NFLTouchdown.com’s San Francisco 49ers 2009 Preview

Whether it was the lack of a pre-season, practicing in smoke-filled skies or a real Super Bowl hangover, the San Francisco 49ers appeared to be out of sync in their 20-24 loss to the Arizona Cardinals in Week 1. Now cornerback Richard Sherman has been placed on IR as the Niners head to the East Coast for a 10:00 am PT start against the New York Jets on Sunday. Here we discuss the odds and analysis from a betting perspective. When: Sunday September 20th, 2020 at 10:00am PT (FOX) Where: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey Line: 49ers -7, o/u

The San Francisco 49ers bounced back with an easy 31-13 win and against-the-spread (ATS) cover over the New York Jets in Week 2 but sustained potentially season-altering injuries in the process, injuries that will impact the complexion of the 49ers starters in Week 3. San Francisco will remain on the East Coast and the same, treacherous stadium field on Sunday against a winless New York Giants team. Here we discuss the odds and analysis from a betting perspective. When: Sunday September 27th, 2020 at 10:00am PT (FOX) Where: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey Line: 49ers -4, o/u 41.5 New York Giants The New York football Giants lost 13-17 at the Chicago Bears and also

1) The Cardinals are good While the 49ers should have been able to get a win today, let's not lose sight of the improvements made by the Arizona Cardinals. DeAndre Hopkins dominated the secondary today with 14 catches for 151 yards. He was open a lot and the 49ers were not able to give much of an answer for his play today. Kyler Murray ran for 91 yards, passed for 230 yards, and had two total touchdowns. The ground game was good, their defense was scrappy, and their playcalling was not predictable. San Francisco had a lot of opportunities, which I'll go into, but the performance by the Cardinals should not be discounted. They are a playoff contender and will not be an easy out this year. They still have weaknesses, especially if you can force Murray to throw