NFL odds, picks, lines, spreads for 2022 AFC, NFC Championship Games: Model backing under in Chiefs-Bengals
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The 2022 NFL playoffs roll on with the 2022 AFC Championship Game and 2022 NFC Championship Game on Sunday. The Rams and 49ers met twice as divisional opponents this season, with San Francisco winning both, including a Week 18 affair. In the AFC, Chiefs vs. Bengals took place in Week 17 and went Cincinnati’s way at home. Thus, bettors will have to decide how much those recent games influence their Conference Championship NFL picks and NFL best bets.
The Rams are 3.5-point favorites in the latest Conference Championship NFL odds at Caesars Sportsbook as they look to advance to a Super Bowl at their home stadium. The Chiefs are seven-point home favorites to advance to their third straight Super Bowl in the latest NFL spreads. All of the championship round NFL lines are listed below and SportsLine’s advanced computer model has all the NFL betting advice and predictions you need to make the best NFL picks now.
The model, which simulates every NFL game 10,000 times, is up over $7,500 for $100 players on top-rated NFL picks since its inception six-plus years ago. The model enters championship weekend in the 2021 NFL playoffs on an incredible 137-97 run on top-rated NFL picks that dates back to the 2017 season. Amazingly, it hasn’t missed a top-rated pick since Week 14 of the regular season.
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Now, it has turned its attention to the latest championship round 2022 NFL odds and locked in picks for every NFL matchup. Head here to see every pick.
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One of the model’s strongest Conference Championship NFL picks is that Chiefs vs. Bengals in the AFC Championship Game 2022 goes under the point-total of 54.5. Since the Week 17 matchup between these two teams, Cincinnati’s defense has clamped down and been one of the best units in the league. The Bengals gave up 21 points in Week 18, then 19 points on wild card weekend and 16 in the divisional round. They’ve now allowed 21 points or fewer in five of their last six games.
Cincinnati’s last three games have gone under, while the under has hit in half of the Chiefs’ last eight home games. Accordingly, the model projects 52 combined points in Chiefs vs. Bengals and says the under hits in well over 50 percent of simulations.
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The model has also made the call on who wins and covers in every other game on the championship round NFL schedule. It also says one team wins on the money line much more often than their odds imply, potentially setting up a healthy payday. You can only get every pick for every game at SportsLine.
So which NFL picks can you make with confidence, and which team is a must-back? Check out the latest NFL odds below, then visit SportsLine to see which teams win and cover the spread, all from a proven computer model that has returned over $7,500 since its inception, and find out.
Championship round NFL odds, spreads, lines, schedule, bracket
Sunday, Jan. 30
2022 AFC Championship Game: Bengals vs. Chiefs (-7, 54.5)
Featured Game | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Cincinnati Bengals
2022 NFC Championship Game: 49ers vs. Rams (-3.5, 46.5)
Featured Game | Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers
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