Whether you like it or not, sports betting is a very important part of sports now. However, usually is for fans to try and earn some money watching the teams they love, not for teams to use it as motivation. After the San Francisco 49ers beat the Los Angeles Rams as nine-´point underdogs on Thursday Night Football, quarterback Mac Jones said the point spread was key for Kyle Shanahan to bring his A-game against Sean McVay.

When you think of motivational stuff for this game, you could think of the NFC West rivalry between 49ers and Rams, or the coaching rivalry between Kyle Shanahan and Sean McVay. However, Mac Jones said what fuel his head coach was another thing.

“Kyle [Shanahan] came up to me and he was pissed about it [the point spread],” Jones said during the press conference. “So he

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