Clear your weekend schedules, as there’s no better way to spend it than glue your faces on the two NFL conference championship games this Sunday. Each showdown is a matchup between the young and the old quarterbacks, as Jared Goff and the Los Angeles Rams (+300 to win Super Bowl 53) take on Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints (+180), while Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs (+240) will look to tame Tom Brady and the Patriots (+350) at home.
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WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE CONFERENCE MATCHUPS
Los Angeles Rams vs. New Orleans Saints
About the Los Angles Rams:
- The Rams are 3-1 ATS in their last five games after a victory.
- The Rams are 3-2 ATS in their last five road games.
- The under is 5-1 in the Rams’ last six road games.
- C.J. Anderson has rushed for at least 123 yards in each of his last three games, scoring a total of four rushing touchdowns over that span.
- The Rams are 41-24 SU in all-time head-to-head matchup with New Orleans
- The Rams are 0-8 SU in games with Bill Vinovich as referee
About the New Orleans Saints:
- The Saints are 15-2 SU in their last 17 home games.
- The Saints are 5-1 ATS in their last six games after racking up over 250 passing yards in a prior contest.
- The Saints are 5-2 ATS in their last seven games held during January.
- The Saints have two players inside the top 10 of yards-after-catch per game average (Michael Thomas and Alvin Kamara
- The Saints beat the Rams at home back in Week 9, 45-35.
- The Saints finished the regular season third in scoring offense with 30.8 points per game.
New England Patriots vs. Kansas City Chiefs
About the New England Patriots:
- The Patriots are 5-1 ATS in their last six games after manufacturing at least 150 rushing yards in a prior contest.
- The Patriots are 10-3 ATS in their last 13 road games against teams with a winning record at home.
- The Patriots are 35-17 in their last 52 games after covering the spread in their last game.
- The Patriots have won eight AFC titles since 2002 – each with Tom Brady as the quarterback and Bill Belichick as the head coach.
- The last time the Patriots won an AFC title away from Foxboro was in 2005 against teh Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field.
- The Patriots defeated the Chiefs at home back in Week 6, 43-40.
About the Kansas City Chiefs:
- The Chiefs are 5-1 SU in their last six home games against New England.
- The Chiefs are the highest scoring team in the league with an average of 35.1 points per game.
- The Chiefs are 5-5 ATS in their last 10 home games.
- The under is 7-3 in the Chiefs’ last 10 home games.
- The Chiefs finished the regular season tied with the Steelers for most sacks (52.0).
- Chris Jones is third in the NFL with 15.5 sacks (had at least a sack in each of the Chiefs’ last 11 games in the regular season).
Expert Picks and Predictions for the 2018-19 NFL Season Conference Championship Games
Bleacher Report (Andrew Gould)
| GAME | PREDICTION (ATS) |
| Los Angeles Rams (+3.5) at New Orleans Saints (-3.5 | Saints 35, Rams 27 |
| New England Patriots (+3) at Kansas City Chiefs (-3) | Chiefs 31, Patriots 27 |
Sporting News (Vinny Iyer, Todd Haislop)
| GAME | PREDICTION (ATS) |
| Los Angeles Rams (+3.5) at New Orleans Saints (-3.5Saints 35, Rams 27 | Saints 31, Rams 24 |
| New England Patriots (+3) at Kansas City Chiefs (-3) | Chiefs 35, Patriots 31 |
CBS Sports (John Breech)
| GAME | PREDICTION (ATS) |
| Los Angeles Rams (+3.5) at New Orleans Saints (-3.5Saints 35, Rams 27 | Saints 34, Rams 27 |
| New England Patriots (+3) at Kansas City Chiefs (-3) | Chiefs 30, Patriots 27 |
TopBet (Ryan Simpson)
| GAME | PREDICTION (ATS) |
| Los Angeles Rams (+3.5) at New Orleans Saints (-3.5Saints 35, Rams 27 | Saints 30, Rams 27 – FULL PREVIEW |
| New England Patriots (+3) at Kansas City Chiefs (-3) | Chiefs 34, Patriots 27 — FULL PREVIEW |
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