Football Betting – Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers. Despite being just 4-8 this season, the San Francisco 49ers are favored in football betting on Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks. The 49ers are still alive in the NFC West but they must beat Seattle or they will be eliminated. San Francisco is a 4.5 point favorite in NFL football betting at Sbgglobal with the total on the game at 41.5
San Francisco QB Troubles
The 49ers are going back to Alex Smith at quarterback this week. San Francisco has gotten very little from their quarterbacks this season and now head coach Mike Singletary is going back to Alex Smith instead of Troy Smith. Neither one is a very good option but at home against Seattle it is possible that Alex Smith could have a little success.
San Francisco Running Back Issues
The 49ers also have trouble at running back with Frank Gore out for the season with an injury. Neither Brian Westbrook nor Anthony Dixon did much last week which really put the pressure on Troy Smith. San Francisco should be able to run the ball this week though against a weak Seattle run defense.
Seattle has won the last two games against San Francisco and even though they are two games better than the 49ers in the standings, they are an underdog in this game. The Seahawks are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 vs. the NFC West. The problem with taking Seattle in this game is that the Seahawks are 3-12 ATS in their last 15 road games. The Seahawks are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games as an underdog.
Poor Trends
The Seahawks have poor numbers in this situation but the 49ers are really weak as well. The 49ers are 2-6 in NFL football betting in their last 8 games overall. The 49ers are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games as a favorite. The 49ers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games. The 49ers are 1-4-2 ATS in their last 7 games in December. If you are looking at the total in football betting you have some interesting trends. The Over is 5-0 in the Seahawks last 5 games overall but the Under is 3-1-1 in the Seahawks last 5 vs. the NFC West. On the other side, the Under is 8-2 in the 49ers last 10 games in December. The Under is 7-3 in the 49ers last 10 home games. In this series, the Under is 6-2-1 in the last 9 meetings.