NFL Preseason Week 4 49ers Vs. Chargers Odds and Predictions

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NFL Betting – Singletary’s 49ers look to stay perfect against the Chargers

The final NFL betting match-up of the 2010 exhibition season is set to kick off at 10:00 ET from Candlestick Park where the San Francisco 49ers will look to churn out an unblemished preseason record against the San Diego Chargers.

NFL Betting Online: In-state rivals are set to square off in both teams final tune-up before the start of the 2010-11 NFL betting regular season.

The Chargers enter tonight’s contest off a road defeat at the hands of the defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints. Though they fell by a 36-21 final tally, Head Coach Norv Turner had to come out pleased with how his #1’s fared against the high flying “Who Dat Nation.”

QB Philip Rivers and the 1st team offense went toe to toe with the Saints #1’s, and departed only trailing 17-14. The opening drive of the game saw the Chargers cover 82 yards in 12 plays and take a 7-0 lead when RB Jacob Hester barreled into the end zone from six-yards out.

They then tied the game up late in the 2nd quarter when Rivers and WR Malcolm Floyd connected from nine-yards out; the TD pass was Rivers’ second of the preseason.

Through three preseason game, the Chargers stand 1-2 SU & ATS with the lone win and cover coming back in Week 1 at home against the Chicago Bears.

Allowing 20.7 PPG finds San Diego ranked 16th in points allowed to date. Though they’ve stuffed opposing ground attacks (#7 at 77 YPG), the pass defense has been leaky allowing an average of 243.7 YPG (#27). Hopefully this isn’t a sign of things to come in the regular season. If so, it looks as if upper management made the wrong decision in shipping CB Antonio Cromartie to the New York Jets.

Rookie RB Ryan Mathews has filled in admirably for the departed LaDainian Tomlinson. In three games played, the Fresno State product has ripped off 146 yards on 34 carries (4.3 YPC) with longs of 18 and 16 yards.

With both Rivers and Mathews having gotten enough work in the preseason, don’t look for either to see much of any action this evening.

You got to love the way Head Coach Mike Singletary has his men playing right now! The guy was a proven winner when he played LB for the Chicago Bears, and he’s carried that mindset over to the Bay and instilled it into his players. He’s now 6-1 SU & 4-3 ATS in the exhibition season as the Niners head coach.

San Francisco has been flying up and down the field throughout the entirety of the preseason. The 37-17 romp of the Colts in their preseason opener set the stage for what was to come the next two weeks.

They took care of the Minnesota Vikings in Brett Favre’s debut winning and covering as 2.5-point home chalk, and followed it up with an impressive battle at Oakland where they won by a 28-24 final tally last week.

That said; QB Alex Smith and the Niners passing game continue to be the only detriment. Managing just 187 YPG, the Niners passing attack ranks 24th overall (4 YPG less than 2009-10’s seasonal average). However, the ground attack has churned out an average of 125.7 YPG (#7).

The Niners defense will bring it on every down, and they have thus far already securing an absurd eight sacks in their three games played. This unit will only get better as the season progresses provided it remains relatively healthy.

The Chargers have won six of the L/7 preseason battles with the Niners, and the ‘over’ has cashed five of the L/6 times these clubs squared off at Candlestick; look for both of those trends to go up in smoke this time around however.

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