NFL preseason probabilities are favoring a new squad and new era in the NFC West Division as the San Francisco 49ers are the football betting choice to finish 1st in 2010.
NFL preseason probabilities also prefer another championship run by the Arizona Cardinals with the Seattle seahawks a wild card and the St Louis Rams a football betting long shot.
After taking over on an interim basis midway through the 2008 season, Mike Singletary returns for his second full season on the job as head coach of the San Francisco 49ers. Singletary is trying to build his "coaching etiquette", though he has displayed somewhat of a temper during the past. The San Francisco 49ers have formulated the character of their coach as a hard hitting and hard running squad that has found notable development on defense.
Quarterback Alex Smith is finally beginning to arise as the number one draft pick that he was in 2005 with greater play also. He was competing for the starting quarterback position with Shaun Hill in several recent seasons. After losing that battle for several seasons, he was named starting quarterback following a Week 7 game when he replaced Hill and performed pretty well. Since then, he has displayed signs of progress, despite the squad's 2-5 losing track record in his 1st 7 starts. San Francisco finished 8-8 straight up and lost just 4 games vs the spread proving to be an outstanding value in 2009. It had been their 1st non-losing season since 2002.
It is easy to understand why the San Francisco 49ers are such a popular choice with handicappers with the rest of the division weakened.
The Arizona Cardinals have won the NFC West the last two seasons but did so with the now retired Kurt Warner as their quarterback. Since being drafted by the Big Red in 2006 as their immediate starter, Matt Leinart has been a letdown thus far. With a second chance as the starter, Leinart now has the opportunity to resurrect his career.
One positive that gives gamblers cause for comfort is the exceptional Arizona head coach Ken Whisenhunt. Arizona was 10-6 straight up and 9-7 vs the spread a year ago while going under the total in 11 games.
As Pete Carroll arrives in Seattle after a highly successful, though dubious reign, as head man for college football's USC Trojans, another major name coach joins the division this year.
He was a .500 NFL coach in two prior gigs with the Jets and New England Patriots and takes control of a squad with plenty of question marks that make them a less than popular option with the football probabilities. 1 immediate concern is the position of oft injured quarterback Matt Hasselbeck.
The St Louis Rams are still available for sale and are a lottery kind of long shot with the NFL preseason probabilities. They will have another long season regardless of the position of leading draft pick Sam Bradford, who they're still trying to sign, as the expertise is thin and a 1-15 record from 2009 doesn't inspire confidence.
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