San Francisco 49ers vs. Detroit Lions Prop Pick: Can Jauan Jennings Step Up in NFC Championship Game?
The San Francisco 49ers will host the Detroit Lions with a Super Bowl berth on the line. Can Jauan Jennings deliver in the clutch for the Niners in the NFC Championship game? Matt McCuen brings us his top prop pick in 49ers vs. Lions.
Matt McCuen - January 28, 2024, 11:30 AM EST
5 minSan Francisco 49ers vs. Detroit Lions Prop Pick: Can Jauan Jennings Step Up in NFC Championship Game?
The Detroit Lions will attempt to shock the world this afternoon and knock off the top seed in the NFC tonight.
Detroit Lions vs. San Francisco 49ers Date, Time, and Where to Watch
- Date: January 28, 2024
- Game Time: 6:30 pm ET
- Where to Watch: FOX
San Francisco 49ers vs. Detroit Lions Prediction
The San Francisco 49ers stand in the way of the Lions Cinderella story.
San Francisco will be playing in their third straight consecutive NFC Championship game.
The 49ers have lost the last two, but feel as if this is the best team they have had in the last three years.
Detroit won their first playoff game since 1991 two weeks ago.
The Lions now have an opportunity to earn their first trip to the Super Bowl in franchise history.
Detroit barely hung on to beat a good Rams team in round one.
Following that win, the Lions played with more confidence as they beat the Buccaneers 31-23 last week.
Detroit has played well on the road this year with a 6-3 record.
The Lions will need a big-time game from Jared Goff. Goff has been great for the Lions in the postseason, throwing for 564 yards, three touchdowns, and zero interceptions.
Running back Jahmyr Gibbs was the star a week ago, as he has rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns in the playoffs.
Amon-Ra St. Brown, who racked up over 1,500 yards during the regular season, has collected 187 yards and one touchdown through two games.
The most significant question mark for the Lions is their defense, which ranked 23rd in points allowed per game.
The 9ers feel lucky to be here after a poor showing last week.
The 49ers were a ten-point favorite vs the Packers and trailed for most of the game.
Brock Purdy played one of the worst games of his NFL career as he missed multiple east throws.
Additionally, The 49ers defense was getting picked apart for most of the game.
The big news coming into this game is the health of Deebo Samuel, who will be active tonight.
Samuel was injured early last week vs the Packers, and the offensive scheme is much different when he is on the field.
Let’s dive into my prop lock for tonight.
San Francisco 49ers vs. Detroit Lions Prop Pick
Jennings racked up 61 yards last week vs the Packers.
While he will play fewer snaps than he did last week with Samuel back in the lineup, Jennings will still see a lot of action tonight.
This Lions' secondary is one of the worst in football, which means the 49ers will attack in the passing game.
Jennings has played in 401 snaps this year, which ranks third at the wide receiver position.
Pick: Jauan Jennings over 16.5 rec yards -115 Click here to see which sportsbook has the best odds
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