Opening odds for the Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers in the Conference Championship round of the 2023-24 NFL Playoffs.
The Detroit Lions have made it to the Conference Championship round of the 2023-24 NFL Playoffs and will head to the NFC title matchup with the San Francisco 49ers. The NFC Super Bowl representative will be determined on Sunday, January 28th at 6:30 p.m. ET on FOX.
The DraftKings folks have set the opening betting line at Lions +7 pointswhere the money line is +250 for the Lions and -310 for the 49ers and the over/under line is 51 points.
The NFC was a four-team race for most of the season, with the Lions, 49ers, Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles looking great out of the gate and picking up plenty of wins throughout the year. A late-season push by three hot teams – the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Green Bay Packers and Los Angeles Rams – rounded out the NFC side of the playoffs and made for some closely contested games. After two rounds of postseason action, we saw the NFC East implode in round one, with the hot teams falling to the Lions and 49ers and leaving Detroit and San Francisco as the final two standing.
The Lions and 49ers are clearly the two best teams in the NFC right now and arguably have the two best offenses in the conference. Both teams are balanced, have plenty of talent and have a coaching staff that makes the right decisions more often than their opponents.
As unfamiliar territory as playing in the NFC Championship Game is for Lions fans, this team has earned the right to play for this title. Yes, the early betting line heavily favors the home team, but starting the week as underdogs leaves the Lions feeling very comfortable.
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