Our holiday gift to you: a deep dive into current and historical NFL betting trends related to the Bears-49ers matchup on Sunday Night Football.
(All listed odds are via BetMGM and subject to change.)
• The Bears pulled off arguably the most stunning comeback of the NFL season in Week 16, scoring 10 points in the final two minutes to force overtime against Green Bay.
On the first possession of the extra session, Chicago recovered a Packers fumble and immediately cashed in the turnover with a 46-yard touchdown pass to steal a 22-16 victory as a 1-point home favorite.
Since beginning the season with back-to-back losses, the playoff-bound Bears are 11-2 SU and 9-3-1 ATS. They’re also 5-2 SU and ATS both on the road and as an underdog.
• Brock Purdy threw a career-high five touchdown passes to lead the 49ers to a 48-27 beatdown of the Colts in the Week 16 Monday Night Football contest.
San Francisco easily cashed as a 4.5-point road underdog and is now on a 5-0 SU and ATS roll.
Since the calendar flipped to November, the Niners are 6-1 SU and ATS, with the offense averaging 33.1 points per contest.
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• Chicago’s NFL betting trends on Sunday Night Football aren’t pretty: Since 2019, the Bears have lost eight consecutive Sunday games under the lights, going 1-7 ATS.
Then again, San Francisco has split its 10 SNF games this decade, going 4-6 ATS. However, the Niners have won four straight Sunday night home games (3-1 ATS).
• The over is 5-2 in San Francisco’s last seven. Conversely, five of Chicago’s last seven have fallen short of the total.
Overall, the 49ers have cleared 52 points five times this season (all in the last seven games), while the Bears have done so three times.
• San Francisco’s Christian McCaffrey, who had two receiving touchdowns in Monday’s win at Indianapolis, has scored in five straight games and 10 of his last 12.
During this 12-game span, the dual-threat running back has a TD in five of six home contests.
• Bears running back D’Andre Swift is averaging 80.6 rushing yards in his last 10 games — and that includes a 15-yard dud against Pittsburgh in Week 12.
Swift hurdled 60 rushing yards in seven of those games, including five contests with at least 90 yards.
