49ers -2.5, total 41.5
The NFC title game is a rematch of a game earlier this season that the 49ers won 27-20. If Sunday’s game is as good as the one in Week 10 then we are in for a treat. The 49ers won by seven but the Giants were driving for the tying touchdown before getting stopped at the 10-yard line. "We felt like we could have beat 'em," Giants safety Deon Grant said. "It came down to a few plays here and there, and I have to take my hat off to them because they dialed up the right plays to beat us. But we felt like we should have beat them."
The Giants lost that first meeting but there is no question they are a different team now. They have won four straight games and are playing far better defensively than they were back in Week 10. This year’s New York team looks a lot like the 2007 team that got hot and won the Super Bowl. "We're hot right now," Giants tight end Travis Beckum said. "We're very hot, and I think we're a very dangerous team."
49ers Rely on Defense
San Francisco scored 36 points last week to beat New Orleans 36-32 but normally the way the 49ers win games is by playing defense and kicking field goals. The 49ers have the NFC’s best defense as they held opponents to a league low 23 TDs and forced 38 turnovers, most in the NFL. "We like to think we play defense the right way," San Francisco defensive coordinator Vic Fangio said. "We play physical. We play with our hands. We run to the ball. We don't try and do anything too fancy, although we do have our changeups here and there. We try to play defense the old-fashioned, hard-school way."
Game Notes
The Giants are 7-0 ATS in their last 7 playoff road games. The Giants are 35-17 ATS in their last 52 road games. The 49ers are 19-6-3 ATS in their last 28 home games. Looking at the total when making NFC Championship picks, the Over is 4-1 in the Giants last 5 road games. The Over is 4-1 in the 49ers last 5 playoff home games.
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