NFL 2026 · Week 3
Away
ARI
Arizona Cardinals
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Home
SF
San Francisco 49ers
Kick-off
Mon 28 Sep, 6:05am AEST
Sun 27 Sep, 4:05pm ET
Venue
Levi's Stadium
Spread
SF -8.5
Total
47.5
ARI ML
$4.60
SF ML
$1.26
AU consensus as of 24/09/2026, 4:05:59 pm

Power Comparison

ARIRating -4.9
Off EPA/play
+0.037
Def EPA/play
+0.126
Exp points
19.0
Offence by zone
-.14
+.06
-.07
+.14
-.25
-.02
+.04
-.02
-.16
-.07
-.04
+.02
-.11
Defence by zone (EPA allowed)
-.03
+.01
+.00
-.01
+.26
+.18
-.11
-.02
-.04
-.02
-.05
+.08
+.11
SFRating +4.5
Off EPA/play
+0.153
Def EPA/play
+0.072
Exp points
31.6
Offence by zone
+.01
+.51
+.05
+.19
+.10
+.04
+.14
+.06
-.01
+.07
-.11
+.01
-.03
Defence by zone (EPA allowed)
+.06
+.04
-.07
+.14
-.30
-.04
-.01
-.08
+.07
+.13
+.06
-.07
-.09
Zone cells are EPA/play vs league mean, left to right in model order. Green = better for that team. Hover a cell for the zone name.

Matchup Edges

ARI offence vs SF
short-left passing
+0.28 EPA/play
SF offence vs ARI
deep-middle passing
+0.51 EPA/play
SF offence vs ARI
short-middle passing
+0.35 EPA/play

Market

Spread (SF)
Open -8.5 Now -8.5·Move 0.0
AU best
SF -7.5 @ $1.98 Dabble AU
AU best (other side)
ARI +8.5 @ $1.92 Unibet
Global best
SF -7.5 @ $1.98 Dabble AU
Total
Open 47.5 Now 47.8·Move +0.2Moved toward model
AU best over
Over 47.5 @ $1.87 PointsBet (AU)
AU best under
Under 48.0 @ $1.90 PlayUp
Global best over
Over 26.5 @ $1.02 Courtside
AU best ARI ML
$4.60 SportsBet
AU best SF ML
$1.26 Dabble AU
11 AU books · 33 total · 9 snapshots

The Call

Edge noted / no bet: SF -7.5
Model SF +12.6 · total 50.6
Spread · Analysis
SF -7.5
$1.98 Dabble AU
Edge +5.1EDGE NOTED / NO BET
Total · Analysis
Over 47.5
$1.87 PointsBet (AU)
Edge +3.1PASS

San Francisco is favoured at -7.5 with Dabble AU (1.98), and the model's margin of 12.6 points puts the gap at 5.1, short of the Lean floor for weeks 1 to 5, so this sits as an edge noted, not a lean, on San Francisco. The rating carries a hand adjustment of 0.9 points for Brock Purdy, and blends last season's form with the market's post-offseason view of both teams, scaled by roster continuity; the 2026 sample is still small at 3,666 plays across weeks 1 and 2 and remains mostly outweighed by last season and the market. On last season's charting, Purdy's clean-pocket EPA of 0.446 dwarfs his -0.448 mark under pressure, fitting the model's read on San Francisco's passing game. The model's season record sits at 1-0 against the spread through week 2.

The total sits at 47.5, and the model's 50.6 projection gives a 3.1-point edge, a pass. Last season's weeks 1-5 backtest went 32-46 against the spread and 41-37 on totals, with 53% on totals break-even at -110.

Why · SF deep-middle passing (+0.51 EPA/play vs ARI)
Hand adjustments · SF Brock Purdy +0.9 pts

Situational

2025 season · FTN charting via nflverse · min 40 snaps per cell (25 for box counts)
ARI · 530 dropbacks
Jacoby Brissett
Clean pocket EPA/db+0.24 (355 snaps)
Under pressure EPA/db-0.53 (175 snaps)
Pressure rate faced33%
Int-worthy rate2%
Drop rate (catchable)3%
QB-fault sack rate3%
League: +0.26 clean · -0.46 pressured
SF defence: pressure 23% · blitz 22%
SF · 298 dropbacks
Brock Purdy
Clean pocket EPA/db+0.45 (214 snaps)
Under pressure EPA/db-0.45 (84 snaps)
Pressure rate faced28%
Int-worthy rate4%
Drop rate (catchable)6%
QB-fault sack rate1%
League: +0.26 clean · -0.46 pressured
ARI defence: pressure 26% · blitz 28%
ARI offence vs SF coverage
ShellSF usageARI EPA/dbLeague
Cover 332% (201 snaps)+0.05 (219 snaps)+0.06
Cover 121% (130 snaps)+0.09 (146 snaps)+0.06
Cover 217% (110 snaps)+0.00 (171 snaps)0.00
Cover 414% (88 snaps)-0.12 (81 snaps)+0.07
Cover 69% (55 snaps)-0.03
SF man coverage 25% · ARI vs man +0.08, vs zone +0.00
SF offence vs ARI coverage
ShellARI usageSF EPA/dbLeague
Cover 326% (160 snaps)+0.24 (164 snaps)+0.06
Cover 221% (129 snaps)+0.13 (152 snaps)0.00
Cover 117% (107 snaps)+0.05 (134 snaps)+0.06
Cover 413% (83 snaps)+0.28 (64 snaps)+0.07
Cover 69% (58 snaps)+0.07 (43 snaps)-0.03
2-Man7% (45 snaps)+0.07
ARI man coverage 28% · SF vs man +0.14, vs zone +0.17
ARI tendencies
Play action rate25% · +0.01 vs +0.03 EPA (184 snaps)
RPO rate3% (27 snaps)
Screen rate8% (61 snaps)
Personnel11 50%, 12 36%, 13 11%
Def pressure / blitz / man26% / 28% / 28%
Box vs run, EPA allowedlight +0.03 (251 snaps) · neutral -0.09 (157 snaps)
SF tendencies
Play action rate22% · +0.15 vs +0.17 EPA (140 snaps)
RPO rate1% (7 snaps)
Screen rate6% (37 snaps)
Personnel11 43%, 21 37%, 12 11%, 22 7%
Def pressure / blitz / man23% / 22% / 25%
Box vs run, EPA allowedlight -0.03 (322 snaps) · neutral -0.11 (61 snaps)

Model Form

Spread
1-0
Total
0-0
Units
+0.8
2025 season, weeks 6-17, V3 at best available line: 29-18, +17.8% ROI
Weeks 1 to 5 are published analysis-first. Only 3,666 plays of 2026 play-by-play exist so far (weeks 1 to 2), so ratings are still mostly last season's numbers blended with the market's post-offseason view of each team and scaled by roster continuity, with the 2026 sample phased in as it grows. The model alone cannot see coaching, roster or scheme changes - only the market anchor, roster continuity and the manual override tables capture those. In last season's backtest the same approach went 32-46 against the spread and 41-37 on totals over weeks 1 to 5; 53% on totals is break-even at -110. Only edges of 10 points or more are staked (Play) before week 6; a 7-10 point edge is analysis only (Lean), not a tip.

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savvyplays.comPublished 24/09/2026V3.2