Ravens, 49ers Favored in AFC + NFC Championship Opening Odds

The Baltimore Ravens are 3.5-point favorites against the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2024 AFC Championship Game.
NFC Championship opening odds favor the San Francisco 49ers by 6.5 points against the Detroit Lions.
The San Francisco 49ers are favored to win Super Bowl 58 with +145 odds.

BALTIMORE – Opening odds for the AFC and NFC Championship Games favor the top seeded home teams. The Baltimore Ravens take on the Kansas City Chiefs as 3.5-point favorites in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game.

Both Baltimore and Kansas City covered the spread in their divisional round matchups. There are -120 legal sports betting odds that the Chiefs cover the 3.5-point spread in the AFC Championship Game.

AFC Championship Opening Odds

Team	Spread	Moneyline	Total
Kansas City Chiefs	+3.5 (-120)	+150	O44.5 (-110)
Baltimore Ravens	-3.5 (EVEN)	-175	U44.5 (-110)

The Chiefs covered the spread in four straight wins, winning twice as an underdog. They have +150 odds at Missouri sports betting sites to defeat the No. 1 seeded Ravens in Baltimore.

Meanwhile, the Ravens won seven straight games with Lamar Jackson as the starting quarterback. Baltimore is 6-1 against the spread across that stretch and are 12-6 against the spread this season.

Niners Favored Over Lions In NFC Championship Game

Opening odds for the NFC Championship Game favor the San Francisco 49ers (-310) at home against the Detroit Lions. There are -115 odds at legal NFL betting sites favoring the 49ers to cover a 6.5-point spread.

Team	Spread	Moneyline	Total
Detroit Lions	+6.5 (-105)	+255	O51.0 (-110)
San Francisco 49ers	-6.5 (-115)	-310	U51.0 (-110)

The 51.0-point total went under in three straight 49ers games and three of the last four Lions games. San Francisco’s Deebo Samuel is “50-50” to play in the NFC Championship Game, according to Adam Schefter.

49ers consider it “50-50” as to whether wide receiver Deebo Samuel will be able to play in Sunday night’s NFC championship game vs. the Lions due to the shoulder injury he suffered vs. the Packers, per source. pic.twitter.com/25N9aDXvxd

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 22, 2024

The potential loss of Samuel could impact legal California sports betting odds ahead of Sunday night’s game. Samuel has 1,117 total yards and 12 total touchdowns this season.

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Zachary Kelley

Zach graduated from Florida State University with a degree in Writing, Editing, and Media. Zach is interested in the legalization aspect of sports betting and enjoys participating in DFS. He has a passion for sports writing and most enjoys writing about football and baseball both professional and collegiate.