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The New York Jets and San Francisco 49ers open their regular seasons Monday at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:20 p.m. ET (ESPN/ABC/ESPN+). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Jets vs. 49ers odds, and make our expert NFL picks and predictions.
The Jets open the season on Monday Night Football for the 2nd consecutive season. They hope to have their QB Aaron Rodgers around for much longer this time around. Rodgers was acquired last offseason from the Green Bay Packers, but he lasted just 4 plays in Week 1 last season before rupturing his Achilles’ tendon.
The 49ers had the contract saga with WR Brandon Aiyuk, but the 2 sides came to an agreement for the receiver to remain in San Francisco. The off-the-field news made some forget that this still is the defending NFC champions, and they came within a whisker of winning it all.
New York went 3-2 straight up (SU) against the NFC in 2023, but it was just 1-3-1 against the spread (ATS) in those games. The Under had a slight 3-2 edge in the 5 games, too.
Not counting the Super Bowl, San Francisco was 2-3 SU and ATS in 5 games against AFC opponents in the 2023-24 season, and the total was 2-2-1 in those outings.
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Jets at 49ers odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated Sunday at 4:22 p.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Jets +176 (bet $100 to win $176) | 49ers -210 (bet $210 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Jets +3.5 (-105) | 49ers -3.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 43.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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Jets at 49ers key injuries
Jets
- LB Zaire Barnes (ankle) out
- OG Wes Schweitzer (hand) out
49ers
- OG Aaron Banks (finger) questionable
- S Talanoa Hufanga (knee) doubtful
- DE Yetur Gross-Matos (knee) out
- RB Christian McCaffrey (Achilles’, calf) questionable
- LB Dee Winters (ankle) out
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Jets at 49ers picks and predictions
Prediction
49ers 26, Jets 20
Moneyline
The 49ers (-210) are a little too expensive for a standalone wager, costing 2 times your potential return. However, if you were to include San Francisco as part of your multi-leg parlay, it isn’t priced out of line.
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Against the spread
The 49ERS -3.5 (-115) are a strong play, but before you finalize your play, make sure RB Christian McCaffrey (Achilles’, calf) is officially active. If CMC were unable to go, it would change the complexion of this game dramatically, as he is not only a huge part of the run game, but he has soft hands out of the backfield, too.
All indications are that McCaffrey will be ready to go, but he missed the bulk of training camp and all of the preseason with a strained calf. The Achilles’ addition to the injury report is a little more alarming.
If McCaffrey is inactive, the Jets +3.5 (-105) would then be the play.
Over/Under
OVER 43.5 (-110) is the play, whether or not McCaffrey is unable to go. The 49ers have a solid core of receivers to move the chains either way. For the Jets, we’ll get a look at the offense with Rodgers, hopefully longer than a handful of plays. While now 40 years old, Rodgers still has plenty left in the tank, and with RB Breece Hall and WR Garrett Wilson, this could be a dangerous offense.
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