Vikings vs Bears Player Props to Target for Monday Night Football (Week 1)

• The Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears will do battle in front of everyone on Monday Night Football
• The smartest thing we can do at this point is find two bangers that have no chance of losing
• See below to find the best Minnesota Vikings vs Chicago Bears player-prop bets

The weekend was incredible with the NFL being back in our lives. It all started on Thursday, then went to Friday, finally climaxing on Sunday. But here’s the thing: we’re not done yet. We still have one more game to take in. One more opportunity to show these books who’s boss. Damnit, I think we can do it. We’re talking the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears here, people. These aren’t two BS teams. Not yet, at least.

Lucky for us, I went through this thing with a fine-toothed comb and plucked out two of the greatest bets we’re likely to ever see. Felt like the move.

Minnesota Vikings vs Chicago Bears Player Props to Bet

The two players I’m targeting in the MNF odds are Chicago’s sophomore QB, Caleb Williams, and his rookie tight end, Colston Loveland.

NFL odds as of September 8th at FanDuel. Check out the top NFL betting apps before placing your bets.

Caleb Williams Will Get Loose

I have to be honest, I don’t know how we can bet this game without having something on Caleb Williams. So much was talked about in the offseason about this kid after he was gifted Ben Johnson. At this point, there can be no excuses for the 2024 first-overall pick of the NFL Draft.

Now we just play wait-and-see when it comes to his relationship with his new head coach.

The thing is, I think Caleb might actually be good. He showed flashes of it last season when he went for 300+ on four separate occasions. Sure, there were some bad games mixed in there, but this kid was a rookie playing for the team that qualified for the number one pick in the draft the year before. There were bound to be some hiccups along the way. Now he has Ben Johnson, who legit made Jared Goff in his last stop in Detroit.

On top of that, Caleb is going to see a Vikings’ defense that he hung 340 on the first time they met last season. The Vikings play a ton of zone, and that is where Caleb does his best work. Last season, his completion percentage was almost 67% against zone (57% vs man), so he is more comfortable against the look. All we need is for the Vikings’ offense to score on the Bears, which will pressure them to throw. Feels easy.

• The Pick: Caleb Williams 225+ Passing Yards (+102) – FanDuel

Colston Loveland Is Going to Show Out

Since we already know Caleb is going to ball out, we just need to find one of his receivers that we like. After all, if Caleb is throwing for 225+, then someone has to be catching these balls. That’s just how the passing game in the NFL works. It’s always been that way.

Luckily, the Bears drafted a kid named Colston Loveland in the first round of the draft this year. Early reports are that the kid catches literally everything thrown near him.

I get that this will be Colston’s first NFL game, but before we get too turned off by that, let’s remember that we only need 30 receiving yards here. This kid doesn”t have to set a record or anything like that. Last season, the Vikings gave up 880 receiving yards to the tight end position, so it’s not like they’re great at covering the big guys. Colston could get this on the first play of the game. Maybe earlier. Feels easy.

• The Pick: Colston Loveland 30+ Receiving Yards (-108) – FanDuel
• 2025 SBD Straight Bet Results: 2-2 (+.4 Units)

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