SF @ NYG - yes, there is a chance

Hello Niner Nation,

First off we just have to mention that you guys are by far the most fun to follow on SBnation. Makes it kindof hard for us to stay neutral and not pull for your Niners. Nevertheless, the numbers are the numbers, and here is how we see this week's matchup:

SF @ NYG

Our line: NY Giants by 16

Although there is nothing in our rankings that point to San Francisco being able to pull off a big road upset, there is one thing that has our system a little worried. San Francisco has been able to play with their last two opponents strike for strike, even leading Philadelphia by nine going into the 4th quarter last week, but they have been plagued with some catastrophic turnovers. The reason this concerns us is that NY for whatever reason has been unable to create turnovers on defense, which has the potential of letting San Francisco really hang in this game. NY has created only 2 turnovers to date, which is by far the lowest amount in the league, with teams averaging over 8 takeaways through week six. Most likely we will see San Francisco under use Gore as they have all season, making it easy for NY to handle the few attempts he gets, and as usual putting enormous pressure on O'sullivan to play a near perfect game. This should give NY plenty of chances to add some turnovers to their resume and easily put away San Francisco at home. However if they don't get those turnovers, or if Gore for some reason gets a lot more touches on the ball than anticipated, this game could be a nervously tight one for NY fans.

ITN rankings:

- NY Giants #12 - The Giants tumbled down the rankings this week. Why so much after a loss on the road? The Giants have played the easiest schedule in the NFL so far, and haven't convinced Real Points they are really that good. Also somewhat troubling is that the defense has created only two turnovers to date. No other team has fewer than four.

- San Francisco #26 - This has to be one of the toughest teams to watch for fans. All that potential wasted by costly turnovers, and in our opinion pretty poor play calling. Fans were chanting for Nolan's head well before last week's ugly ending.