The New York Jets and the San Francisco 49ers meet Monday in NFL action from Levi’s Stadium. Here’s a San Francisco 49ers vs NY Jets Prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best 49ers vs Jets pick.
New York Jets Betting Preview
We all saw what happened to the Jets last year. Newly acquired veteran QB Aaron Rodgers went down with an injury in the first quarter of the first game and the team never recovered. New York did manage to go 7-10 overall, however, mostly on the strength of a great defense.
Preseason doesn’t necessarily translate to success or failure in the regular season, but for what it’s worth the Jets won all three of their exhibition games. Those came 20-17 over the Washington Commanders, 15-12 over the Panthers, and 10-6 versus the New York Giants.
San Francisco 49ers Betting Preview
Over on the 49ers’ side, they had a great campaign last season but it ended in disappointment. San Francisco went 12-5 overall then won the Divisional Playoffs over the Green Bay Packers and the NFC Championship versus the Detroit Lions. In the Super Bowl versus the Kansas City Chiefs, however, the Niners would fall 25-22 in overtime.
The 49ers ended up going 1-1-1 in preseason action, getting a taste of each possible outcome. San Francisco lost 17-13 to the Tennessee Titans in the opener, then beat the New Orleans Saints 16-10. In the final game, the Niners would settle for a tie 24-24 with the Raiders.
Total Points Facts
- Nine of the 49ers’ last 10 Week 1 games have gone UNDER the total points line.
- Seven of the Jets’ last eight games against NFC West opponents have gone UNDER the total points line.
San Francisco 49ers Player Prop Facts
- Brock Purdy has recorded 252+ passing yards in each of his last nine appearances in California.
- Christian McCaffrey has recorded 78+ rushing yards in each of his last eight appearances on the West Coast.
- Christian McCaffrey has recorded 128+ rushing and receiving yards in each of his last seven appearances on the West Coast.
- Brandon Aiyuk has recorded 55+ receiving yards in each of the 49ers’ last six regular season games against AFC opponents.
- Brock Purdy has recorded 22+ completions in three of his last four appearances with the 49ers as favorites.
- Brock Purdy has thrown two or more touchdowns in four of his last five regular season appearances.
- Christian McCaffrey has scored at least one touchdown in 20 of his last 21 appearances on the West Coast.
- Christian McCaffrey ranked 1st in the NFL in rushing yards (1459) last season.
New York Jets Player Prop Facts
- Mike Williams has scored at least one touchdown in each of his five previous September appearances with his team as a road underdog.
- Aaron Rodgers has thrown two or more touchdowns in nine of his last 10 appearances with his team as an underdog against NFC opponents.
- Breece Hall has recorded 126+ rushing and receiving yards in four of the Jets’ last five games.
- Aaron Rodgers has recorded 255+ passing yards in four of his last five September appearances as road underdogs against NFC opponents.
- Aaron Rodgers has recorded 16+ rushing yards in four of his last five Monday road appearances.
- Mike Williams has recorded 69+ receiving yards in each of his last eight September road appearances.
- Aaron Rodgers has recorded 23+ completions in each of his last seven Monday road appearances.
- Breece Hall recorded the most rushing attempts in a single game last season (37 vs Patriots, Week 18).
Matchup/League Facts
- The 49ers ranked T1st in the NFL in interceptions (22) last season.
- The 49ers ranked 1st in the NFL in red zone percentage (67.2%) last season.
- The Jets ranked 1st in the NFL in total punt yards (4831) last season.
- The Jets ranked 32nd in the NFL in 3rd down percentage (26.0%) last season.
San Francisco 49ers vs NY Jets Prediction
I’m staying with the 49ers. This should be a pretty fun matchup, though. San Francisco’s potent offense versus the Jets’ talented defense will be interesting. New York ranked 13th in the NFL last season with 22.4 points per game on the road. Depending on how the Jets offense performs, that may or may not be enough.
Speaking of the Jets offense, this will be our first real look at how things will function with Aaron Rodgers under center. There are plenty of variables involved in the Jets offense versus the 49ers defense, so it’s tough to know how to feel. That said, I think this will be a lower-scoring game as each team gets its proverbial feet wet. It’ll be a fun one to watch.