{"id":317616,"date":"2024-12-28T16:08:59","date_gmt":"2024-12-28T21:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=317616"},"modified":"2024-12-28T16:08:59","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T21:08:59","slug":"lions-vs-49ers-best-bets-nfl-week-17-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/lions-vs-49ers-best-bets-nfl-week-17-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Lions vs. 49ers Week 17 MNF best bets and odds: Back Detroit ATS, LaPorta to stay hot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A rematch of the 2023 NFC championship game between the Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers takes place on Monday Night Football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> The Lions are rolling into the late stages of the season, and I don&#8217;t expect them to slow down against the 49ers. My favourite prop pick for the game is on tight end Sam LaPorta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Lions vs. 49ers best bets for MNF on Dec. 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lions vs.49ers best bets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Go to full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/american_football\/competitions\/12295\">NFL betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Bet: LaPorta over 45.5 receiving yards (-118)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LaPorta has seen regression in his second year as a pro, but he&#8217;s starting to turn things around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the past three weeks, the tight end has:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>24 targets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>16 receptions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>46+ yards in 2\/3 games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>With David Montgomery out for the regular season, Detroit has needed to pass the ball more to avoid running Jahmyr Gibbs into the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jared Goff has thrown the ball 132 times over the last three games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LaPorta has been one beneficiary of the uptick in passing attempts, and I&#8217;m predicting another strong performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Detroit&#8217;s tight end had nine receptions for 97 yards against San Fransisco in last year&#8217;s NFC championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick pick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lions -3.5 (-110):<\/strong> Detroit is 7-0 against teams currently under .500 with a +167 point differential. It covered this spread in six of those games, winning the other by three points against the Chicago Bears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lions are just too big of a wagon this season that I couldn&#8217;t bring myself to even consider siding with the 49ers here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>San Francisco has a single win against the Bears since Week 11. The team is averaging 16.9 points and 24.5 points against over that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Detroit is the more talented side and has had just one loss since Week 2. That came against the Buffalo Bills, who are legit Super Bowl contenders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Picks made at 4:07 p.m. ET 12\/28\/2024.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A rematch of the 2023 NFC championship game between the Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers takes place on Monday Night Football. The pregame narrative: The Lions are rolling into the late stages of the season, and I don&#8217;t expect them to slow down against the 49ers. 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