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San Francisco 49ers: 13 predictions for the 2018 season

By Jason McDuffie

SANTA CLARA, CA - AUGUST 17: A general view of the San Francisco 49ers taking on the Denver Broncos during a preseason game at Levi's Stadium on August 17, 2014 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Noah Graham/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CA - AUGUST 17: A general view of the San Francisco 49ers taking on the Denver Broncos during a preseason game at Levi's Stadium on August 17, 2014 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Noah Graham/Getty Images) /
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SANTA CLARA, CA – DECEMBER 17: Kicker Robbie Gould #9 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates after kicking the game winning field goal against the Tennessee Titans during the fourth quarter at Levi’s Stadium on December 17, 2017 in Santa Clara, California. The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Tennessee Titans 25-23. (Photo by Jason O. Watson/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CA – DECEMBER 17: Kicker Robbie Gould #9 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates after kicking the game winning field goal against the Tennessee Titans during the fourth quarter at Levi’s Stadium on December 17, 2017 in Santa Clara, California. The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Tennessee Titans 25-23. (Photo by Jason O. Watson/Getty Images) /

No. 11: The 49ers Will Have a Winning Season

Whether they go 9-7, 10-6 or 14-2, I predict that 2018 will herald more wins than losses.

The rationale? Well, for starters, the Niners have a much easier schedule this season — a middle-of-the-pack one, in terms of opponents’ wins and losses last year — than they did in 2016, for example, when they had the toughest and went 2-14 as a result.

And there’s only one road trip to the East Coast: Week 12 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, which just happens to come after San Francisco’s bye week. That makes things considerably easier.

In pulling above the .500 mark, the Niners will have done something they haven’t accomplished since going 12-4 back in 2013 — finish with a winning record.