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I’m not gonna be able to finish all of my picks before tonight’s game starts, so I might as well kick off the getting things wrong for week ten with the only matchup that matters for the nonce.

Chicago (+3) at San Francisco
There’s not much to get excited about with either of these middling NFC squads, particularly on defense. Ultimately, I suppose I have less concern about how San Fran’s weak pass defense matches up against Chicago’s pass-oriented offense than I have about how the Bears, and their weak run D, match up with the Niners and their balanced offensive attack. I’ll take San Fran straight up, though I think the Bears can hold the margin down to a point or two.