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December 15th, 2010 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor

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The season could very well be on the line for both the San Diego Chargers and the San Francisco 49ers when the two square off at LP Field on Thursday Night Football this week. Check out our NFL free picks for the duel between these two AFC South rivals, as they both try to close a bit of ground on the Jacksonville Jaguars for the division lead.

Matchup: San Francisco 49ers @ San Diego Chargers
Date: Thursday, December 16th, 8:20 ET
Location: Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, CA
Game Line: San Diego -9.5
Over/Under 44.5

49ers Notes: The 49ers kept their season alive last week by knocking off the Seattle Seahawks in a big time way, but Head Coach Mike Singletary knows that there is still plenty of work to be done in order to get into the playoffs as the NFC West champs. Not only is San Fran going to need to win out, but it is probably going to need both the St. Louis Rams and Seattle Seahawks to lose twice in these last three to get the job done as well. A loss here isn't a total eliminator, as the playoffs would still potentially be in sight as long as both the Rams and Seahawks don't win on Sunday, but it would certainly be a devastating thought to be one game back of two teams with just two to play. Singletary pushed the right button last week in letting QB Alex Smith get the nod under center, as he threw for 255 yards and three TDs in arguably his best game of the season. He is going to have to get both TE Vernon Davis and WR Michael Crabtree into the game more often than they are used to right now. These two are both Pro Bowl caliber players, but their numbers don't quite warrant it yet. Davis has 49 catches for 744 yards and six scores, while Crabtree is at 42 grabs for 555 yards and five TDs. The key to holding down the San Diego offense though, is going to be the running game, which has really lacked since RB Frank Gore broke his hip. RB Brian Westbrook did have a nice game last week, but the majority of his damage came as a receiver, not as a runner. Defensively, we know that LB Patrick Willis is one of the best in the game, as he has 83 tackles and five sacks this season. Forcing turnovers can be difficult for this team at times, as 19 in 13 games just isn't good enough at this point. Starting G Mike Iupati is questionable with a shoulder injury, and a very thin, yet very solid offensive line cannot afford for him to be out of the fold.

Chargers Notes: Just like San Fran, San Diego did what it had to do last week in beating the Kansas City Chiefs to get back within one game in the AFC West. However, just like with the Niners, the Chargers are going to need to win out and get some help, at least in the form of one more, and potentially two more losses by the men in red and gold. A loss could end any hope of getting into the second season, as it would take an absolutely perfect storm to get San Diego in at that point. For a team that is managing 135 yards and eight points per game more than their foes, the Chargers sure are struggling just to find victories this year. Without a dominating running back to turn to, the ball is going to rest on the right arm of QB Philip Rivers in this one as it has all season long. Rivers is going to become a 4,000 yard passer on the season this week, as he has 3,868 yards and 26 TDs against 11 INTs. His top target has been TE Antonio Gates, who has 50 catches for 782 yards and ten TDs. However, he really hasn't had any consistent threats to throw to all year long, as none of his other targets, save backup TE Randy McMichael, have played in more than ten games this year. Even now, Gates is listed as doubtful on the injury report with a foot injury, and if he can't go in this one, there won't be a target with more than 500 receiving yards in the starting lineup. WR Vincent Jackson is back, but he only has two catches for 29 yards in his two starts. Defensively, this might be the most talented unit in the game, even with the departure of LB Shawne Merriman. LB Kevin Burnett and LB Shaun Phillips probably headline the best linebacking corps in the league. Phillips has ten sacks and 40 tackles for the year, while Burnett is the leader in tackles with 64, has five sacks, two picks, and a defensive TD to show for his work on the year.

The Final Word: This seems like a great spot for the Chargers, as San Fran has underachieved all season long. However, this is the final home game in a very disappointing season for the Bolts, and the pressure is really on HC Norv Turner to win this game. The Niners know that they still have a lifeline left, but they are going to do everything that they can to make sure that they keep this one interesting for the full 60 minutes.

Free Pro Football Picks: San Francisco +9.5
Prediction: San Diego 24 – San Francisco 19

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November 28th, 2010 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor

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The Arizona Cardinals will look to avoid a second straight NFL betting defeat at home against a divisional rival when they take on the San Francisco 49ers on MNF.

