Vegas Perspective Entering Week 5

The Niners' impressive victory over the Jets vaulted them into the second favorite to win the Super Bowl at 6/1, just behind the Houston Texans' chances at +465. Rounding out the Top 5 are New England (7/1), Atlanta (15/2) and Green Bay (8/1).

For those Bears friends of mine, they moved up to 20/1 after their impressive win on Monday Night against the Cowboys.

After starting the season with three out of four games on the road, San Fran now gets to enjoy home cooking for five out of their next six, starting with the Bills on Sunday. Before that, we get a chance to see if the Cardinals can move to 5-0 as they travel to St. Louis, who definitely look better than they did last year.

I expect the Rams to take care of business against Arizona in a defensive battle. So far, the NFC West is the best division record-wise in the NFL, sporting a 11-5 record (9-3 if you don't include games played in the division where the wins/losses cancel out). Every team has defended its home field through the first four weeks, going undefeated in eight combined home games.

I say it goes to nine - Rams take care of the Cardinals 20-16. The short turnaround has a history of benefiting the home team, who usually has a home game the week before and doesn't need to worry about travelling.

This time next week, I am hoping we see the standings below:

San Fran 4-1
Arizona 4-1
St. Louis 3-2
Seattle 2-3

Good night and go Niners!