NFL System Pick of the Week
September 12th 2009 - by Computer            

In this article, we let our computer pick this week's football game. Our computer crunched all the betting statistics for week 1 and made a prediction based on trends that favored a particular team. The computer analyzed several angles in this week's matchup between the 49ers and Cardinals.

Let's take a look at all the angles/trends:
 

›	Away team is 6-0-1 ATS in the last 7 games between the Cardinals and 49ers
›	The loser of the Super Bowl is 1-8-1 the past 10 seasons ATS in Week 1
	We all know about the Super Bowl hangover for the losing team. You have to go all the way back to the 2000 season when the Atlanta Falcons covered the spread.  Last year, the heavily favored Patriots fell short to the Chiefs when Tom Brady went down with an injury.
›	Teams that finish winless in the preseason are only 1-4-1 ATS the last 3 years
	It goes to show you that preseason failures carry over into the regular season. However, the Cardinals were notorious last season for being able to turn on the switch at anytime.

All the trends point towards the 49ers covering the spread this weekend in Arizona. 

SF 49ers (+6.5) at Arizona Cardinals