#331/332 ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* Over 44.5 Points – Minnesota vs Chicago, Monday at 8:15 PM ET - The Minnesota offense has to be licking their chops entering this game facing a Chicago defense that has struggled the last 2 weeks and is now down a number of key players. The Bears potentially will be without all 4 starting DB’s + 3 reserves with that unit. The top 4 are currently on the reserve Covid list and unless cleared by Monday they won’t be playing in this game. The defense has been struggling anyway allowing 29 or more points in 5 of their last 7 games including 78 the last 2 weeks alone. The only 2 offenses they were able to slow down were Detroit & Baltimore who rank 28th and 19th in YPP offense. Minnesota ranks 7th in the NFL averaging 5.9 YPP and they’ve put up at least 26 points in 7 of their last 8 games. Defensively the Vikings are headed downhill as they’ve given up at least 28 points in 4 straight games and 6 of their last 8. They are allowing a TD on almost 28% of opponents red zone plays which is the worst mark in the NFL. Chicago’s offense is coming around. They put up 30 points last week on Green Bay and averaged 6 YPP. A week earlier they scored 22 on Arizona. Those 2 teams rank 5th and 6th in the NFL in total defense. Minnesota ranks 29th in that category. We expect the Bears offense to play well and put up points here. The weather in Chicago looks very good for this time of year with temps in the mid 30’s and light winds at game time. Take the OVER in this one.