Matchup: San Francisco 49ers @ Arizona Cardinals
Date: Monday, November 29th, 8:30 ET
Location: University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ
Game Line: Arizona +1.5
Over/Under 40.5

Niners Notes: All season long, HC Mike Singletary has been insistent that his 49ers are still winning the NFC West this year. And yes, we have to admit that, even though his team is 3-7, it is still just two games back and is most probably going to be just 1.5 back by the time it takes the field on Monday Night Football. However, there's a point that you have to realize that you just have to start to win games to get into the second season, and this is probably that point. San Fran has been dreadful on the road all season long, going 0-4 thus far on the campaign. The good news is that there is one win overseas at Wembley Stadium, but the bad news is that four of the next five are on the road. The 49ers are coming off of a terrible 21-0 shutout loss at home to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and which they were absolutely just smacked in the mouth for the entire game, and they need to recover from that in a hurry if they want to win this game. The QB Troy Smith experiment still seems to be going sufficiently for the Niners, as he is going to get the nod again on MNF. Smith has thrown for 700 yards and two TDs against one INT this year in three starts. RB Frank Gore has to have shoulders that really, really hurt. He has 198 of the team's 244 carries on the season. He has 801 yards on the ground and has another 46 receptions for 452 yards in the passing game. Gore has found pay dirt five times on the campaign. Still, he is really the only star on an offense that has been dreadful this year, averaging just 16.0 points per game. Defensively, things might be improving, when your offense is this bad, giving up 328.2 yards and 21.9 points per game is the recipe for disaster after disaster.

Cardinals Notes: The Redbirds can't really feel like they have much of a chance to get in the playoffs, though they really have the exact same team right now that San Fran has. The difference is that Arizona probably has an easier schedule from here on out, and can do a better job taking advantage of those foes. The problem is that this offense only has one star as well, and unlike Gore, which just needs to be handed the ball, someone needs to be able to throw the ball up to WR Larry Fitzgerald. The former Pitt Panther has 55 receptions for 691 yards and five scores, but no one else on the team has accounted for more than three TDs offensively. Heck, the third leading scorer on the team is DB Kerry Rhodes, who has two pick sixes! Needless to say, this offense, whether being run by QB Max Hall or QB Derek Anderson, has been really, really bad. If not for the Carolina Panthers, the Cardinals would rank dead last in the NFL in total yards, as they are averaging just 275.7 yards per game this year. Only 84.5 yards per game are coming on the ground, and only 191.2 are coming through the air. It should come as no surprise that this is a team averaging just 18.8 points per game, which is really something considering the fact that the defense and special teams have chipped in with a number of scores. The other problem that this defense has right now is that it can't stop a pack of turtles, let alone another NFL team. Allowing 29.2 points per game in unacceptable at any level of pro football, especially when you rank No. 27 or worse in every single category. The Cards have allowed at least 31 points five times this year.

The Final Word: This is an ugly, ugly game, and it is really hard to separate these two teams. Neither one has played up to its potential this year, and neither one deserves to be even a game back in any division in football. Still, we look at that 0-4 next to San Fran's name on the road this year and wonder why, especially in one of the tougher venues to play football in the country, that the Niners are favored. We just don't see it. Arizona is bad, but it is the lesser of the two evils in this one.

Free Pro Football Picks: Arizona +1.5
Prediction: Arizona 26 – San Francisco 21

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September 19th, 2010 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor

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The 2010 NFL betting action continues on Monday night, as the second week of action finishes up with the duel at Candlestick Park between the New Orleans Saints and the San Francisco 49ers.  Below is our free monday night pick and anylasis for this big week 2 MNF matchup. 

New Orleans Saints @ San Francisco 49ers (+6)
Monday, September 20th
8:30 ET, Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA

Saints Notes: The Saints are coming off of a very ho hum 14-9 win over the Minnesota Vikings in which they really didn't play the role of the defending champs all that well. It wasn't a particularly great game for the Vikes, a bunch that might not legitimately be a playoff team this year. If the Saints are going to play like this all season long, they are going to be in for a rude awakening when they run into road games and games against some of their best teams on the schedule. QB Drew Brees only threw for 237 yards, which would only put him on a pace for 3,792 yards for the season. New Orleans fans are going to be looking for at least 275 yards from their franchise quarterback. One TD pass and no picks is a good ratio, but more points than that are going to need to hit the scoreboard to get this team back into the playoffs with a shot of winning the NFC in the regular season. RB Reggie Bush really didn't touch the ball that much either, which is a bit of surprise considering his explosive nature. Bush only had two carries for 14 yards and five receptions for 33 yards on the day. RB Pierre Thomas is clearly going to be the important man in the backfield this year. He had an admirable day on the ground, carrying the pill 19 times for 71 yards and a TD against one of the stoutest defensive fronts in all of football. New Orleans' defense only led Minnesota get into the end zone one time, a trend which needs to keep up if the offense is going to struggle this much.

