Happy game day. Is there any part of you that’s nervous about today? The 49ers are 8.5-point favorites and the total for Sunday’s game is 45.5. That would suggest Vegas predicts a blowout. I agree.
Detroit yielded a league-worst 32.4 points per game a season ago. Outside of adding a new coordinator in Aaron Glenn, this unit did not improve a whole heck of a lot. San Francisco has plus-level matchups with George Kittle slated to go up against linebacker Jamie Collins and safety Tracy Walker. Meanwhile, sophomore wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk will go up against a young corner in Jeff Okudah who struggled last season (129th out of 137th among NFL corners as a rookie, per Pro Football Focus metrics).