2010 Season NFL Football Past Picks

The ground work was laid by Mike Singletary in his first post-game press conference when he steamed at the lack of effort and called out his players. He has definitely gotten his team's attention, and he is too competitive and fiery to lay down - even in exhibition games. The Niners' record backs this up as he is 5-1 and I expect a big effort (as always) out of the Niners in this one. The Niners are averaging 26 ppg thus far while the Raiders are allowing 24+ in their last five in the NFLX. This is a situation with two coaches hungry to win, which usually means a lot more points than the care-free attitudes most bring into this one, the difference is the Niners have better personnel and better play on defense. I like San Francisco and the OVER in this one.