{"id":124698,"date":"2020-01-19T02:00:02","date_gmt":"2020-01-19T10:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=124698"},"modified":"2020-01-19T10:28:25","modified_gmt":"2020-01-19T18:28:25","slug":"nfc-championship-game-odds-49ers-favored-by-7-5-over-green-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nfc-championship-game-odds-49ers-favored-by-7-5-over-green-bay\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco 49ers, Green Bay Packers Renew Playoff Rivalry in NFC Championship Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the NFL\u2019s most storied playoff rivalries will take center stage again on Sunday, as the Green Bay Packers head to San Francisco to take on the 49ers in the NFC championship game.<\/p>\n

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The San Francisco 49ers are a touchdown favorite over the Green Bay Packers in the NFC championship game on Sunday. (Image: Michael Zagaris\/Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

San Francisco has the advantage in this meeting, with FanDuel Sportsbook posting the 49ers as a 7.5-point favorite over the Packers.<\/p>\n

NFC Championship Previewed in Week 12 Blowout<\/strong><\/h2>\n

These two teams have met in the playoffs seven times since 1995, with the Packers holding a 4-3 advantage in those games. But the latest of those encounters came in 2013, leaving few notable players \u2013 with the exception of Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers \u2013 on either roster who have taken part in previous meetings.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve had a lot of games and had some big games in the playoffs,\u201d veteran 49ers left tackle Joe Staley told reporters. \u201cSeem to find each other all the time during the regular season, as well. A team that we are familiar with and we\u2019ve had a lot of great battles with throughout the years.\u201d<\/p>\n

More relevant might be the 37-8 drubbing the 49ers put on the Packers in Week 12 this year.<\/a> That game was never competitive, with San Francisco taking a 23-0 halftime lead and coasting to victory.<\/p>\n

For Green Bay to have any hope in the NFC championship game, they\u2019ll need to make dramatic changes from that November matchup, something head coach Matt LaFleur is well aware of.<\/p>\n

I think you have to look at everything,\u201d<\/strong> LaFleur told reporters. \u201cI\u2019m going to go back and watch that tape again to really try to grasp what happened and why it happened, and how can we adjust, and what are we going to do to ensure it doesn\u2019t happen.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan also remembers that game well. But he\u2019d rather his team forget that it ever happened.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t be that stupid, because that\u2019s not real,\u201d Shanahan told reporters, saying what he\u2019d tell his team if he felt anyone was overconfident. \u201cThis is about Sunday\u2019s game. I can give a thousand stories of things like that, playing games in my history I\u2019ve been a part of.\u201d<\/p>\n

49ers, Packers Rebound From Losing Seasons<\/strong><\/h2>\n

That win was part of an incredible regular season for the 49ers, who went from a 4-12 record last season to 13-3 this year, a mark good enough to earn the No. 1 seed in the NFC. In fact, both teams have a chance to go from a losing record to the Super Bowl<\/a> just a season later, as the Packers only managed a 6-9-1 record the previous year.<\/p>\n

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The Packers come into the game as a significant underdog: Green Bay is a +270 pick to win the game outright, while bettors have to risk $320 to win $100 on the 49ers. But if there\u2019s one good sign for the Packers, it\u2019s that they\u2019ve won six straight since that loss to the Niners, and LaFleur thinks he\u2019s bringing a different team to San Francisco on Sunday.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cI\u2019d like to think that we\u2019ve improved throughout the course of the season, especially the last six weeks,\u201d LaFleur told reporters. \u201cCertainly, I don\u2019t think we played our best that day. You\u2019ve got to give them a lot of credit\u2026But in order to compete with them, in order to have a chance to beat them, we\u2019re going to have to be at our best \u2013 and that\u2019s everybody, all 11, on that field.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the NFL\u2019s most storied playoff rivalries will take center stage again on Sunday, as the Green Bay Packers head to San Francisco to take on the 49ers in the NFC championship game. San Francisco has the advantage in this meeting, with FanDuel Sportsbook posting the 49ers as a 7.5-point favorite over the Packers. 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