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Despite
opening as underdogs for the NFL's first-ever regular-season game in Australia, the San Francisco 49ers still have real believers among the national media.
We looked at 49 expert picks across seven outlets for their Week 1 predictions. Of those picks, 17 have the 49ers pulling the upset in Melbourne.
Here is a brief roundup of those picks.
USA Today Sports
- Jarrett Bell: Rams
- Nick Brinkerhoff: 49ers
- Chris Bumbaca: Rams
- Nate Davis: 49ers
- Adam Kaufman: Rams
- Mike Middlehurst-Schwartz: Rams
ESPN
- Matt Bowen: Rams
- Mike Clay: Rams
- Jeremy Fowler: 49ers
- Dan Graziano: 49ers
- Pamela Maldonado: 49ers
- Eric Moody: Rams
- Jason Reid: Rams
- Ben Solak: Rams
- Seth Wickersham: 49ers
CBS Sports
- Pete Prisco: Rams
- Jared Dubin: Rams
- Ryan Wilson: Rams
- John Breech: Rams
- Tyler Sullivan: 49ers
- Dave Richard: 49ers
- Jamey Eisenberg: Rams
NFL.com
- Jeremy Bergman: Rams
- Brooke Cersosimo: 49ers
- Gennaro Filice: Rams
- Bobby Kownack: 49ers
- Dan Parr: Rams
Bleacher Report
- Gary Davenport: Rams
- Brad Gagnon: 49ers
- Ian Hanford: Rams
- Kris Knox: Rams
- Moe Moton: 49ers
- Wes O'Donnell: 49ers
- Brent Sobleski: Rams
Sports Illustrated
- Albert Breer: Rams
- Eva Geitheim: 49ers
- Mitch Goldich: Rams
- Mike Kadlick: 49ers
- Gilberto Manzano: Rams
- Conor Orr: Rams
- John Pluym: Rams
- Matt Verderame: Rams
The Athletic
- Zach Berman: Rams
- Joe Buscaglia: Rams
- Jon Greenberg: 49ers
- Larry Holder: Rams
- Josh Kendall: Rams
- Nick Kosmider: 49ers
- Austin Mock: Rams
This article originally appeared on Niners Wire: 49ers vs. Rams picks: Who do experts like in Week 1?
