2024 NFL playoff picks, predictions: Experts reveal score projections for AFC, NFC Championship Games
SportsLine’s team of NFL experts have locked in their Chiefs vs. Ravens score prediction and Lions-49ers score prediction.
Four teams remain in the 2024 NFL playoffs and the winner of each conference will be decided on Sunday. The defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs will visit the Baltimore Ravens in the 2024 AFC Championship Game, while the San Francisco 49ers will host the Detroit Lions in the 2024 NFC Championship Game.
The Lions are the only team remaining in the 2024 NFL playoff bracket who have yet to win a Super Bowl. The Ravens are four-point favorites over the Chiefs according to the latest 2024 NFL Championship Round odds, while the Lions are 7.5-point underdogs on the road. All of the Championship Round NFL lines are listed below and SportsLine’s team of experts have teamed up to give you NFL betting advice and NFL score predictions needed to make the best Championship Round NFL picks.
The team of experts include proven NFL cappers R.J. White (97-76 NFL run), Jeff Hochman (16-3 NFL), Larry Hartstein (78-55 NFL ATS), and several other profitable NFL insiders. White’s NFL picks on SportsLine have returned nearly $2,100 for $100 bettors this season, while Hochman has been red-hot in recent weeks, posting a 16-3-1 record over his last 20 NFL picks. Hartstein has a keen eye for betting trends when it comes to the Chiefs, going 32-20 over his last 52 against the spread picks involving Kansas City.
Now, SportsLine’s NFL experts have analyzed the 2024 NFL Championship Round and locked in their final score projections for Chiefs vs. Ravens and Lions vs. 49ers. You can see the exact score projections only at SportsLine.
Top Championship Round NFL predictions
One of the Championship Round NFL score projections from Hartstein, who is 78-55-2 (+1664) over his last 135 NFL ATS picks, is backing the Ravens to beat the defending champions 27-20 at home.
The Ravens feature on the league’s most dynamic offenses, led by quarterback Lamar Jackson. Baltimore enters Sunday’s showdown having scored 33 or more points in three of its last four outings. In last week’s win, Jackson completed 16 of 22 passes for 152 yards and two touchdowns. He also recorded 11 carries for 100 yards and two scores.
“The Chiefs just allowed 182 rushing yards to Buffalo, and they’re liable to give up 200-plus to Lamar Jackson, Justice Hill and company,” Hartstein told SportsLine. “Patrick Mahomes will find it tougher going against a Ravens defense that just held Houston without an offensive TD.”
In the NFC Championship Game, SportsLine’s Eric Cohen is expecting to see a comfortable 38-17 victory for the San Francisco 49ers over the Detroit Lions at home.
The 49ers have dominated the series against Detroit in recent years, winning 11 of the last 12 meetings against the Lions. San Francisco has also won 10 consecutive games against Detroit at home. The Lions, meanwhile, have lost five of their last seven games against an opponent from the NFC West.
“While it has been an incredible run for the Lions, I’d be mildly surprised if they cover the spread,” Cohen said. NFL Championship Round picks, score projections
SportsLine’s team of experts have locked in their exact score projections for both games on the Championship Round NFL schedule. One expert believes a favorite “could be in serious trouble,” while another is expecting to see “an instant classic” on Sunday. You can only see the experts’ 49ers vs. Lions score prediction and Chiefs vs. Ravens score prediction at SportsLine.So which NFL picks can you make with confidence, and which favorite could be in “serious trouble”? Check out the latest NFL odds below, then visit SportsLine to see exact NFL score projections for both games, all from a team of profitable NFL experts.
Championship Round NFL odds, spreads, lines, schedule
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2024 AFC Championship Game: Chiefs vs. Ravens (-4, 44.5)
2024 NFC Championship Game: Lions vs. 49ers (-7.5, 52)