49ers vs. Eagles: Player prop bets to watch during the NFC Championship Game

As the San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles get set to play in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday afternoon from the City of Brotherly Love, FrontPageBets takes a look at three player props to watch.

The top-seeded Eagles are currently 2.5-point favorites over the second-seeded 49ers, who are playing in their third NFC title game in the last four years.

(Odds courtesy of DraftKings and subject to change)

49ers TE George Kittle first touchdown scorer (+1200)

San Francisco tight end George Kittle caught 11 touchdown passes during the regular season, including seven in his last four games prior to the playoffs.

He’s been shutout of the end zone in two postseason games so far, but let’s not write off Kittle just yet. He’s still a major part of the 49ers offense, as evident by his five-catch performance in the win over the Dallas Cowboys in last week’s Divisional Round.

Out of his 11 touchdown catches, six of them came in the first half, and one was the first touchdown scored against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 15.

If San Francisco gets the ball first and sustains a drive, Kittle is a go-to target inside the red zone, with five TDs coming inside the opponents’ 20-yard line.

Kittle’s odds for an anytime touchdown are +160.

Eagles QB Jalen Hurts under 47.5 rushing yards (-125)

A big part of Philadelphia’s offensive success is how it uses quarterback Jalen Hurts in the running game. Just the threat that the mobile Hurts will pull the ball and run it keeps defenses on their heels.

And even when Hurts doesn’t run it, it opens up the game for others to gobble up ground yardage.

Take last week’s win over the New York Giants for example, Hurts ran the ball just nine times for 34 yards and a touchdown. But that opened up Kenneth Gainwell for a 112-yard rushing performance on 12 carries and Miles Sanders for 90 yards on 17 carries.

Hurts rushed for 760 yards and 13 touchdowns during the regular season. Counting last week’s playoff game, the Philly QB is averaging 49.6 rushing yards per game.

But in the two games back since his shoulder injury, he’s only averaging 23.5.

San Francisco’s defense was second in the league in rushing yards allowed, giving up just 77.7 yards per game. In the playoffs, the 49ers are giving up 90 a game, thanks to a 104-yard rushing performance by the Seahawks in the Wild Card game.

However, Seattle quarterback Geno Smith gained only 28 yards on the ground in that game. Against the Cowboys, San Francisco’s defense only gave up 76 yards, including just 22 to quarterback Dak Prescott.

The 49ers haven’t allowed a 100-yard rusher all season, and only one gained more than 60 yards on the ground during the regular season. That honor goes to Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs, who gained 69 yards on 17 carriers in a Week 17 overtime loss. Jacobs is the NFL’s leading rusher.

Eagles WR DeVonta Smith over 5.5 receptions (+115)

If San Francisco shuts down the Eagles’ running game, Hurts will have to make plays with his arm – which he’s more than capable of doing.

And with go-to, big-play receiver A.J. Brown the focal point for defenses to cover, look for Philly wideout DeVonta Smith to have opportunities.

Smith, the former Heisman Trophy winner from Alabama, led the Eagles in last week’s playoff win over the Giants with six catches for 61 yards and a touchdown. He was targeted a team-high 10 times.

During the regular season, Smith led the team with 95 receptions as was second in yards (1,196) and targets (136). He averaged 5.6 catches and 8.0 targets per game.

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