The New York Giants will travel to San Francisco this weekend to play for the NFC Championship againstthe San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers are currently listed as favorites by 3 points. The two teams met earlier in the season in week ten and the 49ers won 27-20. The 49ers defense is one of the best in the league while the Giants offense has scored well of late.

The Giants beat the defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers last Sunday 37-20 in Green bay. In that game, they were the underdogs with an 8.5 point spread in the Packers favor. The total score was OVER with the 57 points scored.

The 49ers beat New Orleans in a high scoring affair 36-32. They were the underdogs and therefore covered the spread of 3.5 points while the OVER bettors were happy with 68 total points scored.

The score will be lower in this contest as the trends show in home games the 49ers score has been UNDER in 4 of the last 6 games. The 49ers are 11-4-1 this season ATS. However in their last 6 games against the Giants the 49ers are only 1-4-1 ATS.

Of recent, the Giants are 7-3 when they outgain their opponent. While San Francisco is 7-3 in games, they play in January. In the last 5 games the Giants have played, the total has been UNDER in 4 games. However, on the road, the Giants games have gone OVER in 4 of its last 5.

The 49ers are 5-1 SU against the Giants at home in their last six games. Overall, the 49ers have won 7 of their last 10 games SU against the Giants.

SA Take: We like the 49ers to win and cover the 2.5 and make a trip to the Super Bowl.

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