{"id":367920,"date":"2025-09-08T11:02:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T15:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=367920"},"modified":"2025-09-08T13:22:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T17:22:02","slug":"vikings-vs-bears-mnf-week-1-td-picks-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/vikings-vs-bears-mnf-week-1-td-picks-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Vikings vs. Bears MNF Week 1 TD picks: Back Aaron Jones and Rome Odunze to find pay dirt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NFL fans are treated to a divisional rivalry to close out Week 1, as the Chicago Bears host the Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The pregame narrative: <\/strong>J.J. McCarthy makes his first start for the shorthanded Vikings, who are missing star wide receiver Jordan Addison (suspension). Minnesota should lean heavily on its ground game against a Bears team that allowed the fifth-most rushing yards last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out my top Vikings vs. Bears Week 1 TD picks, featuring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nfl\/player-stats\/aaron_jones_sr\">Aaron Jones<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nfl\/player-stats\/rome_odunze\">Rome Odunze<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vikings vs. Bears TD picks: Week 1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Best Bet: Jones anytime TD (+145)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The risk here is that the newly acquired Jordan Mason could vulture red zone looks from Jones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But I think the 30-year-old veteran has earned the right to those snaps, at least right off the bat. Jones set career-highs in carries (255), touches (306) and rushing yards (1,138) last season for the Vikings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He scored seven touchdowns and found the end zone in both games against the Bears. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kevin O&#8217;Connell is one of the great offensive minds in football, and he should find a way to get Minnesota into the red zone early and often.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chicago&#8217;s defence was a disaster down the stretch last season, ceding 26.1 points per game in its final seven games. And that average was significantly reduced by a 6-3 loss to the Seattle Seahawks in Week 17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Vikings dropped 30 points on the Bears twice in that span, rushing for a total of 238 yards at 4.25 yards\/rush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key stat: <\/strong>Jones has 13 touchdowns in 15 career games against Chicago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"cacheembed:117730\">Embed: #117730<\/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 TD picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Odunze anytime TD (+205):<\/strong> Odunze is coming off a decent rookie season with the dysfunctional Bears, totalling 734 yards and three touchdowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But I&#8217;m expecting much bigger things for the 2024 No. 9 overall pick with Ben Johnson at the helm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first-year head coach was the brains behind Detroit&#8217;s No. 1 scoring offence last season, and it looked like the Lions desperately missed him on Sunday as they got decimated by the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Johnson should be itching to utilize Odunze&#8217;s talents to help turn the Bears around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 6-foot-3 wideout ranked top-15 in the NFL in targeted air yards (1,438), deep targets (23), and red-zone targets (18), according to Player Profiler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That didn&#8217;t lend itself to a ton of production, but the Bears seldom had a solid game plan. I think this is worth a bite at 2-to-1 odds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Vikings vs. Bears TD picks made at 10:27 a.m. ET on 09\/08\/2025<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NFL fans are treated to a divisional rivalry to close out Week 1, as the Chicago Bears host the Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football. The pregame narrative: J.J. McCarthy makes his first start for the shorthanded Vikings, who are missing star wide receiver Jordan Addison (suspension). 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