CHICAGO @ MINNESOTA (MIN -7, 43.5)
VIKINGS -7
Remember when the Bears were 4-2? Yeah, they've lost seven straight since and they face a Vikings team tonight that has won six in a row. One of those wins was a 30-27 overtime victory over the Bears on Nov. 24. Prior to getting their asses whooped by San Francisco last week, the Bears lost three close games, all to division opponents. Don't let that fool you though.
Chicago is awful on the road. They are 0-6 SU on the road this season and 0-8 SU in their last last 8 away from home. The Bears are 1-7 SU in the last 8 against Minnesota and 3-6-1 ATS in the last 10 against the Vikings. Minnesota has too many weapons and in addition to their 11-2 SU record, the Vikings are 8-4-1 ATS and 5-2 ATS at home this season.
ATLANTA @ LAS VEGAS (ATL -5.5, 44.5)
RAIDERS UNDER 21.5 POINTS
This is a battle of two bad teams. The Raiders are so bad that they will likely start Desmond Ridder at quarterback. Ridder was let go by the Falcons after going 6-7 as their starter last year. Is there a revenge factor tonight? Maybe, but Ridder isn't very good and neither are the Raiders.
In the last 8 games Ridder has appeared in, his team has lost all eight. More importantly, his team went Over 20 points just twice in those eight games. The Raiders have scored 13, 17, 19, and 19 points in their last four games. Over their last 10 games, LV has gone Over 20 just once.
MIAMI @ DETROIT (MIA -4.5, 219)
HEAT ML
The Heat have won four straight and they averaged 122.8 points per game in doing so. All four of those games were at home too. Miami has owned Detroit, winning 8 of the last 10 games against the Pistons. Detroit is just 1-4 SU in its last five games. The Pistons defense has taken some hits. They gave up 128 to Milwaukee and 130 and 123 to the Celtics.
Miami is 7-1 SU in the last 8 against Detroit. However, the Pistons have covered 6 of the last 7 and they are at home tonight. I still like the Heat, but I'll take them for the straight up road win.
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