Are these guys getting a little too much credit for their early wins? They beat GB and Det by 8 pts each, which seemed like a huge deal at the time. But then both GB, except for tearing up a questionable Chicago team, and Det have not looked very good at all since so maybe it wasn't such a huge deal after all. And then SF goes on the road as 7 pt favorites over a team that most assume inferior to GB and Chi and they lose SU by double digits. Now they have to stay back there for another week and play the Jets as 4 pt favorites.
SF was 7-2 on the road last year but they didn't win one of those games by more than 8 pts. Their average margin of victory in those 7 wins was just over 5 pts. So now they are -7 and -4 favorites? They are not a team that is built to win by large margins against the average team. They win by playing defense and by limiting TO's. If they fall behind, as they did in Minny, then it's usually all over. They've had an awful lot of travel and hotels over the past 3 weeks. I'm just saying that the Jets might be pretty decent value getting 4 pts here. Remember, 4 pts just gives you a push. Since 5 pts isn't a very common number the 49ers would have to win by at least 6 for it to be a win.
SF was 7-2 on the road last year but they didn't win one of those games by more than 8 pts. Their average margin of victory in those 7 wins was just over 5 pts. So now they are -7 and -4 favorites? They are not a team that is built to win by large margins against the average team. They win by playing defense and by limiting TO's. If they fall behind, as they did in Minny, then it's usually all over. They've had an awful lot of travel and hotels over the past 3 weeks. I'm just saying that the Jets might be pretty decent value getting 4 pts here. Remember, 4 pts just gives you a push. Since 5 pts isn't a very common number the 49ers would have to win by at least 6 for it to be a win.
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