3 Best NFL Player Prop Bets for Monday Night Football: Vikings at Bears

Even within a single NFL game, betting markets are abundant.

You've got everything from spreads and totals to touchdown scorers and player props at your disposal. It can be a lot to sort through.

So, which bets stand out as the Minnesota Vikings take on the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football? Let's dig into FanDuel Sportsbook's NFL betting odds to find out.

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Best Player Prop Picks for Vikings at Bears on Monday Night Football

D'Andre Swift Over 14.5 Rush Attempts (+106)

Week 1 comes to a close with an NFC North battle between the Vikings and Bears. J.J. McCarthy is set to make his NFL debut while Caleb Williams and company are gearing up for their first game under new head coach Ben Johnson.

As props go, I like D'Andre Swift to outdo 14.5 rush attempts.

Swift averaged 14.8 rush attempts per game in his first season with the Bears. Injuries could force him into an even bigger role this evening. Roschon Johnson (foot) is questionable for tonight's contest while Travis Homer is on the IR, which could leave 2025 seventh-round pick Kyle Monangai as the only option past Swift in the backfield. Despite receiving praise from Ben Johnson, Monangai is nonetheless a late-round rookie who has been dealing with a hamstring ailment. I don't buy that the Bears are willing to offer him an expanded role in Week 1.

With that, we can look for the Swift and Ben Johnson reunion to come on strong tonight. Johnson was at the helm of the Detroit Lions' offense in 2022 when Swift averaged a career-best 5.5 yards per carry.

Swift is hoping to rediscover efficiency in 2025 and could manage that behind Chicago's fourth-ranked offensive line (per Pro Football Focus) and a new system. I think he'll be allotted more than 14.5 ground opportunities to make his mark in this one.

Jalen Nailor Any Time Touchdown (+490)

Admittedly, this is a dart throw and would require McCarthy to throw a touchdown pass -- let alone to someone not named Justin Jefferson -- but Jalen Nailor's +490 touchdown odds stick out to me.

Jordan Addison will miss the first three games of the season due to league suspension.

In 2024, Nailor ran a team-high 93.8% of the routes and earned a 16.3% target share, 26.5% air yards share, and 20.0% red zone target share in two games sans Addison. He collected 85 yards and 2 touchdowns in this stretch.

I should note the Vikings were also missing T.J. Hockenson for those games and the 35-year-old Adam Thielen is back in town for 2025, but Nailor is the man primed to fill the Addison role.

Nailor might see the field plenty and could benefit from what the defense gives him with Jefferson serving as a total problem, so I see value in backing him to score at +490. He posted six touchdowns last season, and our NFL projections forecast him for 0.22 touchdowns tonight.

Aaron Jones 20+ Receiving Yards (+108)

Aaron Jones returns for his ninth season and could help McCarthy make an instant impact in the passing game.

Jones caught 51 of his 62 targets for 408 yards a season ago. He churned out 20-plus receiving yards in 64.7% of games (11 out of 17 contests) -- up from the 48.1% implied probability on these +108 odds.

Minnesota added Jordan Mason to the backfield this offseason. Tonight, we'll see how the Vikings approach this split backfield, but I don't want to get caught guessing on how the touches will shake out. However, Jones should be in there for the passing plays after nabbing the seventh-most receiving yards at his position in 2024 while Mason (91) was a non-factor in said arena.

The Vikings should look to ease McCarthy into this one, and getting easy completions to the veteran back is a solid way to go about that.

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