The Philadelphia Eagles will play the San Francisco 49ers at the Lincoln Financial Field for this Sunday’s NFC Championship Game. In the divisional round, the top-seeded Philadelphia Eagles made light work of the New York Giants in a 38-7 victory. The San Francisco 49ers, who hold the second seed, joined them in the NFC title game by overcoming the Dallas Cowboys in a 19-12 win. The two teams will square off this weekend for a spot in the Super Bowl.
Philadelphia Eagles VS San Francisco 49ers Betting expert picks
Eagles VS 49ers Moneyline
Take the Philadelphia Eagles to win (1.69) outright on the Moneyline.
The Eagles have had a lot of success against the 49ers in recent years, winning seven of the last ten matchups in this series. Chances of a follow-up on Sunday are rated at 59%, with a home win priced at -145 on the moneyline. The 49ers, on the other hand, are riding a ten-match winning streak. Backing the 15-4 visitors to win their next road game at +125 odds, which implies there is an approximately 44% chance of winning.
Take the Eagles (-145) to win outright on the moneyline for the upcoming match at the Lincoln Financial Field. They are on a 15-3 run in all games and 8-2 SU in the last 10 at home.
Eagles VS 49ers Spread
Back the Philadelphia Eagles -2.5 (1.87) for the best chance of a payout.
The Maryland sports betting sites are siding with the Eagles on the spread, but not by much. The hosts open up as the 2.5-point favorites over the 49ers for Sunday’s showdown. With the average margin of victory in the last five matchups of this series being 8.0 points, it seems as though the smart money lies in a one-score game.
Home-field advantage usually has paid off for the Eagles in this series. In their past five encounters with the 49ers at the Lincoln Financial Field, the home side bagged three wins by an average winning margin of 25.3 points. The hosts are 7-3 ATS in the past ten games at home and 4-6 ATS overall from their previous ten games.
The San Francisco 49ers, on the other hand, covered the spread in their last three matches, going 9-1 ATS in recent outings. However, while the visitors have performed well on the spread, they went 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games against the Eagles.
Eagles VS 49ers Total
Taking the Total under 46.0 (1.91) is the smart pick for this showdown.
The last ten games between the Eagles and the 49ers offered a decent average of 47.4 points on the board.
In these previous ten matchups, five produced point totals that were higher than expected. Over was the winning pick one time out of five at the Lincoln Financial Field. 46.0 points is the current yardstick for Sunday’s NFC Championship Game.
For betting on the total, consider that all the last three Eagles games went under. Looking back on the last five games on home soil for the Eagles, the total went over twice only. They are 5-5 against the total overall from their previous ten matches.
Meanwhile, the 49ers have seen an average of 48.0 points in their past five road games and 46.1 points in their last five contests in all. Over was a winning bet three times in the past five road games for the 49ers, who are 7-3 against the total in their last ten home and away games combined.
Eagles VS 49ers Betting trends
- Philadelphia Eagles have failed to cover the spread in four of their last five games.
- The total went under in all of the Philadelphia Eagles’ last three games at the Lincoln Financial Field
- San Francisco 49ers have covered the spread in nine of their last ten games.
- In four of San Francisco 49ers’ last five games, the total went over
Philadelphia Eagles Form
The Eagles booked their spot in the NFC Championship Game in style. They thrashed the New York Giants 38-7. In doing so, they improved to 7-3 for their last 10 games. Their record at the Lincoln Financial Field now stands at 8-2.
The Eagles rank second in the NFL’s offensive rankings, averaging 28.6 points this season and 28.0 points at the Lincoln Financial Field. Visiting offenses normally struggle to break down the hosts’ defense, which has the eighth-best defensive record at home, having only allowed 17.6 points on their own turf and 19.5 points in all outings.
The Eagles have made huge progress. After a wild-card game loss last year, the 15-3 hosts made it back to the playoffs by winning the NFC East title and clinching the top seed in the NFC. They’ve already gone two rounds better than last season, and it will be exciting to see if they can keep it up.
San Francisco 49ers Form
The San Francisco 49ers avoided an upset in the divisional round by defeating the Dallas Cowboys 19-12. They now travel to the Lincoln Financial Field for the NFC Championship Game, with a 5-3 road record for the season and a 10-game winning streak.
A strong offense has been a highlight for the 49ers this season. The unit ranks sixth in the NFL’s offensive ladder with 26.8 points per game and has put up 34.4 points in the last five matches alone. The visiting defense looks more than capable of taking on any offense at any place, having allowed just 18.0 points on the road this year to post the best away record.
The 49ers are back for another shot at reaching the Super Bowl. Despite losing last season’s NFC Championship Game, they have recovered and made it to this round again. They desperately hope to go one better this time around.
Eagles VS 49ers H2H history
The 49ers downed the Eagles 11-17 in the previous matchup between these two franchises. The encounter took place at the Lincoln Financial Field in September 2021. Victory has gone the Eagles’ way seven times in their past ten meetings with the 49ers. The hosts are favorites to add another win to this haul, with the oddsmakers laying a home win at -145. This implies a 59% winning chance for the Eagles.
In their last ten head-to-head games, the Eagles managed 28.7 points on average per game, while the 49ers put 18.7 points on board.