Lions +7 (-110) over 49ers
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- The 49ers struggled out of the gates in the playoffs, barely squeaking by the Green Bay Packers, and Deebo Samuel’s injury will not help them this week either.
- Detroit’s pass rush should be able to pressure Brock Purdy and make things tougher than usual on him.
This year’s NFC Championship Game is a true David vs Goliath battle, as the San Francisco 49ers host the Detroit Lions in Santa Clara. The top-seeded 49ers have been fixtures at the top of the NFC in recent years, while this is the first time since 1991 that the Lions have won a postseason game. Here, we make our prediction for Lions vs 49ers and break down the keys to this massive contest for the NFC title.
While the 49ers are at home and have been dominant throughout this season, winning 11 games by double-digits, we are taking the seven points with the underdog Detroit Lions. A big reason for that is the injury to Deebo Samuel that kept him out of last week’s Divisional playoff win over the Green Bay Packers. While Samuel should play in some capacity this week, he is not at 100% and that should do some major harm to the 49ers offense.
Another detriment to the San Francisco offense will be the pass rush of the Detroit Lions. Detroit has been getting pressure consistently in the playoffs so far, something that should continue this weekend. If they can hurry Brock Purdy into some rushed throws, the typically efficient 49ers offense could run into the same roadblocks they did last week against Green Bay.
While the Niners as a whole have more playoff experience than the Lions right now, the Lions have the edge in the quarterback experience department. Jared Goff has made it to a Super Bowl and has won an NFC Championship Game before, while Purdy was not able to play for the entirety of last year’s NFC title game due to injury. While the Niners should win this game, we will take the points with a Detroit team looking to shock the world.
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Detroit Lions
San Francisco 49ers
Team Stats
Passing
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Passing
SF
179 CMP 179 249 ATT 289 71.9 CMP% 61.9 219.6 YDS/GM 197.4 8.6 Y/A 6.5 7.4 NY/A 5.7 9 INT 10 19 SK 22
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Passing
SF
216 CMP 181 339 ATT 278 63.7 CMP% 65.1 244.2 YDS/GM 262.8 7.0 Y/A 8.8 6.1 NY/A 8.0 13 INT 7 24 SK 19 Rushing
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Rushing
SF
9 G 9 280 ATT 224 1326 YDS 956 147.3 Y/G 106.2 4.7 Y/A 4.3 15 TD 11 1.7 TD/G 1.2
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Rushing
SF
9 G 9 204 ATT 270 907 YDS 1347 100.8 Y/G 149.7 4.4 Y/A 5.0 9 TD 9 1 TD/G 1 Special Teams
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Special Teams
SF
22 Punts/Ret 9 330 Punt/Yds 160 15.0 Punt/Y/R 17.8 8 Kick Off/Ret 20 279 Kick Off/Yds 613 34.9 Kick Off/Y/rt 30.7
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Special Teams
SF
13 Punts/Ret 15 90 Punt/Yds 120 6.9 Punt/Y/R 8.0 12 Kick Off/Ret 11 402 Kick Off/Yds 290 33.5 Kick Off/Y/rt 26.4 Scoring
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Scoring
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9 G 9 15 RshTD 11 18 RecTD 11 14 FGM 14 14 FGA 15 31.6 Pts/G 22.4
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Scoring
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9 G 9 9 RshTD 9 7 RecTD 12 17 FGM 25 20 FGA 29 19.0 Pts/G 25.9 Team Advanced Defense
