NFL Football Odds: Chicago Bears at San Francisco 49ers

caption text = "The Niners will need Frank Gore to run wild tonight to beat the Bears. (AP Images)

In Mike Singletary’s first game as head coach against his former team, the San Francisco 49ers look to avoid losing a fifth straight game tonight against the Chicago Bears, who are coming off another embarrassing performance on defense.

Thursday night NFL football odds have the Niners favored by 3 points.

The 49ers, who haven’t made the playoffs since 2002, lost 34-27 on Sunday against Tennessee, which got its first road win and second overall. Alex Smith threw two interceptions in the final 6:24 and three total, fumbled twice, and was sacked four times.

The Bears were carved up for 438 yards in Sunday’s 41-21 loss to Arizona, 10 yards fewer than they yielded in a 45-10 defeat at Cincinnati on Oct. 25.

Frank Gore has rushed for 174 yards and two touchdowns on 28 attempts for the 49ers in two games this month. He ran for 111 yards on 12 carries at Soldier Field in 2006.

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