The conference championship round of the NFL playoffs is here, and while it took a minor miracle for us to split on our divisional-round betting picks — getting Kansas City (-2) to cover in overtime against a very game Buffalo Bills team — Patrick Mahomes went over 2.5 touchdowns to break our pick of the week losing streak on the PFF Forecast. Onward!

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NFL Conference Championship Round Football Betting Odds (spread, total)

Find all current spreads and PFF’s model predictions on our NFL scores page

Sunday 

(4) Cincinnati Bengals @ (2) Kansas City Chiefs (-7, 53.5) | 3:00pm ET
(6) San Francisco 49ers @ (4) Los Angeles Rams (-3.5,46.5) | 6:30pm ET

Conference Championship Round Best Early NFL Bets

Cincinnati Bengals (+7) @ Kansas City Chiefs

Point (Eric Eager): Prior to the week, we made the Chiefs about 8.5 points better than the average team on a neutral field, while the Bengals were about three points better. So after a 1.5-point home-field advantage, you (reduced some for the longer rest of the Bengals) arrive at the -7 number.