point spreads for nfl conference championship games

Going back to the Colts’ thrilling 38-34 victory over the Patriots in January 2007, favorites are 12-3 SU and 9-6 ATS in AFC title games.

Over in the AFC, however, things have been more chalky. That followed a 5-0 SU/4-1 ATS run by favorites.

Recently, though, underdogs have had their day in NFC Championship Game action, going 3-1 SU and ATS in the last four. (Well, OK, maybe Paris would need one.)įavorites also have been money for bettors in this round, combining to go 57-43-2 ATS - that pencils out to nearly 56 percent. Not even Paris Hilton needs a calculator to tell you that’s a 70 percent hit rate. Let’s start by analyzing the above chart: NFL Conference Championship Game favorites are a combined 71-31 SU since the NFL/AFL merger in 1970. NFL Conference Championship Game Trends Conferenceįavoring The Favorites Image Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports And guess what? You’re about to learn a whole lot more, as breaks down NFL Conference Championship betting trends from all kinds of historical angles.

Or that the straight-up winner is 44-6-1 ATS all time in the AFC Championship Game and … 44-6-1 ATS all time in the NFC Championship Game? Or that no team in NFL history has lost more conference championship games than San Francisco (nine)? You likely also are aware that the Kansas Chiefs are making their fourth AFC Championship Game appearance in as many years - which is one more than their opponent this week, the Cincinnati Bengals, have made in franchise history.īut did you know that Cincinnati is the only one of this year’s NFL Conference Championship Game participants with a winning point-spread record in conference title tilts? By now, you’ve probably heard that the San Francisco 49ers are in the NFC Championship Game for the 17 th time in franchise history - more than any other team in either conference.

Point spreads for nfl conference championship games