An NFC North battle is on tap between the Chicago Bears and the Minnesota Vikings at 1 p.m. ET on Sunday at Soldier Field. The Vikings will either be the No. 2 seed or the No. 3 seed in the NFC based on the results of this week. Minnesota is favored by 7 points in the latest Bears vs. Vikings odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under is set at 42.5. 

Before you make any Vikings vs. Bears picks and predictions, you'll want to see what the SportsLine Projection Model is saying.

The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up well over $7,000 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception. The model enters Week 18 of the 2022 NFL season on an incredible 160-113 run on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season. It is also on a 14-6 roll on top-rated NFL picks since Week 7 of this season. The model ranked in the top 10 on NFLPickWatch four of the past six years on straight-up NFL picks and beat more than 94% of CBS Sports Football Pick'em players four times during that span. Anyone who has followed it is way up.

Now, it has simulated Bears vs. Vikings 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in over 50% of simulations! You absolutely need to see it before locking in your own picks.

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