NFL Picks and Predictions Straight Up: Conference Championships, 2023-24

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Conference Championships Week of the NFL playoffs is here, and we've used our cutting-edge predictive analytics model to provide you with straight up NFL picks for both of the games this week.

Get an edge in NFL pick'em competitions with our data-driven NFL picks for the Conference Championships weekend of the 2023–24 NFL season. These picks are based on over 10,000 simulations of each NFL game.

There are two games scheduled for the Conference Championships week of the 2023–24 NFL playoffs, beginning with the Kansas City Chiefs playing the Baltimore Ravens and ending with the Detroit Lions facing the San Francisco 49ers.

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See below for a full breakdown of how likely each team is to win their playoff clash this week.

Straight Up NFL Picks: Conference Championships

Here are our Conference Championships NFL predictions, which show how likely it is that each NFL team will win its game this week.

Kansas City Chiefs vs. Baltimore Ravens

The Chiefs face the Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday to start this week's playoff slate. According to our NFL model, the Ravens have a 63% chance of winning, while the Chiefs have a 37% chance.

When looking at player props for the opening game of Week 21, our model projects Isiah Pacheco (RB) as the most likely player from the Chiefs to score the first TD in the game with a probability of 12.6%, while Lamar Jackson (QB) is the most likely from the Ravens at 23.3%.

Kansas City Chiefs vs. Baltimore Ravens is at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday, January 28 at 3:00 p.m. EST.

All times stated in this article are in Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Detroit Lions vs. San Francisco 49ers

In this week's game between the Lions and the 49ers, San Francisco is more likely to win. Our prediction model gives the 49ers a 70% chance of winning. On the other hand, there is a 30% chance that the Lions will pull off an upset win.

As for the TD scorer prop market in the second matchup of the week, our model projects Jahmyr Gibbs (RB) as the most likely player from the Lions to score the first TD with a probability of 9.7%, while Christian McCaffrey (RB) is the most likely from the 49ers at 26.4%.

Detroit Lions vs. San Francisco 49ers is at Levi's Stadium on Sunday, January 28 at 6:30 p.m.

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NFL Picks This Week Straight Up [Conference Championships, 2023–24]

• Ravens (63% win probability)
• 49ers (70% win probability)

NFL Conference Championships Slate and Game Times

• Chiefs vs. Ravens (Sunday, 3:00 p.m. ET)
• Lions vs. 49ers (Sunday, 6:30 p.m. ET)

All times mentioned in this article are in Eastern Standard Time (EST).

NFL Straight Up Picks and Predictions: Conference Championships

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