Vikings have also been one of the better teams at covering the spread in the NFL as they are 7-3-1 ATS overall and 2-0 ATS in division games while the Bears are 4-5-2 ATS overall and 1-2 ATS in division games. Lay the points with the Minnesota Vikings when they host the Chicago Bears on Monday night.