NFL 2024/25: Bills – 49ers
When the kickoff between the Bills and 49ers takes place, it will probably already be below freezing, and we may also experience a snow game. At least snow is forecast for Sunday in Buffalo, and the team of quarterback Josh Allen is used to playing in cold conditions.
The situation is quite different for the team from warm California, which urgently needs a win to keep any chance of making the playoffs. But I don’t trust them in my Bills 49ers tip, on the contrary. I’m taking on the Intertops odds that the Bills will win the match and lead at halftime.
The role of favorites is clear. Odds of 1.25 are waiting at betting providers with a German license for Buffalo to win in the Sunday Night Game, which starts at the athletic time of 2:20 a.m. German time on Monday morning. The 49ers are considered the underdog with 3.71.
Buffalo comes from a bye week, and previously inflicted the first defeat of the season on their AFC rivals Kansas City. The game ended 30:21, and was already the fifth game in a row with at least 30 points for the Bills and their sixth win in a row.
At home, there is no bankruptcy yet, the Bills have won all five games, in addition to the success against the Chiefs, there was a 30-27 win against the Dolphins, 34-10 against the Titans, 47-10 against the Jaguars and 34-28 against the Cardinals.
The 49ers have to take these results with a grain of salt, and the Bills remain hungry for the AFC top seed. However, the Chiefs would have to slip up again.
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In the AFC East, Buffalo has everything under control, the Dolphins are in second place with one game more, but four wins less. And the 49ers? They are only 5-6 and thus in last place in the NFC West.
Qualifying for the playoffs is in the balance. Especially since the Bills still have to play other tough teams, including the Lions, in their remaining games. I expect that last year’s Super Bowl finalist will actually be missing.
From the last six games, only two victories were drawn. In recent weeks, San Francisco lost to the Seahawks (17-20) and Packers (10-38), a tough loss, although Brock Purdy, who is struggling with a shoulder injury, was also missing.
His availability against the Bills is still in question, but at least he is back on the practice field.
A bitter season for the 49ers, who had to wait a long time for Christian McCaffrey to make his comeback and now have to accept the next serious loss, perhaps even continue to have to.
With or without Purdy, the Bills are currently much more confident on offense and, especially at home, unstoppable. The complexity of the Buffalo game is what makes them so dangerous.
Allen is considered one of the best passing quarterbacks, can run himself, is predestined for QB sneaks with his measurements and can use his running backs.
At the same time, he has reduced his interception rate compared to last year, and also throws more short passes than long balls.
Over the course of the season, the Bills score the third-most points on average. At the same time, the 49ers defense allows significantly more points than in 2023.
It’s been a while since the last duel between the two franchises. The last time they faced each other was in 2020, when the Bills came out on top and, by the way, also led at half-time.
Conclusion and Prediction: San Francisco comes to cold Buffalo, the weather is the first clear disadvantage for the guests. Then there is the question of whether Purdy will be fit again in time, but the 49ers have also stumbled this year with the young quarterback.
And the 24-year-old will not be 100 percent by Sunday. Meanwhile, the Bills have recovered from their bye week, defeated the previously undefeated Chiefs, won six straight games, scored 30 or more points in five straight games, and won all their home games.
The offense is more solid and the defense has also stabilized. By the way, at Intertops you can also deposit via PayPal.
My prediction: The Bills lead at half-time and go on to win the game!
