The NFL Schedule Makers Didn’t do the 49ers any favors giving them four opponents with weeks off, but that doesn’t matter to sportsbooks, which see San Francisco as the strongest team in the league.
The 49ers are favored in all 17 games, via betting lines that were published immediately following the release of the 2024 NFL schedule.
Some of the 49ers’ games look like blowouts: They are favored by 11.5 at home against the Patriots and by 9.5 at home against the Cardinals. Some seem closer: they are favored by 2 at home against the Chiefs, by 2 on the road against the Bills, and by 1 on the road against the Dolphins.
But in every game they are the favorites. As annotated by Ben Baldwinlines from every game of the 2024 season suggest the 49ers are 5.2 points better than the average team.
It’s a long season and surprises can happen, but the 49ers have every reason to be confident they will win a lot of games this year.
