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The San Francisco 49ers won at home for the first time in more than a year on Monday night.
If they can play the way they did against their division rival, they’ll have a chance to salvage their season as a playoff contender in the NFC.San Francisco improved to 4-5 with the win. As of this morning, the 49ers are +175 to make the playoffs and -220 to miss the playoffs. On the flip side, the Rams fell to 7-3 but are still -1450 to make the playoffs and +870 to miss the playoffs.
Meanwhile, San Francisco’s victory was another one for NFL underdogs, which went 9-5 against the spread and 6-7-1 straight up in Week 10.It’s the first time since 2018 that at least nine underdogs have covered the spread three weeks in a row. The 49ers called a designed rush on 68 per cent of their offensive plays, which is their highest rush rate in a game over the past 20 seasons, per ESPN Stats & Info.The 49ers held possession for 39:03, which is their highest in a game this season.
San Francisco improved to 4-5 straight up and 2-6 ATS – the third-worst cover percentage in the NFL this season.
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