#453 ASA PLAY ON 8* Chicago +4 over Minnesota, Sunday at 1:00 PM ET - We know one team will be motivated in this game and we’re not so sure about the other. The Bears are still playing hard and probably playing as well as they have all season down the stretch. They’ve bee out of playoff contention for quite some time yet they are entering this game on a 2 game winning streak including a solid win @ Seattle 2 weeks ago. The Bears have also outgained 6 of their last 8 opponents which tells us this team is playing well right now. How do Vikings respond after being in playoff race the entire way until getting eliminated last week? This is a team that was in the playoff hunt the entire season until last week’s loss and it’s highly probable this team may have trouble focusing on this now meaningless game. We have a solid barometer for this game as these two met in Chicago just a few weeks ago. Minnesota won the game 17-9 but the final score does not tell the entire story. The Bears actually dominated the stat sheet outgaining Minnesota by 177 yards and Chicago had a YPP differential of +2 in that one. They were in Viking territory EIGHT times in that game and scored only 9 points. Turnovers were huge as Chicago had 3. QB Fields is in Covid protocol and may not play here but we’re fine with Dalton at QB who is actually 3-1 SU in his 4 starts this year. All but 2 of Minnesota’s games this year have been decide by 8 or fewer points so even if they do win, it will most likely be close. We give the Bears a solid shot at the outright win so we grab the points.