Are you not entertained!?!

[Sperrydogg]

12-5 is still in play baby!!!!

 

[bigskydoc]

Being a 1 point underdog, as the visiting team, means they believe you are 2 points better than the home team. By default, home team is favored by 3 if the teams are evenly matched.

Niners were favored by 6.5 points at kickoff.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Ok, fine, it was somehow an upset to lose to a team that we're better than. Again, it's not important in the least. I don't think it was an upset, that's MY opinion.
You win

 

[SoulfishHawk]

That was the 6TH STRAIGHT WIN over Arizona. NOT an upset. Hawks are their Daddy.

 

[olyfan63]

Niners was an upset, Cards was not an upset. It was a good battle between pretty evenly matched teams.

Cards were 1 point favorites, agreed not favored in your mind. I thought it was fair they were 1 point faves given media talking points of "Murray's best season ever", "Unstoppable run game", "Trey McBride dominating opponents" and wins over the 49ers and Rams, PLUS Media/Vegas didn't really expect a repeat of the Hawk defense's "fluke" performance, because of the "Seattle can't stop the run" narrative.

 

[olyfan63]

Ok, fine, it was somehow an upset to lose to a team that we're better than. Again, it's not important in the least. I don't think it was an upset, that's MY opinion.
You win

Far be it from me to argue incessantly over unimportant matters. Your take is more than reasonable, and better informed than "the line". I was simply repeating the Media/Vegas "underdog" take, which favored the "Blue Mirage" version of Seattle's D and doesn't realize Pete Carroll isn't the coach anymore. They have no concept of how EJ IV and Tyrice Knight make this a different defense. Nor could they predict Olu playing well after the starting Center abruptly retires.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Fair enough. I'm half joking anyway. Totally unimportant. When you beat a team for the 6th time in a row, I just don't see it as an upset. To me, it makes it sound like the Hawks aren't a good team.

 

[OrangeGravy]

Being a 1 point underdog, as the visiting team, means they believe you are 2 points better than the home team. By default, home team is favored by 3 if the teams are evenly matched.

Niners were favored by 6.5 points at kickoff.

I don't believe it's 3 anymore for the home team. I think it's now something like 1.5 if I'm not mistaken.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Not an upset. The better team won.

 

[Appyhawk]

I would have been upset had the Cards won!

 

[SoulfishHawk]

This ^^^^^