NFL Futures: Jim Harbaugh inherited a six win team when he was named head coach of the San Francisco 49ers and immediately turned it into a 13 win team that made the NFC championship game. The 49ers have since gone to the Super Bowl in an 11 win season in 2012 and then won 12 games last year and paid out in 11 out of 16 regular season games. They lost the NFC title game at the Seattle Seahawks 23-17 in heartbreaking fashion. It has been a remarkable coaching performance for Harbaugh but his one goal is yet to be achieved as only hoisting the Vince Lombardi Trophy will satisfy his fire, desire and uber competitive drive. The 49ers move into their new State of the Art home of Levi’s Stadium for this season. The 49ers opened at BetDSI as a +740 choice to win the Super Bowl and were a +433 choice to win the NFC championship with an over under win total of 10.5+116 over and -136 under.
New Levis
Levis Stadium is the most technologically sophisticated football venue in the world and a becoming home for a championship team. Despite numerous key injuries Harbaugh was able to coax 12 wins out of the 49ers, even as offensive production fell to 24th overall in the NFL. QB Colin Kaepernick still has to work on accuracy and reads but RB Frank Gore keeps defenses honest.
Handicapper’s Notebook
San Francisco has been a highly reliable road team with just five losses against the spread in their last 20 games away from home. The 49ers have gone over the total in eight out of their last 14 home games. The 49ers have covered the spread in just seven out of their last 16 games at home with just eight out of their last 20 home games going under the total. The 49ers have lost just six out of their last 20 games as an underdog with 13 out of their last 20 games as a dog going over the total. San Francisco has lost just six out of their last 20 games as a favorite with just eight out of their last 20 games as a dog going under the total.
Our Prognosis
As long as the 49ers stay healthy we see a Super Season for San Francisco as the offense should be significantly better!
