The Chicago Bears and San Francisco 49ers meet in a highly anticipated prime-time showdown.
The pregame narrative: Both Chicago and San Francisco are postseason-bound, and both still have a shot at the No. 1 seed in the NFC. The offences are buzzing entering this contest, meaning there should be a good amount of fireworks on Sunday Night Football.
Check out my Bears vs. 49ers SGP predictions for Dec. 28, featuring Jauan Jennings.
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Bears vs. 49ers SGP
SGP: 49ers ML | Jennings to score a TD | Over 38.5 points (+325)
49ers ML (-175): I like the 49ers for one reason in this game:
Offence.
Take nothing away from Chicago, a team that ranks 10th in points per game this season (25.8). That's just one spot behind San Francisco (26.1 PPG).
But the Niners have been nearly unstoppable with Brock Purdy under centre. San Francisco has scored 34.4 points per game in five contests since the QB's return from injury, topping 35 points in three of those outings.
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For comparison, Chicago has only topped 35 points once this season.
Additionally, the Bears are an unproven bunch on the road. Chicago's road victories this year have come against some of the league's worst teams:
- Las Vegas Raiders
- Washington Commanders
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Minnesota Vikings
- Philadelphia Eagles
Outside of the victory against the Eagles, the Bears have only managed away victories over teams with losing records.
Don't expect Chicago to keep up in a game that has shootout written all over it.
Sunday Night Football SGP picks
Jennings to score a TD (+138): This is a great price to back Jennings at.
The wide receiver is Purdy's go-to option in the red zone. Since the QB's return, here's how Jennings ranks in several key stats among 49ers pass-catchers:
- 1st in targets inside the 20 (nine)
- 1st in targets inside the 10 (five)
- 1st in targets inside the five (four)
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Naturally, Jennings is scoring a lot of touchdowns. He has a score in six of his last seven games, totalling seven during this stretch.
The matchup is right, too, as the Bears are surrendering the third-most touchdowns to opposing wide receivers this year (19).
Over 38.5 points (-770): I wouldn't recommend betting this as a straight, but it helps bring our SGP to odds longer than 3-to-1.
This is a mark these two teams should have no problem clearing:
- Chicago has topped this total in 11 of 15 games.
- San Francisco has cleared this number in 10 of 15 games.
The 49ers, specifically, have become an elite overs team lately. A combination of offensive success and defensive injuries is why it has scored and allowed 20-plus points in five of its last seven games.
Expect both teams to score their fair share of points.
Bears vs. 49ers predictions made at 3:12 p.m. ET on Dec. 27, 2025.
