{"id":32616,"date":"2014-01-18T21:45:33","date_gmt":"2014-01-19T02:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=32616"},"modified":"2014-01-18T20:47:47","modified_gmt":"2014-01-19T01:47:47","slug":"nfc-championship-game-preview-san-francisco-49ers-vs-seattle-seahawks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/nfc-championship-game-preview-san-francisco-49ers-vs-seattle-seahawks-32616\/","title":{"rendered":"NFC Championship Game Preview: San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks"},"content":{"rendered":"

San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks
\nSunday, 1\/19\/14, 6:30 PM EST
\nOpening Point Spread:\u00a0 Seattle -3.5
\nCurrent Betting Line:\u00a0 Seattle -3.5
\nOpening Total:\u00a0 41
\nCurrent Total:\u00a0 39.5
\nOdds Courtesy of Bookmaker<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The NFC Championship Game figures to be the most physical contest of the season<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

San Francisco will make the franchise\u2019s 15th appearance in the NFC title game, as it has picked up road victories over the Green Bay Packers and Carolina Panthers during the playoffs to reach this stage.\u00a0 The 49ers will be focused on giving the ball to running back Frank Gore as much as possible, as they\u2019ve gone 14-0 when he gets 25-or-more carries, which is important to consider when making your pro football picks.\u00a0 He has 110 yards on 17 rushes in last month\u2019s matchup, and is averaging 4.9 yards per carry in seven postseason games.\u00a0 San Francisco is 7-5 SU and 8-3-1 ATS as underdogs the last two-plus seasons.<\/p>\n

The 49ers will need a solid performance from quarterback Colin Kaepernick if they hope to advance to the Super Bowl for a second consecutive year, which is certainly possible due to his 4-1 postseason record, including a 3-0 mark on the road.\u00a0 San Francisco has plenty of perimeter weapons at his disposal, including wide receiver Michael Crabtree, who has 30 receptions for 435 yards and a touchdown in seven games this season since making his debut on Dec. 1 after an Achilles injury.<\/p>\n

Seattle is nearly unbeatable at CenturyLink Field due to the 12th Man that provides it the biggest home-field advantage in football, as it comes off a 23-15 victory over the New Orleans Saints as 10-point home favorites on Jan. 11.\u00a0 The Seahawks have the ability to pound opponents with running back Marshawn Lynch, who gained 140 yards and scored two touchdowns in the Divisional round.\u00a0 He\u2019s averaged 112.5 yards and hit pay dirt four times in four home games in this series.\u00a0 Seattle is 4-0 SUATS as home favorites of 3.5 to 7 points the last two-plus seasons.<\/p>\n

The Seahawks will need a commendable effort from signal-caller Russell Wilson to provide balance to the offense, as he\u2019s averaged just 157.6 passing yards in his last five games with four touchdowns and three interceptions.\u00a0 Seattle won\u2019t have wide receiver Percy Harvin available, as he suffered a concussion last week and has been officially ruled out.<\/p>\n

Sports bettors will likely back the Seahawks due to their 4-0 ATS mark in their last four home games versus a team with a winning road record.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss out on a winning season and let the NFL handicappers at Maddux Sports line your pockets with cash.\u00a0 Long term packages are available now!<\/p>\n

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San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks Sunday, 1\/19\/14, 6:30 PM EST Opening Point Spread:\u00a0 Seattle -3.5 Current Betting Line:\u00a0 Seattle -3.5 Opening Total:\u00a0 41 Current Total:\u00a0 39.5 Odds Courtesy of Bookmaker San Francisco will make the franchise\u2019s 15th appearance in the NFC title game, as it has picked up road victories over the Green Bay […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":29518,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1444,132],"tags":[3034,1066,3403,3613,3630,299,417],"class_list":["post-32616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","category-nfl-handicapping","tag-colin-kaepernick","tag-frank-gore","tag-marshawn-lynch","tag-nfc","tag-russell-wilson","tag-san-francisco-49ers","tag-seattle-seahawks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/181"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32616"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32617,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32616\/revisions\/32617"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}