49ers-Cardinals line showing movement with money coming in on Arizona

The San Francisco 49ers opened this week as a field goal favorite over the Arizona Cardinals www.49erscheapshops.com , but the line quickly climbed. It got as high as 5.5 points at some sportsbooks, but eventually settled at four or 4.5 points, depending on your sportsbook of choice. Early money was on the 49ers, but we are seeing some changes with money coming in on Arizona.OddsShark tracks line movement across a host of sportsbooks, and the 49ers-Cardinals line has seen some shifting on Thursday and Friday. You are now able to find some 3.5-point spreads, although some of them have moved back up to four points. OddsShark tracks money bet, and as of this being published, 54 percent of money is on the Cardinals.This is a tough game to figure out for the purposes of gambling. The 49ers would seem to be the better team, but there are two issues with this game. The first is this is a divisional game. Sometimes the worse divisional opponent will get thumped, and other times it will end up a crazy game that goes down to the wire. For Arizona San Francisco 49ers T-Shirt , last week’s 20-17 loss to the Seahawks was an example of the latter, while their 34-0 loss to the Los Angeles Rams was a an example of the former.The other issue is the quarterback situation — and I’m not talking about C.J. Beathard. Josh Rosen got his first career start last week, and did well enough to give the Cardinals a shot at beating Seattle. He is an upgrade over Sam Bradford, and that gives a previously awful Cardinals offense a shot in the arm. But is it enough to spring the road upset?Football Outsiders found Aaron Schatz puts together a weekly column for ESPN’s Chalk section where he offers a potential outright upset and a potential underdog cover. This week, he included the Cardinals as his potential outright upset.Schatz sees a downgraded but still solid Cardinals defense as a big key.On the offensive side of the ball, Schatz emphasized the Cardinals needed to focus on the pass given their run game struggles and the 49ers success defending the run. He said David Johnson should be active as the 49ers give up a lot of short passes in the run game, and Rosen needs to focus on the left when passing.The 49ers are working on a rotation at the cornerback position, so that offensive left side will be something to watch in Week 5.I’m still inclined to think this is a game the 49ers can get the cover, but I can see why there is some hesitancy. Arizona is a better team now than what we saw the first couple weeks. The 49ers are better, but this presents a challenge. Beathard looked solid last week San Francisco 49ers Hats , but it was against an awful Los Angeles Chargers defense. They rank ninth against the run, but 23rd against the pass, according to Football Outsiders. Arizona ranks 11th against the pass and will bring a bigger challenge as we look to see if Beathard has in fact taken a significant step forward in his second season. Ok, there’s very little to take from the San Francisco 49ers’ loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Well, beyond the fact the all white unis were quite amazing and the fact George Kittle is now the best tight end, per Pro Football Focus. Wait say what? Yep. George Kittle is now the No. 1 tight end per PFF. He has an 86.5 overall grade which puts him ahead of Travis Kelce, Rob Gronkowski, and any other big name that makes a difference on the field. Kittle is currently ranked second on yards per route run with 2.5 yards. This is .06 yards less than the leader, O.J. Howard. His 527 yards for the season is just 19 less than big-name Travis Kelce. Keep in mind in the Kittle/Kelce comparison, Kelce has five more receptions than Kittle San Francisco 49ers Hoodie , yet is only 19 yards ahead of him. For the Rams game, Kittle was the only receiver who could do anything. He finished with 98 yards and a touchdown against the NFC West rivals. This marked the fifth time in seven games he has led the 49ers in receiving yards. He is currently on pace for 73 receptions and1,204 receiving yards.There’s a lot of things going wrong with the 2018 season, but the fact the 49ers have one of the best tight ends in the league by his second season (with a fifth round pick no less), means there’s at least some things going right. Fooch’s note: Speaking of Kittle and his performance this past week, if he’s on your fantasy team, he’s looking out for you!