Beimfohr is fading a top-heavy 49ers roster and grabbed Seattle with the points. San Francisco had to pay Brock Purdy, Brandon Aiyuk, and George Kittle, lost depth because of the cap squeeze, and is already banged up—Aiyuk questionable and Jauan Jennings holding out. Seattle, meanwhile, has an inexpensive quarterback in Sam Darnold, an upgraded defense, and the 12th-Man advantage. He believes the Seahawks should be slight favorites and wants any plus-money or spread points available.

Chris Raybon planted his flag on San Francisco reaching the Super Bowl and already holds a futures ticket instead of touching their 10-win total. He argued that Kyle Shanahan has steered three different iterations of the Niners to the Super Bowl or NFC title game in nine seasons, so betting on ceiling outcomes is smarter than sweating an over in the stacked NFC West. The 2024 roster is younger and, in Raybon’s view, healthier: the front office drafted five players in the top-113 and eight in the top-160, essentially swapping injury-prone veterans for higher-upside rookies like Malik Mustapha and Renardo Green. Brock Purdy’s career 8.9 yards per attempt proves Shanahan’s offense remains an efficiency cheat code, and the league’s easiest aggregate strength-of-schedule gives the quarterback a soft runway. Raybon conceded the division is no cupcake, but he believes the Niners’ depth plus Shanahan’s track record make a +600 to +700 Super Bowl number far more attractive than laying –120 on 11-6.