The New York Jets and San Francisco 49ers open their regular seasons Monday at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:20 p.m. ET (ESPN/ABC/ESPN+). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Jets vs. 49ers odds, and'make our expert NFL picks and predictions.
The Jets open the season on Monday Night Football for the 2nd consecutive season. They hope to have their QB Aaron Rodgers around for much longer this time around. Rodgers was acquired last offseason from the Green Bay Packers, but he lasted just 4 plays in Week 1 last season before rupturing his Achilles’ tendon.
The 49ers had the contract saga with WR Brandon Aiyuk, but the 2 sides came to an agreement for the receiver to remain in San Francisco. The off-the-field news made some forget that this still is the defending NFC champions, and they came within a whisker of winning it all.
New York went 3-2 straight up (SU) against the NFC in 2023, but it was just 1-3-1 against the spread (ATS) in those games. The Under had a slight 3-2 edge in the 5 games, too.