Last season, the Detroit Lions faced the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game. This week, they will face off in Week 17 of the regular season, though the 49ers have already been eliminated from playoff contention going into their rematch. Detroit is favored by three points going into this contest, while the total for the game has been set at 51.5.
Before this NFC Championship Game rematch, you can continue reading to get our best bet for Lions vs 49ers from Santa Clara. While the Lions have all the momentum going into this matchup, we examine this game to determine whether or not their status as favorites is justified here. We also look at the most important things each of these teams needs to do to come away with a win on Monday Night Football to close out Week 17.
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Lions Look to Inch Closer to Home-Field Advantage
The Detroit Lions got back into the win column in Week 16, beating the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field to improve to 13-2 on the year. The Lions win, combined with a loss from the Philadelphia Eagles, moved the Lions back into the top spot in the NFC standings. Here, the Lions are favored by NFL betting sites to come away with another win, which would move them to within just one win of clinching the top seed in the NFC playoffs.
Detroit is still banged up in the secondary even if they managed to get a win over the Bears last time out. Those secondary injuries could be a bigger problem against a Niners team with weapons like George Kittle and Deebo Samuel in the passing game. But if the Lions continue to move the ball through the air effectively, they could come away with the win here even if the Niners manage to put up points in bunches.
49ers In Rare Meaningless Game
The San Francisco 49ers were eliminated from playoff contention in Week 16 before their game against the Miami Dolphins. They proceeded to lose that game to the Dolphins, struggling to slow down the running game of the Dolphins when they needed to. Now a Niners team that has become synonymous with postseason success over the last few years is in a spot where they are not playing for anything and it will be interesting to see how they handle that.
San Francisco has lost five of its last six games coming into this Lions vs 49ers matchup. And while the 49ers have proven that they can beat the Lions late in the season last year, this is a very different 49ers team than the one we saw in that game. It will be up to the Niners to prove that they can play with some pride in an uncomfortable situation for their franchise.
Lions vs 49ers Betting Pick
We are going to lay the points with the Detroit Lions in this Lions vs 49ers matchup from Levi’s Stadium. We keep waiting for the Niners to wake up and turn things around, but it doesn’t seem like that is going to happen at this point in the season. With the Lions playing for home-field advantage in the NFC, we expect them to look sharp here and to come away with the win on the road.
