Jim Harbaugh: San Francisco 49ers Head Coach Is Striking It Rich

San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh will definitely enjoy this week's time off, but sports bettors will be lost without him until he returns to host the Cleveland Browns in Week 8.

The current NFC West division leaders are 5-1 straight-up on the season, but also happen to be the only unblemished NFL team against the spread.

Harbaugh's squad was unable to hold a 24-14 lead over the Dallas Cowboys in Week 2, which caused bettors to push as three-point home underdogs in a 27-24 defeat.

The result is somewhat shocking due to the 49ers' offense ranking 28th in total yards, but the team has managed to capitalize on defense and special teams to average 27.8 points per game, which is the seventh-best mark in the NFL.

Defensively, San Francisco occupies the 12th spot in terms of yards allowed, but ranks second-best in surrendering just 16.2 points per game.

The former NFL quarterback's message is obviously resonating inside the locker room, something that former coach Mike Singletary could never quite accomplish.

Oddsmakers have undervalued his competitive spirit on the sidelines, resulting in tremendous against-the-spread success, which has continued at the program he left behind.

Stanford is No. 8 in the first release of the BCS standings, but more impressive is the team's 6-0 ATS mark, covering the number by an incredible 12.4 points a contest.

The Cardinal enter Week 8 of the college football season as the only team nationally to cash a ticket for bettors in every game in which they have played.

Something is certainly in the water in the Bay Area, as San Francisco and Stanford are a combined 11-0-1 ATS this year.

Now that's a San Francisco treat.