Nov 16, 2020; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson (18) makes a catch against Chicago Bears free safety Eddie Jackson (39) during the third quarter at Soldier Field. Mandatory Credit: Mike Dinovo-USA TODAY Sports
The VikingsTerritory collective staff prediction for the Minnesota Vikings date with the Chicago Bears is ready.
Minnesota can improve to 7-7 after Week 15 if they knock off the 4-9 Bears, who are playing out a lost season, led by a toasty-seated head coach.
The writers at VikingsTerritory predict the Vikings will win their seventh game of the season. Last week, we picked the Vikings to win by one point over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Minnesota won by six.
Seven out of our 11 contributors picked Minnesota to win over Chicago with some not quite sold on the Vikings prognosis to exorcise Soldier Field demons.
Here’s how the panel sees the score for Week 15:
Mathematically en masse, we predict the Vikings top the Bears by a score of 24-21.
Here are the season standings for our writers’ predictions:
Dustin Baker and Henrique Gucciardi most accurately predicted the score of the last game as Baker chose the Vikings by seven, while Gucciardi called Minnesota by five. The Vikings won by six.
The Vikings are currently six-point favorites to defeat the Bears at Soldier Field, a team whose roster is ravaged by the coronavirus.
Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2007. He hosts a podcast with Bryant McKinnie, which airs every Wednesday with Raun Sawh and Sally from Minneapolis. His Viking fandom dates back to 1996. Listed guilty pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ and The Doors (the band).