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The 49ers are a 3.5-point favorite in this game, which points towards a rushing game script.In this week's contest, Christian McCaffrey is forecasted by the predictive model to land in the 93rd percentile among running backs with 18.1 rush attempts.Christian McCaffrey has been a more integral piece of his offense's ground game this year (68.5% Carry Share in games he has been on the field) than he was last year (58.1%).Christian McCaffrey has averaged 65.0 adjusted rushing yards per game this year, one of the highest figures in the league among running backs (92nd percentile).This year, the imposing Chicago Bears run defense has surrendered a meager 5.04 adjusted yards-per-carry to the opposition's running game: the 28th-lowest rate in the NFL.
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