The San Francisco 49ers will host the Detroit Lions on Monday Night Football in Week 17. Come chat with us during the game!
The NFC North surprisingly has two powerhouses with just two losses heading into the final week — and they’ll play each other for all the marbles. The 13-2 Detroit Lions have to get through the 6-9 San Francisco 49ers first. Lions fans were clamoring for the team to rest its starters, but that won’t be happening according to latest reports as of Monday morning.
Kickoff is set for Monday, December 30, 2024 at 6:15 p.m. Mile High time at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California and will air on ESPN.
My Prediction
According to FanDuel, the Lions are miniscule 3.5-point road favorites over the 49ers here. This line is suspicious as all heck and I would expect retail to pound the Lions hard here given they are 13-2 in a battle for their division and the 49ers are 6-9 and have been playing poorly. If you look at recent action, the 49ers have been playing better on defense but nowhere near the level you’d expect them to take down the high-flying Lions. Something is amiss, but there is no way I don’t pick Detroit here.
Lions 24, 49ers 21.
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