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At one point this week, the San Francisco 49ers were favored by as many as two points against the New York Giants. The two teams square off on Sunday at Levi's Stadium. This week was the first time this season that San Francisco was favored in a game. The 49ers enter the Week 10 contest winless while New York heads into the game with a single victory under its belt. That lone victory came on October 15 when the Giants defeated the Denver Broncos 23-10.
Just days later, the 49ers are no longer favored. None of the sources at
OddsShark list the 49ers as the favorite anymore. The Giants are now favored by as much as 2.5 points with the over/under for the game set at 42 points. The 49ers are 4-5 against the spread while the Giants are 3-5.
Sunday's game may represent the 49ers' best chance to avoid a winless season. Of course, it could also be said that Sunday represents New York's best chance avoid a single-win season.
"This is the best chance, to me, for the 49ers to win a game this year," said
49ers Webzone writer and co-host of our
"No Huddle" podcast, Al Sacco. "If they don't win this -- unless [Jimmy] Garoppolo comes in and he's good -- it's going to be tough for them to win another game...
"They're playing a Giants team that's talking about benching Eli Manning right now. If they're not going to get a win this weekend, I don't know when they're going to get a win."
The 49ers will get a much-needed bye week following Sunday and then prepare for a six-week stretch to end the season that includes the Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, Houston Texans, Tennessee Titans, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Los Angeles Rams.
San Francisco is coming off of a 20-10 defeat at the hands of the Arizona Cardinals while New York is coming off of their worst defeat of the season – a 51-17 pummeling by the surprising Rams. The last time the crowd at Levi's Stadium saw the home team come away with a victory was on September 12, 2016, when the 49ers opened the season with a 28-0 victory over the Rams.
"This is as close to a lock as you'll see all season," said the other co-host of our "No Huddle" podcast, Zain Naqvi, "and it's not a lock at all."
Despite their concern, both Sacco and Naqvi picked the 49ers to win this week.
"The Giants, they're without their top three receivers," Naqvi continued. "They have no way of generating a ton of points and this has to be that week where the 49ers win. I think that, if they can put together even like a B-minus effort, they should be able to win this game."
The 49ers and Giants kick off on Sunday at 1:25 p.m. PT.
Despite initial reports, two draft prospects who were set to visit the San Francisco 49ers ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft ultimately did not meet with the team. Matt Barrows of The Athletic revealed that former USC wide receiver Brenden Rice and former Oregon safety Jamal Hill didn't end up visiting the Bay Area organization.
Barrows wrote, "Meanwhile, a report in March indicated that USC receiver Brenden Rice, the son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Jerry Rice, would visit the 49ers, but he didn't end up coming, according to two league sources."
Justin Melo of The Draft Network first
The San Francisco 49ers announced the signing of wide receiver Trent Taylor to a one-year deal, reuniting with the team's former fifth-round draft pick out of Louisiana Tech.
Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area was the first to report that the 49ers were discussing a potential reunion with Taylor. The receiver was part of head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch's first draft class in 2017 and spent his first four NFL seasons with the team.
The #49ers are talking with free-agent slot receiver/return man
The San Francisco 49ers are hosting several draft prospects this week as the deadline for pre-draft visits draws near. According to Aaron Wilson of KPRC2, the team will host former Western Kentucky wide receiver Malachi Corley on Wednesday.
Corley is expected to be a Day 2 pick. San Francisco owns two selections on Day 2—the No. 63 overall pick in the second round and the No. 94 overall pick in the third round. Currently, the receiver is visiting with the Seattle Seahawks.
Western Kentucky @WKUFootball receiver Malachi Worley
Ian Rapoport didn't offer much of an update on the ongoing contract negotiations between the San Francisco 49ers and their standout wide receiver, Brandon Aiyuk. However, the NFL insider emphasized one thing: The team is not entertaining trade discussions at this juncture.
Reacting to Aiyuk's decision to unfollow the 49ers on Instagram, Rapoport couldn't help but chuckle at the latest development. This practice has become commonplace among players who are unhappy with their contract situations. Wide receiver Deebo Samuel similarly took this action in 2022 before requesting to be traded just before the draft.
Things have yet to escalate that far with Aiyuk, but Rapoport sees his
