Bears 49ers Football Betting Recap

November 13, 2009

Nathan Venegas wrote a pretty good recap of the Bears/49ers game. Here our some additional thoughts that we had as well. The football spreads showed the 49ers as a 3.5 point favorite, and that hit really close with the 10-6 final. The football handicappers who took the UNDER though like Steve Merril, Jack Jones, and Jimmy Boyd never really had to sweat it out at all though and cashed easily with their football betting last night.

Chicago’s problem was a lack of balance on offense, as the defense stepped up to hold the 49ers to one touchdown setup by a Jay Cutler interception (one of his five total) but kept the game within reach for the offense.  Frank Gore did gain 104 yards and scored a touchdown, but it was via some tough running.

The Niners went away from their passing game early, especially the quick slants and comebacks to Michael Crabtree.   That probably means they do not have confidence in the rookie and also possibly their quarterback Alex Smith.

Jay Cutler made very poor decisions throwing the ball. He faced mild pressure for most of the game and simply forced the ball where it shouldn’t have been thrown.  The 49ers didn’t particularly do anything special.  Chicago was never down by more than a touchdown so he shouldn’t have been trying to force balls that just weren’t there.

Not being able to run the ball costs the Bears again as it puts the ball in Cutler’s hands down by the goal line. Something as simple as being able to gain three yards per rush can lead to bigger problems.

To sum it up; the defense played well while the offense didn’t. Time to pack it in for the season and try to play spoiler from here on out.

We also have to agree with Nathan’s summary of the good, the bad, and the ugly here:

The Good: Defense. Despite giving up 100+ yards rushing the Bears defense rebounded and created stops when it counted and put the ball in the hands of the offense.  When you give up 10 points you should win the game.  Period.

The Bad: Jay Cutler throwing five picks. Getting caught up in the blame game for the picks is irrelevant. The fact is that Cutler was responsible for five turnovers, that can’t happen.  Your quarterback throws five interceptions and you lose by four points?  Amazing.

The Ugly: Offensive play calling. Ron Turner insists on throwing the quick out to the receivers. That play hasn’t yielded much positive yardage all season. Opposing defenses know the Bears have speedsters in Hester and Knox meaning that play won’t usually catch them off guard.

The Difference: Turnovers. You can’t turn the ball over that many times and hope to beat any team. Miracle comebacks like the one in Arizona a few years ago are memorable for one reason; they almost never happen.  No doubt about this one.  Keep the ball safe and Chicago wins this game easily.

The people with football picks on the Bears have to be frustrated with Cutler as he was the difference in winning and losing last night.

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