Bears and Vikings TV, Radio and Betting

Vikings (1-4) at Bears (1-4)

When: Noon, Sunday

Where: Soldier Field, Chicago

TV: Fox (Brandon Gaudin, Robert Smith, Jen Hale)

Radio: ESPN AM-1000 (Jeff Joniak, Tom Thayer, Jason McKie)

Spanish Radio: Latino Mix 93.5 (Omar Ramos, Miguel Esparza)

Digital Radio: SiriusXM (Channel 81 or 226)

Streaming: fuboTV (free trial)

The Line: Vikings by 2 1/2 (over/under 44 1/2)

The Matchup: The Bears come in hoping to break a 10-game losing streak in the NFC North after ending their 14-game losing streak last Thursday with a 40-20 win at Washington as DJ Moore recorded the highest receiving yardage total for consecutive games in Bears history with 361 yards. The Vikings had lost three straight before beating Carolina in Week 4, and must play without wide receiver Justin Jefferson for the first time since he came into the league, due to a hamstring injury.

The Series: The 125th overall meeting. The Vikings lead the series 65-57-2, a total that includes a Bears playoff win in the 1994 season. Minnesota has won the last four in the series, longest winning streak in the series since 2018-19 when the Bears won four straight. No one has won more than four straight since the Bears won six straight from 2009-12.

The Coaches: Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell is 14-8 in his second season, including 2-0 against the Bears. Matt Eberflus is 4-18 in his second season and 0-2 against the Vikings.

Last Week: The Vikings lost 27-20 at home to Kansas City despite 29 of 47 passing for 284 yards by QB Kirk Cousins, including TD passes to Jordan Addison and Alexander Mattison. The Bears won on Thursday Night Football 40-20 over Washington, after the announcement that all-time Bears great linebacker Dick Butkus had died. Justin Fields completed 15 of 29 for 282 yards and three TDs to Moore, and another TD to Cole Kmet for his second straight four-TD effort.

Notable:

Cousins has 13 TD passes and leads the NFL. He is second in yardage with 1,498. ... Vikings WR Jordan Addison's three TD catches is tied for the NFL rookie lead with Detroit TE Sam LaPorta. ... Vikings edge rusher Danielle Hunter has six sacks, tied for second behind T.J. Watt (8) with Trey Hendrickson, Josh Allen and Khalil Mack. ... Fields is coming off back-to-back passer ratings for games of 125 or more for the first time. His passer rating was 125.3 last week, 132.7 the previous week in a 31-28 loss to Denver. He has at least one TD pass in each game this season and a streak of eight straight games with at least one TD pass. ... RB D'Onta Foreman hasn't played since Week 1 but is expected to start due to injuries to Khalil Herbert, Roschon Johnson and Travis Homer. He had five carries for 16 yards in the opener. ... The Bears haven't won a home game since Sept. 25, 2022, when they beat Houston 23-20 in the second game of the season. They have lost nine straight home games.

Betting Trends

The Vikings are 1-4 against the spread this season
It's been under the total in four of the five Vikings games
The Bears are 1-4 against the spread
All five Bears games have been over the total
The Vikings are 1-4 ATS when playing a team with a rest advantage
The Bears are 4-2 ATS in last six when playing a team while owning a rest advantage
The Berars are 2-7 ATS in last nine after a win

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