Sunday Night Football: Totals Pick & Predictions

The 9-1 San Francisco 49ers sponsor the 8-2 Green Bay Packers (8:20 P.M ET/NBC) at a game that may have big-time playoff ramifications. These would be the two of the three best teams from the NFC, which may be a record of the NFC championship game. The Packers are coming from a loaf and will be looking to find a win in California after playing a few of their worst games of the season in a Week 9 loss to the Chargers.
The concerning factor in this sport is the simple fact that the 49ers play a similar style into the Chargers however with staff up front. Another area of concern to the Packers would be their run defense. Its not seemed this year and you can expect a heavy dose of the running game from head coach Kyle Shanahan.
The association between both head coaches can not be understated. To say they understand each other very well could be a understatement. After Kyle Shanahan was working for his dad, legendary head coach Mike Shanahan, he convinced his father to hire Matt Lafleur as a QB coach for the Washington Redskins. During this interval, Shanahan and LaFleur worked very closely except for one season from 2008 to 2016. They are close friends that have a bunch of respect for each other.
The relations between the 2 teams run much deeper. After Shanahan was the coordinator to the Browns in 2014, Packers current defensive coordinator Mike Pettine had been the head coach there. Before joining the Packers, adam Stevanich was Shanahans assistant offensive line coach for two seasons. Matt LaFleurs brother works as the passing game coordinator of Kyle Shanahan now for the 49ers. Its reasonable to say these training staffs understand each other inside out.
This line opened at 49ers. The spread hasnt moved while the action on the Over has witnessed the Total move up to 47.5. As both groups will be able to move the ball from one another in this time 23, this market move makes sense. The teams familiarity makes for an intriguing chess match.
I had been awaiting the spread to up to -3.5 since I could be considering taking points together with the Packers. Then that got me thinking about what the last score could be and I just feel like this one is going to be the classic 27-23 or maybe a 28-24. That line of thinking has me over here and got me. I really dont think either team gets to the 30s but I believe they do sufficient to get into the mid to high 20s.
On top of all the familiarity I said earlier, the Packers got their butts kicked at off the previous time they traveled into Californias state. Not only is it Rodgers a Cali kid, but he is specifically from Northern California, only two hours north of San Francisco. He wont need to play in what is a homecoming of sorts for him. I would call an old fashioned shootout here if it was that both coaches highlight establishing the run. I think we get a very snug back and forth game between the two best teams from the NFC. I lean More than 47.5 in this area.
My Pick: Over 47.5 (-107) in 5Dimes

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