NFL preseason: Pointspread specialist has his pick for Chargers vs. 49ers
National sportswriter Mike Tierney has covered seven Super Bowls and is coming off a season in which he went 63-46 (58 percent) against the spread.
The San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Chargers meet in an important preseason finale for players looking to make an impression and a spot on their team's regular-season roster. Thursday's kickoff from Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., is set for 10 p.m. ET. San Francisco is a 4-point favorite, with the Over-Under set at 34.
A renowned sportswriter whose work appears in the New York Times and Los Angeles Times, Tierney has reported from seven Super Bowls. Tierney was all over the Patriots in the 2019 Super Bowl, enabling him to finish the season with a sparkling 63-46 record against the spread. Anyone who has followed him is WAY up.
Now, with the NFL preseason winding down, Tierney has evaluated Chargers vs. 49ers from every angle and locked in his pick. We can tell you he's leaning Over, but he's isolated a critical X-factor that has him going BIG on one side of the spread. You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any of your own.
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