Originally Posted by
DJ Dana
I'm a long time diehard Skins fan (go ahead and post your jokes). I follow them pretty religiously and I just don't see how the Niners don't win this game and cover at least 4 pts. They're getting the Skins at just the right time: they have a ton of people out (Williams, Moss, Cooley, etc.), a lousy, no, probably 2 lousy QB's and they still don't really have anyone to throw to anyway (outside of TE Fred Davis). Sure, Washington is fairly tough at home but if you're going to take the Niners I would take it early as this line will climb thru the week to probably 4 or 5, maybe even 5.5. What casual fans might miss (and it sounds like the OP did) is the Skins actually have an above average defense, in fact leading up to the Bills contest, it was top 10. The problem? Zero offensive firepower and a defense that consequently spends all day on the field and eventually wears down. A safer bet may be taking the Skins pt total or even the game total (it's already dropped down to 37.5 btw). The Niners will stifle the Skins, the question is, can the Niners offense put up enough to cover the line (they did almost blow the spread against a very marginal Browns outfit, granted that line was 9.5). Just thought I'd contribute something to help fellow bettors out here. I'd love to be proven wrong here and see my team win Sunday but I just don't see it...