Week 6 NFL best bets and predictions
Each week, I'll be looking through Sunday's NFL games to try and feed my readers three winners. And that continues with the three best bets I have for the Week 6 slate, which includes a pick on a meeting between the San Francisco 49ers and Cleveland Browns. I also have a play on an exciting battle between the Detroit Lions and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Keep reading to find out what I have and make sure you also check out what my talented VSiN colleagues are playing. Those plays, along with all of our NFL content for the week, are available at our Week 6 NFL Bet Hub. You can also get all of our picks for the week on the Pro Picks page.
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Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears
The Vikings just lost Justin Jefferson indefinitely, which should have a big impact on the offense. Jefferson demands so much of the defense’s attention that it makes life on guys like Jordan Addison, K.J. Osborn and T.J. Hockenson a lot easier. Now, defenses will be able to specifically plan to make those guys uncomfortable. And when you combine that with the fact that the Vikings don’t have much of a running game, it could be hard for Kirk Cousins and Co. to outscore opponents — which is what they need to do to win games, as they are below average defensively.
Considering Minnesota is facing a lot of question marks heading into this game, it’s just hard not to like a Chicago team that is suddenly showing signs of life. The Bears really should be coming into this game on the heels of back-to-back wins, but they took their foot off the gas and let the Denver Broncos come back and beat them two weeks ago. However, Chicago responded nicely by earning a 40-20 road victory over the Washington Commanders last week. That game was a beatdown from start to finish.