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NFC Championship Betting Line History

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The NFC Championship is one of two title games played on an annual basis in the National Football League (NFL), which is America’s top professional football league. The top two teams from National Football Conference (NFC) will meet in late January at the venue of the highest seed.

The NFL Playoffs begin with 14 teams, seven from the NFC and seven from the American Football Conference (AFC). The winner of those NFC and AFC Championship games will meet in the Super Bowl, which is played a neutral venue every season.

HOMEFIELD EDGE IN NFC CHAMPIONSHIP

Since the NFC Championship began in 1970, home teams have posted a 34-18 record in the title game.

In the last 10 years, the home team has produced a strong 8-2 record in the NFC Championship, capped off by the Philadelphia Eagles routing the San Francisco 49ers, 31-7 in 2022.

Of the 16 NFC franchises, the Dallas Cowboys have won the most conference titles with 8. The franchise often known as "America's Team" in the United States has gone 4-1 at home and 4-5 on the road but the last NFC Championship for the popular club came in 1995.

The San Francisco 49ers have won six NFC titles and this team also holds the record for most losses in the conference title game with 11.

Right behind the club from California is the Washington Commanders and New York Giants, who have each captured five NFC Championships in their franchise history.

Since this format began in 1970, 15 of the current 16 NFC teams have earned a trip to the Super Bowl. The lone franchise not to capture a NFC Championship is the Detroit Lions.

NFC CHAMPIONSHIP BETTING RESULTS

In the first 53 games of the NFC Championship, favorites have gone 35-18 straight up and 28-24-1 against the spread.

There have been seven games in the NFC Championship where the favorite has won but failed to cover the closing point-spread.

  • 2022 - San Francisco 17 L.A. Rams 20 (-3.5)
  • 2015 - Seattle (-8.5) 28 Green Bay 22 (OT)
  • 2010 - New Orleans (-4) 31 Minnesota 28 (OT)
  • 2000 - St. Louis (-14.5) 11 Tampa Bay 6
  • 1984 - Washington (-10.5) 24 San Francisco 21
  • 1982 - San Francisco (-3) 28 Dallas 27
  • 1975 - Minnesota (-4) 14 L.A. Rams 10

Two of the above NFC Championship games where the point-spread mattered also went to overtime (OT) and the home team both won those matches. We have seen six NFC title games go to overtime and the road team has gone 4-2 overall.

The 2018-19 NFC Championship was one of the title games that was tied after regulation. In that outcome, the Los Angeles Rams defeated the New Orleans Saints, 26-23 from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in Louisiana.

NFC CHAMPIONSHIP OVER UNDER RESULTS

Since the 1987-88 NFC Championship game, the 'over' has gone 20-16 in the title game. Over the last nine seasons, the 'over' is on a 6-3 run in this conference title game.

There have been six totals in NFC Championship betting history that have closed at 50 points or higher and the attacks lived up to the expectations as the 'over' has gone 5-1. The most recent NFC edition between the Buccaneers and Packers saw the 'over' cash on a 53.5 total as Tampa Bay held off Green Bay, 31-26 in 2020.

OVERALL NFC CHAMPIONSHIP BETTING RESULTS

  • Favorite-Underdog (F-D)
  • Home-Away (H-A)
  • Straight Up (SU)
  • Against the Spread (ATS)
  • Over-Under (OU)

NFC CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY

F-D (SU)F-D (ATS)H-A (SU)H-A (ATS)OU
35-1828-24-135-1827-25-120-16

NFC CHAMPIONSHIP LINE HISTORY

The NFC Championship betting history covers the first 53 matchups of the conference finale, focusing on the two teams, the betting lines, the final score and the sports betting result which lists the favorite-underdog outcome and the ‘over-under’ result for the majority of the games.

