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(NFL) Los Angeles vs. San Francisco,
09/12/2016 6:20 PM, Score: 0 - 28
Total: 42.00 | 100.00 Under
Result: Loss
Total: 42.00 | 100.00 Under
Result: Loss
LA Rams: The Rams finished 7-9 last year (third in the NFC West) but of course the big news heading into the 2016 season is that the team has returned to LA after a 21-year stay in St. Louis. The Rams' front defensive seven is as good as there is in the NFL and LA looks as if it owns an emerging superstar in second-year RB Todd Gurley. As a rookie he ran for at least 125 yards in each of his first four starts but a non-existent passing game allowed defenses to focus on Gurley, who still finished with 1106 yards and 10 TDs. The Rams made Cal's QB Jared Goff the No. 1 overall pick in the 2016 draft but Case Keenum, who won three of his last four starts, gets the opening week start in this contest.
SF 49ers: san Francisco finished fourth (last) in the NFC West in 2015 at 5-11. Chip Kelly was ousted in Philly but quickly found a home in the Bay Area and most felt that his offensive scheme would rejuvenate the career of QB Colin Kaepernick. However, like Goff, Kaepernick will be on the sidelines in Week 1. Of course, he's received significant publicity the last two weeks for his controversial action of sitting during the national anthem but it shouldn't be lost that Gabbert won the starting job based on superior play, while also winning over the locker room and head coach Chip Kelly. "The whole body of work from April until today," Kelly said when asked what impressed him about Gabbert. "He's a good fit for what we want to get accomplished, and I have a lot of confidence in what he can do for us offensively."
The pick: One of the NFL's most storied rivalries comes full circle when the Rams visit the 49ers in the second half of ESPN's opening week MNF doubleheader. These teams were once the strength of the NFC West and now are both back in California and ready to renew a once torrid intra-state rivalry. Don't expect too many fireworks, as the 49ers (303.8 YPG) and Rams (297.6 YPG) ranked 31st and 32nd, respectively, in total offense last season. San Francisco's 14.9 PPG was the NFL-worst, while the Rams' average of 17.5 PPG ranked 29th. That said, this over/under number is among the lowest in all of Week 1 (could close as THE lowest) and the play (a 10*) is on the Over.
SF 49ers: san Francisco finished fourth (last) in the NFC West in 2015 at 5-11. Chip Kelly was ousted in Philly but quickly found a home in the Bay Area and most felt that his offensive scheme would rejuvenate the career of QB Colin Kaepernick. However, like Goff, Kaepernick will be on the sidelines in Week 1. Of course, he's received significant publicity the last two weeks for his controversial action of sitting during the national anthem but it shouldn't be lost that Gabbert won the starting job based on superior play, while also winning over the locker room and head coach Chip Kelly. "The whole body of work from April until today," Kelly said when asked what impressed him about Gabbert. "He's a good fit for what we want to get accomplished, and I have a lot of confidence in what he can do for us offensively."
The pick: One of the NFL's most storied rivalries comes full circle when the Rams visit the 49ers in the second half of ESPN's opening week MNF doubleheader. These teams were once the strength of the NFC West and now are both back in California and ready to renew a once torrid intra-state rivalry. Don't expect too many fireworks, as the 49ers (303.8 YPG) and Rams (297.6 YPG) ranked 31st and 32nd, respectively, in total offense last season. San Francisco's 14.9 PPG was the NFL-worst, while the Rams' average of 17.5 PPG ranked 29th. That said, this over/under number is among the lowest in all of Week 1 (could close as THE lowest) and the play (a 10*) is on the Over.
