{"id":367727,"date":"2025-09-07T12:13:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T16:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=367727"},"modified":"2025-09-07T12:13:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T16:13:09","slug":"vikings-bears-week-1-mnf-sgp-predictions-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/vikings-bears-week-1-mnf-sgp-predictions-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Vikings vs. Bears MNF Week 1 SGP predictions: Target Rome Odunze, T.J. Hockenson in primetime"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Minnesota Vikings visit the Chicago Bears for the first Monday Night Football game of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> The Bears are slight underdogs in this NFC North matchup. Caleb Williams is expected to take a leap in his second season, while the Vikings are coming off a 14-3 finish. J.J. McCarthy will make his first NFL career start after missing all of his rookie year recovering from an injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Vikings vs. Bears same-game parlay predictions for Week 1 below, featuring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nfl\/player-stats\/rome_odunze\">Rome Odunze<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nfl\/player-stats\/t_j_hockenson\">T.J. Hockenson<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vikings vs. Bears SGP predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SGP: Bears ML | Odunze 4+ receptions | Hockenson 4+ receptions (+325)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bears ML (+100):<\/strong> Minnesota was last year&#8217;s surprise team in the NFC North, and this year I expect that mantle to belong to the Bears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Chicago finished 5-12 last year but fired head coach Matt Eberflus and replaced him with former Detroit Lions OC Ben Johnson.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I know it&#8217;s only preseason, but the new offence looked dynamic, scoring 25+ points in all three games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Bears looked particularly dangerous when the first unit was in. Caleb Williams completed 17-of-25 passes for 220 yards, two touchdowns and no turnovers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>When Minnesota played Chicago at home last season, the Bears narrowly lost by a field goal in overtime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With J.J. McCarthy yet to play a down at the NFL level, I believe there are more questions for the Vikings, who will also be missing their WR2 Jordan Addison for this contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:117694\">Embed: #117694<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/american_football?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_campaign=sportsbook_nfl\">Full NFL markets<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nfl\/standingshttps:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nfl?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_campaign=sportsbook_nfl\">NFL player &amp; team stats<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/nfl-injury-report\"><strong>NFL injury report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monday Night Football SGP picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Odunze 4+ receptions<\/strong> (-205):<\/strong> Along with Williams, I expect a sophomore breakout for the former top-10 pick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Odunze finished his rookie season with 734 yards on 54 receptions. He was targeted 101 times, but had chemistry issues with Williams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If he&#8217;s getting six targets or more again in 2024-25, he should be a lot more consistent and reach the 1,000-yard mark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other than natural progression, there is another reason to believe Odunze is in for an expanded role as a sophomore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And that&#8217;s the departure of Keenan Allen in the offseason. Allen was targeted 121 times in 2024, and the Bears didn&#8217;t bring in any experienced wide receivers to replace that production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That should leave more receptions for both DJ Moore and Odunze, who will serve as the clear top two pass catchers on this offence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Hockenson 4+ receptions<\/strong> (-220):<\/strong> The tight end should be working as the secondary receiver for the Vikings behind Justin Jefferson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hockenson missed the first seven games last season and still managed to finish with 42 receptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He went 5-5 against this line but should be in line for a bigger role with Addison serving his suspension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During his last full healthy season in 2023, he averaged 6.3 receptions per game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If we go back to those last 10 games from 2024-25, that was also when Addison broke out to become one of the best WR2s in football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Until he returns, Hockenson should be in line for more attention from McCarthy. The rookie could also need his safety blanket more than usual against a stout Bears defence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Vikings vs. Bears predictions made at 10:44 a.m. on 09\/07\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minnesota Vikings visit the Chicago Bears for the first Monday Night Football game of the season. The pregame narrative: The Bears are slight underdogs in this NFC North matchup. Caleb Williams is expected to take a leap in his second season, while the Vikings are coming off a 14-3 finish. J.J. 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