NFC CHAMPIONSHIP (1970-2022)

YearMatchupATS Result
2022-23San Francisco 7 at Philadelphia (-2.5) 31Favorite-Under (44.5)
2021-22San Francisco 17 at L.A. Rams (-3.5) 20Underdog-Under (45.5)
2020-21Tampa Bay (+3.5) 31 at Green Bay 26Underdog-Over (53.5)
2019-20Green Bay 20 at San Francisco (-7.5) 37Favorite-Over (47)
2018-19L.A. Rams (+3) 26 at New Orleans 23Underdog-Under (55)
2017-18Minnesota 7 at Philadelphia (+3) 38Underdog-Over (39)
2016-17Green Bay 21 at Atlanta (-6) 44Favorite-Over (60)
2015-16Arizona 15 at Carolina (-3) 49Favorite-Over (47)
2014-15Green Bay 22 at Seattle (-8.5) 28 (OT)Underdog-Over (45)
2013-14San Francisco 17 at Seattle (-3.5) 23Favorite-Under (40.5)
2012-13San Francisco (-3.5) 28 at Atlanta 24Favorite-Over (48)
2011-12N.Y. Giants (+2) 20 at San Francisco 17 (OT)Underdog-Under (40.5)
2010-11Green Bay (-3.5) 21 at Chicago 14Favorite-Under (42)
2009-10Minnesota 28 at New Orleans (-4) 31 (OT)Underdog-Over (54)
2008-09Philadelphia 25 at Arizona (+3.5) 32Underdog-Over (47)
2007-08N.Y. Giants (+8) 23 at Green Bay 20 (OT)Underdog-Over (41)
2006-07New Orleans 14 at Chicago (-2.5) 34Favorite-Over (42.5)
2005-06Carolina 14 at Seattle (-3.5) 34Favorite-Over (43.5)
2004-05Atlanta 10 at Philadelphia (-5.5) 27Favorite-Under (37.5)
2003-04Carolina (+4) 14 at Philadelphia 3Underdog-Under (36.5)
2002-03Tampa Bay (+4) 27 at Philadelphia 10Underdog-Under (34)
2001-02Philadelphia 24 at St. Louis (-10.5) 29Underdog-Over (49)
2000-01Minnesota 0 at N.Y. Giants (-2.5) 41Favorite-Under (42)
1999-00Tampa Bay 6 at St. Louis (-14.5) 11Underdog-Under (44)
1998-99Atlanta (+10.5) 30 at Minnesota 27Underdog-Over (55)
1997-98Green Bay (-2.5) 23 at San Francisco 10Favorite-Under (44)
1996-97Carolina 13 at Green Bay (-12.5) 30Favorite-Over (38)
1995-96Green Bay 27 at Dallas (-8.5) 38Favorite-Over (50)
1994-95Dallas 28 at San Francisco (-7.5) 38Favorite-Over (48)
1993-94San Francisco 21 at Dallas (-3) 38Favorite-Over (47.5)
1992-93Dallas (+4) 30 at San Francisco 20Underdog-Over (37)
1991-92Detroit 10 at Washington (-13) 41Favorite-Over (43)
1990-91N.Y. Giants (+8) 15 at San Francisco 10Underdog-Under (37)
1989-90L.A. Rams 3 at San Francisco (-7) 30Favorite-Under (46)
1988-89San Francisco (+1) 28 at Chicago 3Underdog-Under (34.5)
1987-88Minnesota 10 at Washington (-3.5) 17Favorite-Under (45)
1986-87Washington 0 at N.Y. Giants (-7.5) 17Favorite
1985-86L.A. Rams 0 at Chicago (-10.5) 24Favorite
1984-85Chicago 0 at San Francisco (-9) 23Favorite
1983-84San Francisco 21 at Washington (-10.5) 24Underdog
1982-83Dallas 17 at Washington (+2) 31Underdog
1981-82Dallas 27 at San Francisco (-3) 28Underdog
1980-81Dallas 7 at Philadelphia (+1) 20Underdog
1979-80L.A. Rams (-3.5) 9 at Tampa Bay 0Favorite
1978-79Dallas (-3.5) 28 at L.A. Rams 0Favorite
1977-78Minnesota 6 at Dallas (-11.5) 23Favorite
1976-77L.A. Rams 13 at Minnesota (-4.5) 24Favorite
1975-76Dallas (+6) 37 at L.A. Rams 7Underdog
1974-75L.A. Rams 10 at Minnesota (-4) 14Push
1973-74Minnesota (+1) 27 at Dallas 10Underdog
1972-73Dallas 3 at Washington (-3) 26Favorite
1971-72San Francisco 3 at Dallas (-7.5) 14Favorite
1970-71Dallas (+4) 17 at San Francisco 10Underdog

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