San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals: betting preview, free tips, TV details

Free American football tips, best bets and analysis for San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals in Week Nine of the NFL.

Where to watch

Sky Sports Action, 12.20am Thursday night

Best bet

George Kittle over 67.5 receiving yards
2pts 5-6 bet365, Sky Bet

Match preview

San Francisco made a serious statement on Sunday as they demolished Carolina 51-13, and there could be more to come when they take on Arizona.

That emphatic victory took the 49ers’ record to 7-0, and highlighted that they are just as vicious on offence as they are on defence.

That is likely to worry Kliff Kingsbury and Arizona, who despite their 3-4-1 record have conceded the third-most points in the league and are yet to keep an opponent from scoring less than 21 points.

Much of that has been down to their inability to contain tight ends, with a player scoring a touchdown from that position in seven of their eight games this season. It is also a position they give up significant yardage to - Detroit’s TJ Hockenson, Baltimore’s Mark Andrews and Atlanta’s Austin Hooper have all hit triple figures when they have played Arizona.

Although the 49ers boast one of the best tight ends in the game in George Kittle, who has the fourth-most yards for that position this season with 462 from 40 receptions, he accounts for only one of San Francisco’s 24 touchdowns.

However, he has racked up the most receiving yards for the Californian franchise in five of their seven games, so it’s not as though he’s lacking rapport with quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo.

All things considered, the Wisconsin native looks short in the betting to find the endzone but is worth supporting to rack up over 67.5 receiving yards, a number he has topped in three of his last four games.

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The lowdown

Venue State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
Surface Grass
Weather Sunny, 22C
Vegas handicap San Francisco -10
Vegas points line 43

Team news

San Francisco 49ers
Running backs Matt Breida (ankle) or Raheem Mostert (knee) were unable to practice on Monday and Tuesday, while defensive end Dee Ford has been limited.

Arizona Cardinals
Running back pair Chase Edmonds (hamstring) and David Johnson (ankle) are questionable after failing to practice on Monday and Tuesday.

Key stat

Arizona have won their last eight matches against San Francisco.

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