2024 NFL Week 14 action report: ‘The sentiment is that the 49ers are done’

Patrick Everson

FOX Sports Betting Analyst

On the NFL Week 14 oddsboard, there are bigger matchups than the Chicago Bears vs. the San Francisco 49ers. But at some point, we have to address the Niners’ fallout.

San Fran has gone from defending NFC champion — within a whisker of winning the Super Bowl — to an injury-decimated team that is now a significant underdog to just make the playoffs.

The public betting masses have already made that transition.

“The sentiment is that the 49ers are done. They’re not the same team, and that’s being reflected in the market,” Caesars Sports head of football trading Joey Feazel said.

Oddsmakers and sharp bettors serve up their insights on Bears vs. 49ers, as well as the more marquee matchups, as we dive into NFL Week 14 betting nuggets.

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Bears vs. 49ers is an interesting contest in Week 14 NFL odds, not for where the action is, but for where it isn’t. 

The 49ers opened as 6-point favorites and tumbled to -3.5 by late Monday morning. San Fran has since been steady at -4 for Sunday’s 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff on FOX.

“We’re seeing Bears money on the spread and the moneyline. Caleb Williams is looking better the past couple weeks,” Feazel said of the Bears rookie quarterback.

San Francisco’s injury-plagued season — now with Christian McCaffrey on injured reserve and fellow running back Jordan Mason out at least this week — has bettors leaping off the Niners bandwagon in droves.

Even at home, against a Bears team that’s just 4-8 straight up (SU). Though it’s worth noting that Chicago is a money-making 7-4-1 against the spread (ATS).

The 49ers (5-7 SU/4-8 ATS) are only two games behind Seattle in the surprisingly mediocre NFC West. Yet on Caesars’ prop bet of whether San Fran makes the playoffs, No is a massive -1600 favorite, while Yes is a +800 underdog.

San Fran has the longest odds to make the playoffs of any NFC West team.

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Publish date : 2024-12-05 17:38:00

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