49ers Notes: 49ers HC Mike Singletary called a 31-6 loss to the Seattle Seahawks a dose of "good medicine" in the media this week, and he is insistent that that medicine is going to be what cures his team from the media hype at the start of the season. Nothing would get the media off of his butt more than a big win on primetime football against the defending champs! In order to do that, the Niners are going to have to perform better in the red zone. In the first half, they had a chance to take a 21-0 lead early, but in three trips to the red zone, San Fran mustered one turnover and two short field goals. Needless to say, it didn't get back to the red zone again and was trampled from there. Where have you gone, Frank Gore? The top back for the 49ers got plenty of touches in Week 1, as he had 17 carries and six receptions. However, a total of 83 yards, 45 of which came in the receiving game just isn't going to cut it. New Orleans is known for having a relatively weak front seven, and if that front seven is going to get exploited, Gore needs to do a lot better than a shade over two yards per carry in this game. Watch for TE Vernon Davis to have himself a stellar outing. The Saints allowed TE Visanthe Shiancoe to tear them up last week, and Davis can do much of the same against a weak middle of the defense as well on Monday. Davis led the team last week with eight receptions and 73 yards.

The Final Word: The Saints need to be very careful in this one. San Fran has woken up several times before in the Singletary era, and its response to his recent tirade in the Seattle media might just be the key to coming out and knocking off the defending champs. The 49ers badly need this one to solidify that they are indeed the top team in the NFC West and that last week's game was a bit of a fluke.

Free Monday Night Football Pick: 49ers 27 – Saints 24

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September 6th, 2010 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor

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The NFL betting campaign is just about here! In order to get you revved up for the action beginning on Thursday night, we are making our playoff picks here at Cappers Info! (Odds to make the playoffs courtesy of BetUS Sportsbook)


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In the AFC, we reasonably probably have three teams fighting for two playoff berths in the AFC East and two teams fighting for one playoff berth in the AFC South unless someone can come out of nowhere in the AFC North or West. Simply put, the San Diego Chargers (-700 at BetUS Sportsbook) and the Baltimore Ravens (-200 at BetUS Sportsbook) are getting into the playoffs as division winners. Both of these teams are likely head and shoulders above the rest of their competition in their respective divisions, and neither should face a challenge. Yes, this means that we feel as though the Steelers, Bengals, and Browns are pretty much out of luck in 2010.

The three teams in the AFC East to watch are the New England Patriots (-175 at BetUS Sportsbook) and the Miami Dolphins (+140 at BetUS Sportsbook). We realize that we are conventionally leaving out the Jets from this equation, but we just don't have all that much confidence in QB Mark Sanchez and we tend to believe that someone is going to figure out how to beat this defense at some point. The Pats came out of the blocks in the preseason incredibly angry. We know that their offense is amazing, as the starters just continued to run up and down the field on just about everyone that they ran into. The questions are on defense. Still, we can't picture a Bill Belichick team getting left home from the postseason for the second time in three years. Miami is a trendy sleeper this year and for good reason. If RBs Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams can stay healthy, the Fins are clearly better than last year's team that narrowly missed out on the postseason. HC Tony Sparano is a great manager on the sidelines, and he is going to get Miami back to the playoffs once again this year. 

Reasonably speaking, the Indianapolis Colts (-250 at BetUS Sportsbook) are going to get to the playoffs. The only way that doesn't happen is if something really happens to QB Peyton Manning that keeps him out of the playoffs for a lengthy period of time. That being said, the Houston Texans (+120 at BetUS Sportsbook) should get into the dance this year. This is a make or break season for a franchise that was just on the verge of making special things happen last year. They won their final four games of last season to be knocking at the postseason door, and this is the year that QB Matt Schaub and company kick it down. It's going to be a year of second guessing for the Titans, who might win ten games but fall just short of the playoffs.

In the NFC, things are significantly harder to decipher. The East probably has three contenders this year, and we tend to believe that two of the three are going to find their way to the playoffs. The Dallas Cowboys (-200 at BetUS Sportsbook) might be the best team in the NFC if QB Tony Romo keeps his head on straight. We tend to like what we have seen so far from the New York Giants (+100 at BetUS Sportsbook) as well. At some point, QB Eli Manning is going to put this team on his back and become one of those truly elite competitors at this level. The Giants should be fine. This leaves the Eagles on the outside looking in for the first time in seemingly forever. 

In the North, we are convinced that the Green Bay Packers (-200 at BetUS Sportsbook) are even better than they were last season when they went 11-5 and ended up as a Wild Card out of this division. The West and South we are handing to the San Francisco 49ers (-175 at BetUS Sportsbook) and the defending champions, the New Orleans Saints (-250 at BetUS Sportsbook) respectively.

