Alex Smith to Start for 49ers NFL Betting Lines

Last week in football odds the 49ers played Houston and Smith was very effective after replacing starting quarterback Shaun Hill. Now it will be Smith as the San Francisco starter beginning this football odds week at Indianapolis.

NFL betting lines heavily favor the Colts on Sunday as they host Smith and the 49ers. Smith finished 15-of-22 for 206 yards and three touchdown passes to tight end Vernon Davis last week in NFL betting lines. Smith was the #1 pick of the 49ers back in 2005 but played poorly early in his career and then got hurt as NFL betting lines indicated. He missed all of last football odds season and did not win the quarterback job over Hill this NFL betting lines preseason although it was close. "Alex Smith will be the quarterback," head coach Mike Singletary said. "We're not going to be flavor of the month with this guy this week, that guy next week. I had to make a decision based on what I feel gives us the best chance to win."

Don’t expect to see Shaun Hill anytime soon in NFL betting lines. Singletary has made it clear that he believes Smith gives the 49ers a better chance to win. "I feel Alex gives us the best chance to win," he said, "When I look at Alex, I really didn't know what we were going to get. I was hoping we'd get what we saw in practice, and that's what we got. We're going to go forward with that."

The 49ers are still very much in the race in the NFC West in football odds. A win this week in NFL betting lines against the Colts seems unlikely but San Francisco has the talent to win. "Alex Smith really fits the bill right now, in terms of getting things we need to get done. I told Shaun 'You gave us the best chance to win at the time.' I think Alex has a chance to regain some of the confidence, not that he ever lost it.”

The Colts are favored by more than 10 points in NFL betting lines this week against San Francisco. The Colts have been a great play so far this NFL betting lines season both straight up and against the NFL betting lines. The 49ers could be a live dog though this week in NFL betting lines getting double digits against Indianapolis. It is a huge game for San Francisco since they want to get back above .500.