Christian McCaffrey has been ruled out of tonight's Monday Night Football game between the Jets and 49ers.
Niners head coach Kyle Shanahan expressed confidence that the reigning Offensive Player of the Year would suit up despite missing most of the summer with calf and Achilles injuries. However, he ended up being a surprising inactive about an hour before the 49ers opening night matchup is set to kickoff.
Tonight’s #NYJvsSF@DignityHealth inactives.
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— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) September 9, 2024
How Christian McCaffrey’s Injury Changed Odds in Jets vs 49ers
The news understandably impacted Monday night's odds. The latest Jets vs 49ers odds had the Jets listed as 4-point underdogs and +210 on the moneyline before news broke. They immediately switched to +3.5 and +150 after McCaffrey was ruled inactive. The total also sank from 43 to 42.5.
McCaffrey's player props were the most popular bets on the board at various books. At BetMGM, CMC to score the first touchdown on Monday Night Football had the most tickets of any player prop followed by his anytime TD prop, according John Ewing. At DraftKings, McCaffrey's first-scorer prop had 53% of betting tickets and 41% of the money, according Julian Edlow.
