LIVE NFL BETTING BLOG: Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers

The top two seeds meet in Sunday’s NFC Championship Game with a berth in the Super Bowl on the line.

The No. 1 San Francisco 49ers are 8-point home favorites over the No. 2 Green Bay Packers. The total is 46½.

Both covered as home divisional playoff favorites last week after first-round byes. The 49ers beat the Minnesota Vikings 27-10 as 7-point favorites, and the Packers edged the Seattle Seahawks 28-23 at 4½-point favorites.

Refresh this blog throughout the game to track player props, movement on the live betting line, halftime bets and much more.

UPDATES

7:10 p.m.: That’s a wrap. We’ll be back for the Super Bowl. Thanks for following along.

6:58 p.m.: Some final prop grades: 49ers cover alternate line -14½ (+225). Game goes over alternate total 51½ (+180). Both teams go over their team totals, 49ers 27½ (-120 odds), Packers 19½ (even odds). Longest TD under 38½ despite some close calls.

49ers props: Garoppolo all under: 19½ completions (he had 6), 241½ yards (77), 1½ TD passes (0), even 3½ rushing yards (-1). Mostert destroyed his with 220 rushing yards (prop 57½), as noted earlier. That meant the 49ers receivers were under: George Kittle 72½ (19), Emmanuel Sanders 44½ (0).

Packers props: Garbage time helped Rodgers get over 22½ completions (31), over 235½ passing yards (326), 1½ TD passes (2), but under 16½ rushing yards (0). Aaron Jones under 63½ rushing yards (56), Jones to score a TD (even), Davante Adams over 82½ receiving yards (138), Adams to not score a TD (-180)

6:43 p.m.: FINAL: San Francisco 49ers 37, Green Bay Packers 20. 49ers cover as 8-point favorites, -360 on the money line. Game goes over 47.

6:33 p.m.: Gould makes a 42-yard field goal, and that’s that. 49ers lead 37-20 with 3:31 to go.

6:15 p.m.: Jace Sternberger catches an 8-yard TD pass from Rodgers, and the Packers are within 34-20 with 8:13 to play. Bettors can see the backdoor creaking open for Packers +8.

6:04 p.m.: Still some drama for over bettors who didn’t get the best number.

6:01 p.m.: Green Bay goes for 2 and misses, so it’s 49ers 34, Packers 13 with 14:35 left in the fourth quarter. A successful 2-point conversion would have cashed at +300, but no dice. In-game line: 49ers -21½, total 57½ (under -125).

5:59 p.m.: Aaron Jones punches in a score from 1 yard out after Jimmy Graham was stopped short of the goal line.

5:52 p.m.: End of the third quarter: 49ers 34, Packers 7. Over/under bettors are still watching.

5:47 p.m.: Amid the blowout, 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is going to sail under all of his props: 19½ completions, 241½ yards, 1½ TD passes. He’s 4 of 6 for 48 yards so far, just handing off to Mostert, who’s up to 196 yards and four TDs.

5:40 p.m.: More for Mostert. A 22-yard TD extends the lead to 34-7 with 4:49 left in the third quarter. In-play lines: 49ers -26½ (-140), total 54½ (over -140).

5:34 p.m.: Mostert destroyed his player prop of 57½ rushing yards (172 and counting). Mostert will score a TD (+110, 3 and counting). Rodgers will throw an interception (+140).

5:31 p.m.: Some props that cashed: largest lead over 14½ (-120 odds). A team will score three straight times (-220). There will be a score in the final two minutes of the first half (-270).

5:26 p.m.: The Packers show signs of life on their opening drive. Aaron Jones catches a 9-yard TD pass from Rodgers to cut the lead to 27-7 with 8:44 left in the third quarter. The 49ers are 20½-point favorites, total 51½.

5:06 p.m.: Second-half line: Pick ‘em, total 22 at William Hill. Pick ‘em, 21 at Westgate and Circa. Pick ‘em, 21½ at Station.

5:04 p.m.: HALFTIME: 49ers 27, Packers 0. First-half winners: 49ers -4½, total 23½.

5:03 p.m.: Westgate has opened the Chiefs-49ers Super Bowl as a pick ‘em (total 51½). Was Chiefs -1, 51 before games started.

4:59 p.m.: Mostert cruised into the end zone from 18 yards out, and this appears all but over. 49ers 27, Packers 0 with 45 seconds left before halftime. Money line is off the board at William Hill. 49ers -27½, total 48½.

4:53 p.m.: Aaron Rodgers throws an interception, and the 49ers will have a chance to put a capper on just about a perfect half.

4:48 p.m.: Gould adds a 27-yard field goal, and the 49ers lead 20-0 with 1:57 left before halftime. 49ers now -4,000 on the live line (Packers 14-1), spread -20½, total 44½.

4:46 p.m.: Two-minute warning. We’ll see if the 49ers try a field goal or go for it on fourth-and-2.

4:36 p.m.: A fumble kills a promising Green Bay drive, and things continue to go off the rails for the Packers. 49ers now -4,000 on the money line (Packers 14-1 to come back), spread -20½, total 43½.

4:28 p.m.: Mostert scores again, and the rout could very well be on. 49ers lead 17-0 with 9:12 left in the second quarter. 49ers now -2,500 on the money line (Packers 11-1 to come back), spread -20½, total 46½.

4:17 p.m.: The Packers shank a 20-yard punt, and it might be getting late early. 49ers now all the way to -1,200 on the live line (have to bet $1,200 to win $100), Packers +700 to come back, spread -16½, total 45½.

4:12 p.m.: Robbie Gould makes a 54-yard field goal on the first play of the second quarter to give the 49ers a 10-0 lead. 49ers now -700 on the live line (Packers +475), spread -13½, total 45½.

4:10 p.m.: End of the first quarter: 49ers 7, Packers 0. First-quarter winners: 49ers -1½, total under 7½.

4:02 p.m.: 49ers get a great punt return, and this is already in the danger zone for Green Bay. 49ers now -700 on the money line (Packers +475), spread -13½, total 45½.

3:57 p.m.: Mostert was 8-1 to score the first TD. First score will be a touchdown cashes at -170. First score will be a 49ers TD run cashes at +375.

3:55 p.m.: Raheem Mostert rips off a 36-yard TD run on third-and-8, and the 49ers take a 7-0 lead with 5:55 left in the first quarter. 49ers now -600 on the live line (Packers +420), spread -11½ (-125), total 47½.

3:47 p.m.: Packers have to punt it right back. 49ers now -300 on the live line (Packers +240), spread -6½ (-125), total 43½.

3:43 p.m.: Packers force a three-and-out to start the game. 49ers now -300 on the live line, spread -6½, total 44½.

3:41 p.m.: And away we go. 49ers to receive. We’ll call the closing line 49ers -8, total 47. 49ers -360/Packers +300 on the money line.

3:25 p.m.: We’re about 15 minutes away from kickoff, when we’ll determine who will meet the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl. The 49ers are consensus 8-point favorites with a total of 47. There are a couple of books at 8½. Interestingly, Circa is at 7½.