Divisional Round: 49ers at Packers Betting Preview

Three things you need to know before betting on 49ers-Packers:

1. The 49ers have gotten the best of this head-to-head series in recent years, going 6-4 straight-up and 6-3-1 against the spread when facing the Packers since the start of the 2012 season. That includes a record of 3-0 straight-up and 2-0-1 against the spread in postseason games San Francisco has played against Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The 49ers beat the Packers 37-20 as a 6.5-point home favorite in the January 2020 NFC Championship Game, 23-20 as a 3-point road favorite at Lambeau Field in 2014, and 45-31 as a 3-point home favorite the previous January.

2. This is the kind of spot in which San Francisco has thrived in recent years, as the 49ers are 7-1 both straight-up and against the spread as a road underdog of fewer than six points since the start of the 2019 season. San Francisco is 6-2 straight-up and 8-0 against the spread in January games since the start of the 2015 season, and the 49ers are 7-1 straight-up and 6-1-1 against the spread over their past eight January playoff games dating back to the start of the 2013 calendar year.

3. All but three of the past 13 games between San Francisco and Green Bay have gone Over the total, with an average of 52.3 total points having been scored over the 13 games. Meanwhile, all seven of the January games the Packers have played under head coach Matt LaFleur have gone Over the total, with an average of 54.3 total points scored over the seven games. The Over is 16-6 in Green Bay postseason games since the team drafted Aaron Rodgers, with an average of 54.5 total points having been scored over those 22 games.

PICKS: 49ers +5.5 & Over 47