San Francisco 49ers-Chicago Bears Odds And Picks Against The Spread

The 1-10 Niners trudge to Soldier Field to play the 3-8 Bears in a matchup of NFC cellar dwellers.

San Francisco is seeking its first road win against five losses, while Chicago is 2-4 at home.

The Bears were shellacked on Sunday, 31-3, by the Eagles -- a game in which Chicago mustered just 140 yards of offense and eight first downs.

The 49ers are coming off a 24-13 loss to the Seahawks, in which quarterback C.J. Beathard was injured.

LINE MOVEMENTS AND TRENDS

The Bears opened as 4.5-point favorites and now are laying 3.5.

The total opened at 39.5, but has ticked up to 40.

San Francisco is 5-6 against the spread, while Chicago is 5-5-1. The Under has cashed in six of the 49ers' games and seven times for the Bears. 

Chicago is 0-3-1 against the spread in its last four NFC contests, and San Francisco is 1-6 ATS in its last seven games played in December.

The Under is on a 10-2 run in the Niners' last 12 games following a double-digit home loss, and the home team is 7-3 against the spread in the last 10 head-to-head matchups.

BREAKDOWN

San Francisco quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was called into action when starter C.J. Beathard was knocked out with a hip injury and will start against the Bears.

Carlos Hyde leads the ground attack with 639 rushing yards and four scores, and Marquise Goodwin leads the team in receiving yardage with 578.

The Niners average 322 yards of offense per game and score 17.0 points; the Bears churn out just 288 yards and 16.1 points.

Chicago rookie Mitchell Trubisky has 1,135 passing yards and four TD tosses. Kendall Wright leads receivers with 345 yards, and running back Jordan Howard has racked up 847 rushing yards and five scores.

Defensively, the Niners cough up 25.8 points a game and the Bears 22.9.

PICKS

Senior analyst Larry Hartstein is on a 14-5 ATS run and has a strong pick on 49ers-Bears

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