The Washington Football Team is coming off a huge victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, handing them their first loss of the season. Meanwhile, the San Francisco 49ers were beaten down in their Monday game, losing to the Buffalo Bills. Each of these NFC teams need a win to stay relevant in the playoff races but who gets the job done?

NFL Week 14 Point Spread and Betting Analysis

The under is 4-0 in the Football Team’s last four games played on grass and 4-1 in their last five when coming off an ATS win in the game prior. Washington is also 6-2 ATS in their past eight games following a straight up victory in the game prior but are only 2-5 ATS in their last seven games after picking up more than 150 rushing yards in their previous game.

Meanwhile, the over is 3-0-1 in the 49ers past four games in December and 6-2 in their last eight games against teams with a losing record. However, the under has been 6-1 in their last seven games in Week 14. San Francisco is also 9-21-1 ATS in their past 31 matchups when coming in as the favorite and 0-4 ATS in their lasts four games after playing on Monday night then having to play that following Sunday.

Washington Football Team

The Football Team is beginning to fire on all cylinders heading into this matchup with their defense performing like a top unit in the NFL right now and the offense producing effectively. They are currently the fourth ranked defense as young star Chase Young and the front seven have been stellar all year long. Their only big flaw was their lack of offense, changing quarterbacks’ multiple times throughout the year. However, it seems that veteran Alex Smith has taken full control of the job for the rest of the season and he is starting to find his rhythm in the offense. The numbers aren’t pretty – his QBR has been 43.3 or less in each of the last three games – but the offense is doing enough. They’re now riding a three-game winning streak and have plenty of confidence going into Sunday’s contest.

San Francisco 49ers

A year after losing in the Super Bowl, the 49ers have been nothing like their former selves. Much of that is due to them losing a number of key starters due to injuries this season such as Nick Bosa, Jimmy Garoppolo and George Kittle. They are still a highly competitive team with Nick Mullens as the starting quarterback, but they aren’t as productive as they usually are with Garoppolo at the helm. This team is very unpredictable due to the change that this team sustains from week-to-week, but they have been average, at best, on either side of the ball.

The challenge for them in this spot is they need to run the ball well to take pressure off of Mullens. We saw what happens when they can’t as the Bills held them to just 86 rushing yards on Monday and Mullens couldn’t carry the team. If Washington cuts off the run, they’ll have a shot here.

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