NFL, San Francisco 49ers, Atlanta Falcons, NFL Playoffs, NFC Championship game
The San Francisco 49ers opened as a 3 point road favorite over the Atlanta Falcons.
The oddsmakers have a lot of faith in the San Francisco 49ers—or very little in the Falcons—because they just opened as a 3 to 3.5 point road favorite over the number one seed in the NFC.
Oddsmakers must not have been impressed with Atlanta’s 30-28 nail bitter over the Seahawks on Sunday. The Falcons have entered the playoffs as a high seed in previous years only to get bounced in the first round—yesterday’s win gives Matt Ryan a 1-3 lifetime playoff record, and even though Falcons fans will take the win without complaining, the oddmakers need to see more.
1/16/13 | kobe_lova | 52853 respect
Mad? lol, no. And the truth about odds don't hurt. This isn't exactly a surprise. Your assessment was based on one half of a game, so I was just pointing out another ridiculous fact from 2 other whole games. No big deal.
1/16/13 | justin_7773 | 3250 respect
Don't get mad cause the truth hurts!
1/15/13 | GeorgeMon | 136 respect
The line has already moved up to 5 points! Now I'm starting to like the Falcons... it's probably going to be a close game.
1/15/13 | kobe_lova | 52853 respect
And Kaepernick looked like complete crap in the 2 games prior to the last one.
1/15/13 | justin_7773 | 3250 respect
I think the odd makers got it right ... If it weren't for a bad time out call by Pete Carrol the Niners would be playing the Seahawks. The Falcons looked run down in the second half of that game.
1/15/13 | kobe_lova | 52853 respect
Well, duh. lol