49ers at Rams, Week 1: expert picks and result
Result
8 of 23 experts picked the 49ers to win. Against the spread, 5 of 12 picks covered.
One game says little about an expert. Each name links to a full season record.
Lines the experts picked against
- CBS Sports spread: LAR -3.5
- NFL.com spread (FanDuel line printed in the article): LAR -3.5, total 48.5
- CBS Sports moneyline: LAR -203, SF +169
How the experts split
Counts of experts, not probabilities.
Straight up
SF: 8LAR: 15
Who picked which side
49ers (8)
- Bobby Kownack Win
- Brooke Cersosimo Win
- Dan Graziano Win
- Dave Richard Win
- Jeremy Fowler Win
- Pamela Maldonado Win
- Seth Wickersham Win
- Tyler Sullivan Win
Rams (15)
- Ben Solak Loss
- Dan Parr Loss
- Eric Moody Loss
- Gennaro Filice Loss
- Jamey Eisenberg Loss
- Jared Dubin Loss
- Jason Reid Loss
- Jeremy Bergman Loss
- John Breech Loss
- Kalyn Kahler Loss
- Lindsey Thiry Loss
- Matt Bowen Loss
- Mike Clay Loss
- Pete Prisco Loss
- Ryan Wilson Loss
Against the spread
SF: 5LAR: 7
49ers (5)
- Bobby Kownack +3.5 Win
- Brooke Cersosimo +3.5 Win
- Dave Richard +3.5 Win
- Pete Prisco +3.5 Win
- Tyler Sullivan +3.5 Win
Rams (7)
- Dan Parr -3.5 Loss
- Gennaro Filice -3.5 Loss
- Jamey Eisenberg -3.5 Loss
- Jared Dubin -3.5 Loss
- Jeremy Bergman -3.5 Loss
- John Breech -3.5 Loss
- Ryan Wilson -3.5 Loss
Every pick
| Expert | Straight up | Against the spread | Predicted score | How we got it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Richard CBS Sports | SF Win | SF +3.5 Win | Restored after the game | |
| Jamey Eisenberg CBS Sports | LAR Loss | LAR -3.5 Loss | Restored after the game | |
| Jared Dubin CBS Sports | LAR Loss | LAR -3.5 Loss | Restored after the game | |
| John Breech CBS Sports | LAR Loss | LAR -3.5 Loss | Restored after the game | |
| Pete Prisco CBS Sports | LAR Loss | SF +3.5 Win | Restored after the game | |
| Ryan Wilson CBS Sports | LAR Loss | LAR -3.5 Loss | Restored after the game | |
| Tyler Sullivan CBS Sports | SF Win | SF +3.5 Win | Restored after the game | |
| Ben Solak ESPN | LAR Loss | — | Restored after the game | |
| Dan Graziano ESPN | SF Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Eric Moody ESPN | LAR Loss | — | Restored after the game | |
| Jason Reid ESPN | LAR Loss | — | Restored after the game | |
| Jeremy Fowler ESPN | SF Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Kalyn Kahler ESPN | LAR Loss | — | Restored after the game | |
| Lindsey Thiry ESPN | LAR Loss | — | Restored after the game | |
| Matt Bowen ESPN | LAR Loss | — | Restored after the game | |
| Mike Clay ESPN | LAR Loss | — | Restored after the game | |
| Pamela Maldonado ESPN | SF Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Seth Wickersham ESPN | SF Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Bobby Kownack NFL.com | SF Win | SF +3.5 Win | SF 26-23 | Restored after the game |
| Brooke Cersosimo NFL.com | SF Win | SF +3.5 Win | SF 26-24 | Restored after the game |
| Dan Parr NFL.com | LAR Loss | LAR -3.5 Loss | LAR 27-21 | Restored after the game |
| Gennaro Filice NFL.com | LAR Loss | LAR -3.5 Loss | LAR 27-20 | Restored after the game |
| Jeremy Bergman NFL.com | LAR Loss | LAR -3.5 Loss | LAR 20-16 | Restored after the game |
Sources
- CBS Sports picks against the spread · page saved Oct 12, 2026, 18:31 UTC · SHA-256
72ffb9503c12… - CBS Sports picks, straight up · page saved Oct 12, 2026, 18:31 UTC · SHA-256
fb6956bccc5e… - ESPN expert picks · page saved Oct 12, 2026, 18:30 UTC · SHA-256
a603e427127b… - NFL.com picks article · page saved Oct 12, 2026, 18:41 UTC · SHA-256
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