T.M. Selection: Chicago Bears.

I like the Chicago Bears to cover the spread against the Minnesota Vikings in this game on Monday night. The Bears have lost 2 games in a row but their offense has taken a big step with Justin Fields at QB in those games. They have been moving the ball well putting up 22 and then 30 points and I think that he is going to continue to improve here and play another good game. They will be at home here and I think that environment is going to help Fields feel more comfortable and play better while also hurting the Vikings since they are just 2-5 on the road this year. The Vikings haven't really been blowing teams out this year either and they are the team in the NFL who has had the most 1 score games and the most games decided in the last minute of play or on the last drive of the game. They won their most recent game on Prime Time by 8 points over the Steelers but they had a 29-0 lead in that game and managed to blow it since the Steelers had a chance to tie the game with no time left on the clock but the ball was dropped in the end zone or that would just be another close game for them that they could have lost. Kirk Cousins has also been terribly bad in his career on Monday nights and he is just 1-9 in Monday games for his career. I think the Vikings are going to once again play down to their competition here and I like the progress that I have seen in the past weeks from Fields and the Bears offense. This could be a sneaky upset game so I like the Bears to keep this close and cover the spread here.

T.M. Prediction: 23-20 Bears.