The highest-seeded Eagles will host the second-seeded 49ers within the NFC championship sport Sunday. Kickoff is at 3 pm and this can be a superb one. The Eagles are favored at SI Sportsbook by 2.5 factors and the sport complete is ready at 46.5.
Philadelphia enters this contest with an additional day of relaxation, along with home-field benefit.
These two groups final clashed September 2021 and Francisco gained that sport, 17-11, in Philadelphia, however each groups are very totally different at present.
Nick Sirianni’s workforce has misplaced solely 5 video games since Week 10 of final season—and solely two of these losses have been in video games began by quarterback Jalen Hurts. Kyle Shanahan’s workforce made it to the NFC championship sport final 12 months with Jimmy Garoppolohowever is now beginning an unheralded rookie quarterback in brock purdywho’s undefeated since taking on the beginning job in Week 13.
Hurts seemed well-rested and wholesome final week because the Eagles decimated the giants, 38-7. Hurts carried the ball 9 occasions and scored a dashing landing, along with passing for 154 yards and two touchdowns. The Eagles received a lead early and grinded the run sport as they chewed up the clock.
operating backs Miles Sanders, Kenneth Gainwell and boston scott accounted for 234 yards and two scores on the bottom. large receiver devonta smith and tight dallas goedert caught Hurts’s landing passes, whereas A. J. Brown had a quiet sport with solely three catches for 22 yards.
The workforce that was second within the league in factors per sport this season (28.6) seemed prefer it may rating any method it needed to. The Eagles ranked fifth in dashing yards per sport (147.6) within the common season, whereas passing for the third-most yards (389.1), behind solely the chiefs and the Payments.
Defensively, the league’s sixth-best protection seemed each bit as robust as promised whereas stymying Brian Daboll’s workforce, as quarterback daniel jones was held to solely 159 complete yards. operating again matt breida scored the Giants’ solely landing.
The Eagles allowed 20.2 factors per sport in the course of the common season and a mere 179.8 passing yards per sport—the most effective mark within the league. The Eagles had 27 takeaways, tied for the fourth-best mark within the league.
The San Francisco 49ers performed an unspectacular offensive sport vs. the robust cowboys‘ protection, however it was sufficient to get the job executed. Purdy accounted for 222 complete yards, with San Francisco’s solely landing coming courtesy of operating again Christian McCaffrey.
Nevertheless, the league’s primary protection seemed precisely that, permitting the league’s fourth-best offense a mere 12 factors within the low-scoring affair.
The 49ers’ 28.6 factors per sport ranked sixth within the league and San Francisco rushed for a median of 121.4 yards per sport in the course of the common season.
The Niners yielded solely 77.7 dashing yards per sport in the course of the common season, second solely to the titans. The best way to get to San Francisco can be by way of the air, because the 223 passing yards allowed per sport this 12 months was bottom-12 within the league. Nevertheless, the workforce’s 30 takeaways rank third forward of the Eagles.
Count on Shanahan to lean on his run sport because the Eagles’ cross protection can be robust to beat. tight finish George Kittle continues to the the highest receiver for Purdy. In the meantime playmaker Deebo Samuel could possibly be unleashed in quite a lot of methods to maintain the Eagles guessing. large receiver Brandon Ayyuk and operating again Elijah Mitchell may also get in on the motion.
Sirianni will definitely attempt to set up the run for Philadelphia, however it could be tough vs. the robust Niners’ protection. Count on Hurts to be unleashed within the passing sport and join with Brown, Smith and Goedert, as San Francisco may give up factors by way of the air. Hurts ranked fifth amongst starters that performed in not less than 9 video games this season with a passer ranking of 101.5.
Who ranked forward of him? Purdy (107.3) and Garoppolo (103).
Sirianni has the star quarterback, however Shanahan has what could possibly be a fool-proof (or not less than rookie-proof) system.
San Francisco 49ers vs. Philadelphia Eagles NFC Championship Sport Odds
Moneyline: 49ers (+120) | Eagles (-143)
Unfold: 49ers +2.5 (+110) | Eagles -2.5 (-118)
Whole: 46.5 Over (-110) | Underneath (-110)
gameinfo: Jan 29, 2023 | 3 p.m. ET | fox
49ers Straight-Up File: 15-4
49ers In opposition to The Unfold File: 13-6
Eagles Straight-Up File: 15-3
Eagles In opposition to The Unfold File: 9-9
Guess on 49ers-Eagles at SI Sportsbook
Odds and Betting Insights
Philadelphia is 9-5 towards the unfold (ATS) after a win, whereas San Francisco is 10-4 ATS after a win. The 49ers are 1-0 ATS as an away underdog and the Eagles are 7-3 ATS as a house favourite, together with final week’s cowl as a 7.5-point favourite.
San Francisco is definitely 3-0 ATS with relaxation benefit, whereas Philadelphia is 2-1 ATS with relaxation benefit. The 49ers are 12-2 ATS in convention video games this season, in comparison with the Eagles’ 6-7 ATS mark in convention video games.
The 49ers have additionally lined the unfold in each playoff video games this 12 months,
Each groups have gone over their sport totals ten occasions this 12 months.
Regardless of how evenly these groups are matched on paper, I’m backing the Eagles to cowl the unfold. Philadelphia has the sting at quarterback and with CMC coping with a calf subject, it may be simply sufficient to tip it to the house workforce’s favor.
BET: Eagles -2.5 (-110)
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