Betting on the Eagles to Cover Alternate Spreads vs 49ers

• The Philadelphia Eagles are 2.5-point favorites over the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game.
• Based on the home-field advantage that Philadelphia has over San Francisco, betting on the Eagles to cover alternate spreads with longer odds is a better bet.

PHILADELPHIA – NFL betting sites are offering many different alternate lines for the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers matchup in the NFC Championship Games.

Betting on the Eagles to Cover Alternate Spreads

The Eagles are currently 2.5-point favorites over the 49ers at NFL sportsbooks largely because they are playing at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.

Location has been a key factor for both teams, with Philly likely a strong bet to cover even larger alternated spreads such as -8.5 (+225 at Bovada) because they have home-field advantage over the 49ers:

• The Eagles have gone 8-2 at home this season, with one loss coming when Jalen Hurts was out in Week 17. In those eight home wins this season, Philadelphia has won all but one by at least seven points.
• Home victories for the Philadelphia Eagles have also come against very good teams. Philadelphia won five games against eventual playoff participants, with two others coming against the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers that were eliminated from playoff consideration in Week 18.
• When San Francisco has been on the road this season they have been good, but not great, as they have gone 5-3 with a +6.75-point differential every game. At home is where the 49ers have looked great, going 10-1 with a +13.09-point per game differential.
• The San Francisco 49ers have also faced weak competition on the road this season, making their mediocre road record even more important. San Francisco has played one playoff team this season on the road (the Seattle Seahawks) in a Week 15 win. All other road games were against teams that either are slated to or would be slated to pick in the top nine of the NFL Draft if they hadn’t traded their draft pick.

San Francisco has been a great team, specifically during their 12-game win streak.

For bettors at legal sports betting sites, that win streak may be beneficial as it has only increased payouts on alternate spreads for the Philadelphia Eagles.

Starting at -3.5, which all the Eagles would have covered in all of their home games but one with Jalen Hurts, Eagles bettors can get plus odds that continue to get longer as the alternate spread increase.

Philadelphia Eagles Alternate Spreads at Bovada

• Eagles -3.5 (+110)
• Eagles -4 (+120)
• Eagles -4.5 (+125)
• Eagles -5 (+135)
• Eagles -5.5 (+140)
• Eagles -6 (+155)
• Eagles -6.5 (+165)
• Eagles -7 (+190)
• Eagles -7.5 (+205)
• Eagles -8 (+220)
• Eagles -8.5 (+225)

Given the Eagles’ home-field advantage over the 49ers, it may even be worth taking the Eagles -8.5 with +225 odds.

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