NFL Playoffs Line: San Francisco 49ers vs. Green Bay Packers spread

NFL Playoffs Line: San Francisco 49ers vs. Green Bay Packers spread The final game in the NFL Playoffs wild card will be the San Francisco 49ers vs. Green Bay Packers and here we will take a look at the latest line and point spread on the game. The Green Bay Packers (8-7-1) will welcome on Saturday the San Francisco 49ers (12-4), in what will likely be the coldest NFL Playoffs game ever played. And while much is being said about the weather and how unprepared the 49ers are going to be for the insanely cold temperatures expected at Lambeau Field today, the Packers have made it to the playoffs with a record barely over .500, while San Francisco has been a great performer in the NFC West all season.

So there is little surprise that the odds makers are looking to the 49ers as the potential winners of the final NFL Playoffs wild card game this weekend. We checked with two of our preferred online sportsbooks for the latest line and point spread on the 49ers - Packers game and this is what we found. Hours away from the start of this playoffs game, at Bookmaker the 49ers held the favorite line -150 to secure a victory in the freezing Wisconsin air, while the Packers will come out underdog with +130 line. small difference in the odds on the game at another top sportsbook, Bovada Sports, where the line on San Francisco is at -155 and the line on Green Bay is +135 for an upset by the Packers tonight. While these lines could appear to be small, compared to regular season odds, as we have seen from the previous three Playoffs wild card games, the odds this year will be very tight and the sportsbooks are certainly taking the conservative route. The San Francisco 49ers vs. Green Bay Packers point spread is -3 points chalk the 49ers at both odds makers, but the line on San Francisco to cover the spread is at -105, which indicates that it could be lowered (maybe to 2.5 points) by the start of the game, so lock in your spread early, if you favor the 49ers. The over/under on the game is at 46 points at all sportsbooks.

Looking at the point spread stats on the two playoffs teams today, we find that San Francisco is 1-3-1 against the spread in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Green Bay and the Packers are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games overall, while the 49ers have covered the spread in 6 of their last 7 games on the road. Also keep in mind that the total has gone OVER in 6 of San Francisco's last 8 games when playing on the road against the Green Bay Packers.

Luckily for Green Bay, only linebacker Clay Matthews has been listed as out for the playoffs game against the 49ers, while linebackers Brad Jones and Nick Perry, along with running back Eddie Lacy and defensive end Mike Neal have been upgraded to probable for the NFL Playoffs wild card game. At San Francisco corners Carlos Rogers and Eric Wright, along with linebackers Dan Skuta remain questionable for the game in Green Bay, while the rest of the 49ers injuries were upgraded to probable.

Published on 01/05/2014