, the Philadelphia Eagles (-2.5) are now favored by 2.5 points in the NFC Championship Game. This much according to our friends over at DraftKings Sportsbook.
The original spread would’ve had the 49ers as 1.5-point favorites on a neutral field. Now the line has San Fran as 0.5-point favorites in that hypothetical situation.
Make no mistake, the Niners are a really good team. We outlined as much in our Divisional Round rooting guide, where we laid out the case to be rooting for the Dallas Cowboys to come to Lincoln Financial Field:
The 49ers are better than the Cowboys.