This basically leaves us with the Eagles (whom we already deemed out of the mix with their new QB Kevin Kolb taking some lumps this year), Vikings, and Falcons fighting for one playoff spot. Minnesota might have QB Brett Favre back, but is there really any hope for him limiting his interceptions this year? Besides, that 40 year old body is going to take a huge beating once again in front of an offensive line that is starting to have some question marks, and we aren't so sure that even Favre, the consummate ironman in this league, is going to figure out how to make it through this season. That leaves the Atlanta Falcons (-120 at BetUS Sportsbook) to finish up the postseason roster. RB Michael Turner has to be in for a better season this year than he had a year ago, as 1,000 yards should be the bare minimum for this fantastic back. QB Matt Ryan is only getting better as well. There should be four slam dunk wins in the division against Carolina and Tampa Bay. The only question mark is whether the defense is good enough to put games away or not. The addition of DB Dunta Robinson should really help. We love the red and black getting back to the postseason.


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Pittsburgh Steelers -120 
New England Patriots -175
Dallas Cowboys -200
New York Giants +100
Indianapolis Colts -250
San Diego Chargers -700
Baltimore Ravens -200
Philadelphia Eagles -110
New Orleans Saints -250
Minnesota Vikings -200
Carolina Panthers +300
Tennessee Titans +150
Atlanta Falcons -120
Green Bay Packers -200
Denver Broncos +300
Jacksonville Jaguars +325
Arizona Cardinals +165
New York Jets -175
Miami Dolphins +140
Tampa Bay Buccaneers +550
Buffalo Bills +650
Chicago Bears +175
Washington Redskins +175
Seattle Seahawks +225
Houston Texans +120
San Francisco 49ers -175
Cleveland Browns +600
Oakland Raiders +350
Cincinnati Bengals +160
St. Louis Rams +650
Detroit Lions +600
Kansas City Chiefs +375

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August 22nd, 2010 By Andrew "Mr. Multi-Task" Ryan - Cappersinfo Contributor

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After a tumultuous offseason, the Minnesota Vikings have their starting quarterback situation worked out. The ageless wonder, QB Brett Favre, is going to be leading the team onto the field in an NFL preseason betting affair against the San Francisco 49ers.

Minnesota Vikings @ San Francisco 49ers (-3)
Sunday, August 22nd
8:00 ET, Monster Park, San Francisco, CA

Vikings Notes: Where else could we start than with return of No. 4? Favre ended all of the controversy about his return to the Vikings this week when he left the small town life from his ranch in Mississippi and headed up to Minneapolis to rejoin his teammates in the second week of the preseason. Even though he has been away from the game since the NFC Championship Game, Favre is expected to start on Sunday night. His role should be limited, as head coach Brad Childress expects him to take either approximately ten snaps or run two drives. Favre should be reunited with RB Adrian Peterson, who sat out last week's win against the St. Louis Rams. Instead, the man that was sparkling was QB Sage Rosenfels, who suddenly went from battling for the starting QB job to battling to keep his position on the team. Rosenfels completed 23-of-34 passes for 310 yards and three TDs without throwing a pick. Without a doubt, the former Houston Texan was the most impressive QB that the Vikes had in the 28-7 victory. QB Tarvaris Jackson and QB Joe Webb only combined to throw ten passes. Webb threw for a TD and ran for 24 yards on three carries. The defense for Minnesota was the most impressive of any unit in the first week of the preseason, as it held the Rams to just 150 total yards. The only score came via a special teams gaffe. The test should get much more difficult this week, though.

49ers Notes: The 49ers put up the second most points of the preseason in their 37-17 win over the Indianapolis Colts last weekend. However, head coach Mike Singletary has to be a bit concerned with his starting offense. Though the offensive line gave QB Alex Smith plenty of time to throw the ball, the former No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft only went 3-of-9 for 37 yards with an INT in limited action. None of the major receiving options for San Fran got in on the act at all, some due to being held out of the lineup, others of which were just ineffective thanks to Smith. However, the good news for Singletary is that his reserves played fantastic football during the final three quarters in spite of the fact that they were given a 10-0 deficit to try to overcome after one quarter of play. QBs David Carr and Nate Davis both performed admirably, combining to go 14-of-17 for 182 yards. Carr also threw a touchdown pass. The focus last week was on the running game though, and that should be a trend that continues this week for the Niners in their home opener. Running back Anthony Dixon, the team's sixth round draft pick out of Mississippi State last season, rushed the ball 21 times for 103 yards and a TD in his professional debut. Dixon is part of a trio of backs trying to replace the suddenly retired Glen Coffee to be starting RB Frank Gore's backup.

The Final Word: However sharp can Favre really be in this game? Asking for No. 4 to lead the starters on a touchdown drive in this one is going to be difficult, especially considering the fact that there is some controversy going on between him and Childress. We tend to believe that the united 49ers are going to put a better product on the field, particularly considering the fact that this is the preseason, and the end result is going to be a relatively comfortable two score 'W'.

Prediction: 49ers 20 – Vikings 10

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