Pickin' and Grinnin' - NFL Conference Championships
Mates,
Down to the NFC and AFC Conference Championships this weekend. Some really enjoyable NFL playoff football has preceded it, but now we find out who is going to the Super Bowl on 2/12.
The early game is the NFC Championship with the Niners traveling to Philly to play the Eagles. Some injury news is that McCaffery has missed practice most (all?) of this week but guarantees he's playing. Meanwhile, Hurts had his shoulder dinged up 2 weeks ago, but looked ready last week. Game is on Fox at 3:00 EST.
@Eagles 2.5 pt favorite Niners
And then the AFC kicks off with K.C. and 'Mahohes' at home, playing the Bengals and Joe Burrow. The Bengals have had the Chiefs number of late and Mahomes ankle looked mightly messed up last week. Will Chad Henne be pressed into service and lead the Chiefs to victory? Game is on CBS at 6:30.
@Chiefs 1.5 pt favorite Bengals
So, who do you pick, why, and regardless of those answers, who would you want to see win and advance to the Super Bowl?
I hope you are all well, enjoying your weekend
XM
January 28th, 2023 at 11:36 AM ^
If Hurts is healthy, it is hard to bet against Philly.
I think Burrow is going to have his way again against KC, particularly if Mahomes' mobility is compromised from his high ankle sprain.
January 28th, 2023 at 11:55 AM ^
Agree with both picks. The Brock Purdy story ends tomorrow and the Bengals will be 4-0 vs Mahomes.
Now of course I'll be wrong on both picks.
January 28th, 2023 at 9:44 PM ^
Not this time. Book it.
January 28th, 2023 at 11:36 AM ^
I have Bengals and Eagles on the money line parlay at +229. Taking the teams with healthy non rookie QB's ended up being my strategy.
January 28th, 2023 at 11:47 AM ^
we had a good discussion last week about what some of this betting lingo means. would you please describe what it means to bet the 'money line' and what '+229' means in terms of payouts for a, say, mythical $10 bet.
January 28th, 2023 at 11:55 AM ^
January 28th, 2023 at 12:01 PM ^
ty for that. very clear.
January 28th, 2023 at 11:39 AM ^
The Reid comes up with a great game plan and the Chiefs win a close one. Eagles and Niners are very close so I'll give the nod to the home team with the more experienced quarterback. Taking the two favorites minus the points.
January 28th, 2023 at 11:46 AM ^
I parlayed Eagles and Bengals, both ML. Low confidence but had a free bet to burn so YOLO.
February 3rd, 2023 at 1:40 PM ^
Scratch that itch.
January 28th, 2023 at 11:48 AM ^
Eagles - 2.5 and Bengals money line. The chiefs have lost a couple in a row against Cincinnati with a healthy Mahomes. The Eagles just seem like an all-around phenomenal team
January 28th, 2023 at 11:53 AM ^
Hoping for the 49ers and Bengals to win then the Bengals to win the Super Bowl. This is only because I have a friend who likes the Bengals; I have no real vested interested in who wins.
I wont watch the games either. However, I did watch Prince's and Michael Jackson's halftime special on youtube recently and would recommend them.
January 28th, 2023 at 11:56 AM ^
Eagles, Bengals superbowl. Should be a hell of a game.
January 28th, 2023 at 12:01 PM ^
Eagles Mahohes Lions
January 28th, 2023 at 12:06 PM ^
martini, you can't bet the lions....
January 28th, 2023 at 12:25 PM ^
I am sticking with my initial inclinations.
Eagles -2.5
Bengals win outright
January 28th, 2023 at 1:10 PM ^
I'm taking both home teams. I just cannot bring myself to root for the Bengals, because Ohio. Worst State Ever. And the Eagles look solid. So do the niners but their rookie QB may be the difference.
January 28th, 2023 at 1:12 PM ^
I see all that, and I think those might be the good pics, but I have to confess that I like Joe Burrow at least a little bit. Besides, I won’t let Ohio claim him he’s in LSU kid.
January 28th, 2023 at 1:20 PM ^
Bengals' fan here. Hoping that Cincy can beat KC -- AGAIN!
As for the NFC? Just wanna see a good game there. And I think we will.
January 28th, 2023 at 1:40 PM ^
Want to see Bengals 49ers Part III and the Bengals FINALLY to win the big one!
Who Dey
January 28th, 2023 at 1:45 PM ^
I can usually pick a team to root for at this stage of the playoffs, but I don’t really care about these 4 teams. I’m sick of KC, Bengals were a fun story last year but everyone has jumped on the bandwagon. And nothing really stands out to me about the Eagles and 49ers. I guess I will go with a 49ers v Bengals superbowl. And in that scenario I will take the 49ers.
January 28th, 2023 at 1:49 PM ^
Eagles and Bengals in the Super Bowl.
January 28th, 2023 at 2:47 PM ^
Niners/Bengals.
I love the niners team with Kittle, Debo and McCaffery to go with that nasty defense. Also, Robby Gould has never missed a FG or PAT in the playoffs...ever.
Bengals look strong. Mahomes having only one good wheel changes his game greatly.
January 28th, 2023 at 3:58 PM ^
I don't think Cincy is going to sit back and let Mahomes dial it up. Jax's DC killed them last week by not making an adjustment.
Love Cincy outright. As much as everyone hypes up Reid, KC just seems to keep teams around when they should be up by 28. Did it last year with this Cincy crew which is better than last year's team.
SF straight up. I still like their physicality and really strong defense to make the difference.
January 28th, 2023 at 3:35 PM ^
I'll pull for the eagles because i love iasip.
January 28th, 2023 at 5:04 PM ^
I hate Cincy because I'm a Browns fan, but I wouldn't bet against them right now. Would like to see Purdy make the SB for the story, but Hurts is a good dude and hard to root against.
January 28th, 2023 at 5:38 PM ^
Mahomes is recovering from a high ankle sprain. To my understanding there not something you just fully recover from In the span of a week. Even with the world class physical therapists that every NFL team can afford. Bengals ran the Bills off their own field last week and the Chiefs struggled to put a good but not that good Jacksonville team away.
If Mahomes was healthy I’d lean KC by a field goal. But I think Cincinnati takes this by a touchdown anyway.
Eagles all the way. The 49ers have gone on a really good run lately but when looking back at their schedule, the teams that they’ve beaten are, by and large, not that good. And after what I saw the Eagles do last week, forget about it.
The Brock Purdy Cinderella story comes to an end. 49ers defense keeps them in it for most of the game but I have a hard time seeing SF pull this off unless Hurts is not 100% and/or plays a bad game.
January 28th, 2023 at 6:56 PM ^
Got my Young jersey to wear tomorrow.
Take us to the promised land, Mr. Irrelevant!
Go Niners!
January 28th, 2023 at 7:45 PM ^
Go Lions! Oh, wait….,
January 28th, 2023 at 9:29 PM ^
Bengals and 9ers advance to the Super Bowl and I have the 49ers wining it all.