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NFL Playoffs Week 3 Tips and Preview, Monday 31st January

The NFL Conference Championships are here and the BetDeluxe NFL gurus are licking their lips ahead of the preview for the best bets ahead of Monday's fixtures.

We will find out who makes the Super Bowl and how they do it when the Conference Championships get underway on Monday morning.

All the analysis, bets and tips you need from the BetDeluxe NFL crew when the Chiefs and Bengals go head to head followed by the Rams and 49ers.   

Kansas City vs. Cincinnati

31st january 7:00am

Kansas City Chiefs and the Cincinnati Bengals do battle in the AFC Championship match on Monday morning. 

Both these teams met in Week 17 when Cincinnati earned a massive home win to clinch the AFC North.

But fast forward to the playoffs, and we are talking a completely different ball game to regular-season action.

Patrick Mahomes did it again with an incredible victory in one of the most exciting finishes to NFL playoffs match ever.

All looked lost for the Chiefs, who conceded a touchdown in the dying embers of their divisional round clash with Buffalo, but enter Mahomes. 

The star quarterback ensured his final drive ended up in field-goal territory to tie the game and then he threw an incredible touchdown in overtime to seal the deal for the Chiefs.

It is the type of form that deserves a Super Bowl ring to be placed on his finger.

Joe Burrow, meanwhile, hung tough despite being sacked a whopping nine times as he and his men did enough to earn the Bengals another playoff win.

Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase were outstanding in the playoff win against Green Bay and they will have to perform at an elite level for the Bengals to upset the Chiefs this week.

Both offenses are capable of exploding with points in a matter of moments, but the Bengals have had to be reliant on their defence which continues to grow and mould as the season goes on. 

This is going to be an epic contest, but the Chiefs might just have the edge at home. 

Suggested Bet: Kansas City Chiefs -6.5 at $1.85 

la rams vs. san francisco

31st january 10:30am

There will be no love lost between these NFC West rivals when the Los Angeles Rams face off against the San Francisco 39ers in the NFC Championship playoff fixture. 

The winner of this game goes on to the Super Bowl, and the 49ers will be hoping recent history will be on their side.

San Francisco boasts a six-game winning streak against the Rams heading into this contest with the most recent meeting between the teams resulted in a thrilling 27-24 overtime victory for San Francisco on January 9. 

The win clinched a playoff spot for the 49ers, so the memories of that game will be fresh and fond. 

But the Rams now have a chance to make things right between themselves and their divisional foes. 

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford was as slick as ever with ball-in-hand last week against Tampa Bay. 

Stafford threw for two touchdowns and gained 366 yards converting 28 passes out of 28 attempts. 

When comparing quarterback positions, Stafford has outplayed Garropolo convincingly throughout the playoffs from a numbers perspective. 

Garropolo has been lucky his defence has stood tall in the face of adversity. 

If the 49ers defence can stand up again and stop the running game of the Rams, as it did back on January 9, then they have a sniff of making the Super Bowl. 

But the Rams are equally as good, if not better, at stopping the running game of opposition. 

The Rams boast the more prolific offense, and while they tried to find every way possible to lose that game against the Bucs, they were able to make a couple of plays in the end to secure the victory.

Siding with Los Angeles to break their losing streak against the 49ers in a game that is set to be a titanic battle. 

Suggested Bet: Los Angeles -3.5 at $1.92

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