San Francisco 49ers vs. New York Giants Betting Odds, Analysis, NFL Pick

October 6, 2015   ·   OddsShark.com   ·   Jump to comments

The San Francisco 49ers will try to avoid their fourth consecutive loss when they visit the New York Giants in the Week 5 Sunday night game. The 49ers have gone 0-3 straight up and against the spread since earning a 20-3 victory against the Minnesota Vikings as three-point home underdogs in the season opener.
 
Point spread: The Giants opened as seven-point favorites; the total was 43 early in the week, according to sportsbooks monitored by Odds Shark. (Line updates and matchup report)
NFL pick, via Odds Shark computer: 26.7-17.0 Giants
 
Why the 49ers can cover the spread
San Francisco kicked off the year with a great performance, both offensively and defensively. That game was in prime time like this one, so maybe quarterback Colin Kaepernick and running back Carlos Hyde can rise to the occasion again and perform like they did in that season-opening win versus the Vikings.
While Kaepernick has taken a lot of criticism for the tea...

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