According to DraftKings SportsBook, the Niners are 6.5-point road favorites to beat Baker Mayfield and the Carolina Panthers (+6)
. A line that big speaks volumes. There’s obviously little faith in the home team. Furthermore, that’s a lot of faith in the team coming cross-country into a different time zone.
In 2019, these teams faced off in what served as Nick Bosa and the defense’s announcement to the league that he was a burgeoning superstar. Now the Niners’ defense has already established itself as one of the best in the league, and they can only further prove their dominance against a floundering Panthers offense.