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Defense
SF
31.1% Bltz% 18.1% 11.8% Hrry% 7.5% 10.0% QB Hit% 9.7% 27.1% QB Prss% 23.1% Injuries
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Alex Anzalone LB Scrambled Scrambled 01/26/24 Brock Wright TE Scrambled Scrambled 01/28/24 Brodric Martin DL Scrambled Scrambled 01/28/24 Charles Harris DL Scrambled Scrambled 01/28/24 Chase Lucas CB Scrambled Scrambled 01/28/24 Emmanuel Moseley CB Scrambled Scrambled 01/28/24 Frank Ragnow C Scrambled Scrambled 01/26/24 Halapoulivaati Vaitai G Scrambled Scrambled 01/28/24 Hendon Hooker QB Scrambled Scrambled 01/28/24 James Houston LB Scrambled Scrambled 01/25/24 James Mitchell TE Scrambled Scrambled 01/28/24 Jermar Jefferson RB Scrambled Scrambled 01/28/24 Jerry Jacobs CB Scrambled Scrambled 01/28/24 Jonah Jackson G Scrambled Scrambled 01/28/24 Josh Reynolds WR Scrambled Scrambled 01/26/24 Kalif Raymond WR Scrambled Scrambled 01/28/24 Matt Nelson OT Scrambled Scrambled 01/28/24 Mohamed Ibrahim RB Scrambled Scrambled 01/28/24 Nate Sudfeld QB Scrambled Scrambled 01/28/24 Sam LaPorta TE Scrambled Scrambled 01/26/24 Scott Daly LS Scrambled Scrambled 01/28/24 Shane Zylstra TE Scrambled Scrambled 01/28/24 Steven Gilmore CB Scrambled Scrambled 01/28/24 Tracy Walker III S Scrambled Scrambled 01/28/24 Zonovan Knight RB Scrambled Scrambled 01/28/24
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Ambry Thomas CB Scrambled Scrambled 01/25/24 Arik Armstead DL Scrambled Scrambled 01/25/24 Brandon Allen QB Scrambled Scrambled 01/28/24 Cameron Latu TE Scrambled Scrambled 01/28/24 Clelin Ferrell DL Scrambled Scrambled 01/28/24 Curtis Robinson LB Scrambled Scrambled 01/28/24 Danny Gray WR Scrambled Scrambled 01/28/24 Deebo Samuel WR Scrambled Scrambled 01/26/24 Drake Jackson DL Scrambled Scrambled 01/28/24 Dre Greenlaw LB Scrambled Scrambled 01/25/24 George Odum S Scrambled Scrambled 01/25/24 Jalen Graham LB Scrambled Scrambled 01/28/24 Jason Verrett CB Scrambled Scrambled 01/28/24 Kalia Davis DL Scrambled Scrambled 01/28/24 Matt Pryor OL Scrambled Scrambled 01/28/24 Nick Zakelj OL Scrambled Scrambled 01/28/24 Oren Burks LB Scrambled Scrambled 01/28/24 Ronnie Bell WR Scrambled Scrambled 01/28/24 Ross Dwelley TE Scrambled Scrambled 01/28/24 Samuel Womack III CB Scrambled Scrambled 01/28/24 Talanoa Hufanga S Scrambled Scrambled 01/28/24 Tayler Hawkins S Scrambled Scrambled 01/28/24 Willie Snead IV WR Scrambled Scrambled 01/28/24 Betting Trends
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Betting Trends
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OVERALL OVERALL 3-0-0 Win/Loss/Tie 2-1-0 2-1-0 ATS W/L/P 1-2-0 28.33 Avg Score 23.67 22 Avg Opp Score 17.33 AWAY HOME 1-2-0 Win/Loss/Tie 1-2-0 2-1-0 ATS W/L/P 0-3-0 20.67 Avg Score 21 24 Avg Opp Score 25
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Betting Trends
SF
OVERALL OVERALL 4-1-0 Win/Loss/Tie 3-2-0 4-1-0 ATS W/L/P 2-3-0 26.8 Avg Score 27 22 Avg Opp Score 22.8 AWAY HOME 3-2-0 Win/Loss/Tie 3-2-0 4-1-0 ATS W/L/P 0-5-0 27.2 Avg Score 23.6 27.6 Avg Opp Score 21
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Betting Trends
SF
OVERALL OVERALL 7-3-0 Win/Loss/Tie 8-2-0 6-4-0 ATS W/L/P 5-5-0 27.5 Avg Score 29.7 23.8 Avg Opp Score 17.9 AWAY HOME 7-3-0 Win/Loss/Tie 7-3-0 8-2-0 ATS W/L/P 4-6-0 23.7 Avg Score 26.1 23.8 Avg Opp Score 18.6 Head to Head
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