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Zach Kruse

Packers open as 4.5-point favorites over 49ers in divisional round

The Green Bay Packers will be betting favorites at home in the divisional round of the NFC playoffs next weekend.

According to Tipico Sportsbook, the Packers opened as 4.5-point home favorites over the San Francisco 49ers. The over/under is set at 47.5 points.

The top-seeded Packers will host the 49ers, who upset the Dallas Cowboys as 3.0-point underdogs in the NFC Wild Card Round on Sunday.

As the No. 1 seed, Matt LaFleur’s team enjoyed a first-round bye and have homefield advantage throughout the NFC playoffs. Green Bay was 8-0 at Lambeau Field in 2021.

The Packers used a late scoring drive to beat the 49ers by two points (30-28) on the road in Week 3. The 49ers were 3.0-point favorites.

Kyle Shanahan’s team has won back-to-back games as a road underdog against NFC playoff teams (at Los Angeles, at Dallas).

Overall, the Packers were 12-5 against the spread this season. At home, Green Bay was 4-1 against the spread in the last five games.

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