NFC Championship Game Betting Preview

The top two teams in the NFC face off Sunday with a trip to Super Bowl 54 on the line when the San Francisco 49ers host the Green Bay Packers in the NFC championship game.

At Bovada Sportsbook, the 49ers are a 7.5-point favorite. Last week San Francisco advanced to the conference championship by defeating the Minnesota Vikings 27-10 as a 7-point favorite. Even with that win against the spread, the 49ers have been a tough bet for bettors. In their last 10 at home, the 49ers are 7-3 straight up but only 4-5-1 ATS. When favored, they’re 10-2 SU in their last 12 and 5-6-1 ATS. When favored at home, they’re only 5-19-1 ATS in their last 25.

San Francisco favored by 7.5 over Green Bay

In the playoffs, the 49ers are 5-2 SU and 4-2-1 ATS in their last seven. They’re 7-3 SU and 5-4-1 ATS in their last 10 home playoff games, and when favored in the playoffs they’re 9-2 SU and 6-3-2 ATS in their last 11. In their last eight appearances in the conference championship, the 49ers are 2-6 SU and ATS.

Green Bay has won six straight at 4-2 ATS following last week’s 28-23 win over the Seattle Seahawks as a 4.5-point favorite. On the road, Green Bay is a solid 7-2 SU and 6-3 ATS in its last nine. As an underdog, the Packers are 3-1 SU and ATS in their last four, but in their last 16 as an underdog they’re 3-12-1 SU and 6-9-1 ATS.

Niners smacked Packers in Week 12 contest

In the playoffs, the Packers are 2-4 SU and 4-2 ATS in their last six road games, and 7-2 ATS in their last nine on the road. As a playoff underdog, Green Bay is 3-1 SU and ATS in its last four, and 10-5-1 ATS in the last 16.

The 49ers and Packers clashed in San Francisco in Week 12 and the 49ers rolled to a 37-8 victory as 3-point favorites. Including that win, the 49ers are 5-2 SU and 5-1-1 ATS in their last seven vs the Packers. At home to the Packers, the 49ers are 3-1 SU and ATS in their last four, but only 4-7 SU and 3-7-1 ATS in their last 11.

The 49ers and Packers have met up in the playoffs seven times previously. In those seven games, Green Bay is 4-3 SU and 4-1-2 ATS, and the favored team is 6-1 SU and 4-1-2 ATS. They last met in the playoffs in 2014 when the 49ers won 23-20 as a 3-point road favorite.