Jesse Schule Free Pick
(NFL) Baltimore vs. San Francisco, 10/18/2015 12:25 PM, Score: 20 - 25
Point Spread: 2.50 | -115.00 San Francisco (Home)
Result: Win
This is a Free #NFL play on the San Francisco #49ers.

The 49ers are not a good football team, and they've lost four straight. At the end of the season, you'll likely be able to count their wins on one hand, but a home game against Baltimore looks like a good spot to back the Niners.

The Ravens are coming off a home loss to Cleveland, and their only win this season came gift-wrapped by the Steelers who shot themselves in the foot in a game that wasn't really even close. The Ravens rallied from a 20-7 third quarter deficit to force overtime, and Justin Tucker won it with a 52 yard field goal.

Le'Veon Bell had a huge game, running for 129 yards and a TD on 22 carries. The Ravens rank 25th in the NFL in total defense, allowing opponents to gain an average of 378 yards per game. San Francisco will likely have similar success pounding the rock with Carlos Hyde, and that might open up some holes for Colin Kaepernick who is coming off his best game of the season. He threw for 262 yards and a pair of TDs, without throwing an INT in a 30-27 loss at New York.

While both teams have lost four of their first five games, the Ravens have lost to Cleveland and Oakland, two teams with losing records. The Niners four losses have all come against teams with a winning record, in fact those four teams have a combined record of 15-5.

Justin Forsett has carried the Ravens offense the last two weeks, running for 271 yards on 48 carries. He injured his ankle against the Browns, and hasn't been able to practice during the week. This is a tough matchup for Forsett, facing a 49ers defense that held Adrian Peterson to just 31 yards in Week 1.

Take SF.

GL,

Jesse Schule