The creators of the NFL schedule He didn’t do the 49ers any favors. giving them four opponents coming off bye weeks, but that doesn’t matter to the bookmakers, who see San Francisco as the strongest team in the league.
The 49ers are the favorites in all 17 games, via betting lines that were released immediately after the 2024 NFL schedule was released.
Part of the 49ers’ game looks like a blowout: They are 11.5 favorites at home against the Patriots and 9.5 favorites at home against the Cardinals. Some appear to be close: they are 2 favorites at home against the Chiefs, 2 on the road against the Bills and 1 on the road against the Dolphins.
But in all the games they are the favorites. As noted by Ben BaldwinAll-game lines for the 2024 season suggest the 49ers are 5.2 points better than the average team.
It’s a long season and surprises can happen, but the 49ers have every reason to be confident they will win a lot of games this year.