It may come as a surprise, but the San Francisco 49ers needed a little luck to get past the Green Bay Packers at home last week, and the Detroit Lions looked like a seasoned group of playoff players to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Every winning team undoubtedly has good and bad reasons. But does the “reason” justify the Niners? Losers have no excuses, right?people.Much research has been done on the correlation between Brock Purdy’s poor performance and the rainy weather during San Francisco’s 24-21 comeback win. The 49ers have had glove issues, and Deebo Samuel’s shoulder injury took away their safety blanket.Samuel may not be ready Sunday, but he may make up his mind come game time.
The weather will improve a lot. The Lions will have to leave Ford Field and try to find their magic in a road game.Detroit added free agent Zach Ertz, who appears to be a lock for rookie Sam LaPorta (nine goals, 11 last week). By the end of this game, Ertz could be used in two tight end sets to improve the ground game.Lions coach Dan Campbell is relishing his role as a winger, impatient and unflappable.season.According to the Action Network, the Niners rank 28th in expected points added (EPA) in Week 9. Lions fans are rooting for quarterback Jared Goff to have another standout performance in a game where he was more of a leader than a game manager.offense.
Another big stat: The Lions allowed just three teams to reach 400 yards in the regular season. They did it in both of their playoff games and they were at home.National funds are pouring into Detroit, and it’s a story that has soccer fans across the country rejoicing. According to Vegas Insider, the Lions targeted 64 percent of bets, but the 49ers cashed in 55 percent of Wednesday’s money.We stay with our money because these inconsistencies show us that we are on the right track. But when it comes to money, if Samuel doesn’t play, cut him.
The 49ers are 12-1 against the spread and 10-3 when Deebo starts and finishes a game. Odds: 49ers -7.The bonus betAs mentioned, Purdy wasn’t great last week. How bad is it? It’s not that scary. He threw for 252 yards and 24 more to top his total this week.
