- ABC News
- November 22, 2024
The San Francisco 49ers are poised to be underdogs for the first time since 2022, breaking a chain of 36 consecutive regular-season games in which they've been favored, the third-longest such streak of the Super Bowl era behind only the 1999-2002 St. Louis Rams (50) and the 2016-20 New England Patriots (64). As of Friday afternoon, the Green Bay Packers are 3-point favorites over the visiting Niners, per ESPN BET odds. The last time the 49ers were underdogs was in a Week 7 matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs on Oct. 23, 2022. San Francisco was just a 1-point underdog in that one but went on to lose 44-23. This season's iteration of the Niners has stumbled to records of 5-5 straight up and 4-6 against the spread. San Francisco failed to cover -6.5 in a Week 10 win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Niners (+325) trail the Arizona Cardinals (-115) on the odds board to win the NFC West, the first time San Francisco has not been...