Atlanta Falcons vs San Francisco 49ers Prediction, 12/19/2021 NFL Picks, Best Bets & Odds Week 15

Game: Atlanta Falcons vs San Francisco 49ers

Date: Sunday, December 19, 2021

Location: Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, CA

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: 49ers (-8)

Total/Over-Under: 47.5

Levi's Stadium is the site where the San Francisco 49ers (7-6) will go up against the Atlanta Falcons (6-7) on Sunday. Atlanta is 8-point underdogs. The total comes in at 47.5.

The Atlanta Falcons head into this matchup 6-7 for this year. In their last game, the Falcons went up against the Panthers and walked away with a win by a score of 29-21. Matt Ryan finished 19/28 with 190 yards passing and 1 touchdown. He had a quarterback rate of 98.8 and finished the game with no interceptions. Russell Gage averaged 16.0 yards per catch by totaling 64 yards on 4 receptions. Cordarrelle Patterson led the offense in rushing for the Falcons with 16 carries for 58 yds (3.6 yards per attempt). When the final whistle blew, they tallied 64 plays which converted into 318 yds. The Atlanta Falcons ran the rock 36 different times and compiled 128 yards, which had them averaging 3.6 yds per carry. On the ground, the Falcons gave up 91 yds on 26 tries, which averages out to 3.5 yds per run surrendered. Atlanta gave up 21 completions on 35 tries for 243 yards, and a completion percentage of 60.0%.

The Falcons have racked up 4,113 total yards this season. Atlanta has compiled 160 first downs as a team, and they have been hurt by 77 penalties for 636 yds. When it comes to getting the ball in the endzone, Atlanta has earned 17 touchdowns via the pass and 8 rushing touchdowns. They have surrendered the football 20 different times (14 interceptions and 6 fumbles lost). As a team they average 91.1 yards on the ground which ranks them 27th in the league. Regarding scoring points, the Atlanta Falcons hold an average of 18.8 points per outing.

When talking about passing yardage, the Falcons have surrendered 3,217 yards which ranks them 21st in the NFL. They have conceded 247.5 yards per game via the pass in addition to allowing a completion percentage of 68.6%. For the season, they are surrendering 364.5 yards per outing which has them sitting 25th in football. They have conceded 26 touchdowns via the pass as well as 12 touchdowns running the ball. The opposition is running for an average of 4.2 yards per running attempt and 117.1 yards on the ground per game this year. In total, they have conceded 1,522 rushing yards through 13 games. The Falcons sit in 28th in the league concerning the opposition scoring, conceding 27.2 PPG.

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The 49ers head into this matchup 7-6 for this season. In their last game, the 49ers went home victorious with a score of 26-23 when they played the Bengals. Jimmy Garoppolo (2 touchdowns) ended the game with 296 yds on 27/41 passing while his quarterback rating was 103.3. He didn't throw any interceptions and his avg yards per attempt was 7.22 yards. George Kittle was one of the featured targets for the 49ers, bringing in 13 footballs for 151 yards (11.6 yds per reception). Jeff Wilson carried the rock 13 times for 56 yds, walking away from the contest with 4.3 yards per attempt for San Francisco. The 49ers finished the contest with a total of 355 yds and they ran 69 plays (5.1 yards per play). San Francisco ran the ball for 4.3 yds per carry, finishing with a total of 100 yards on 23 carries. San Francisco conceded 26 rush attempts for 86 yds (3.3 yds per rush). The 49ers passing defense gave up a completion percentage of 73.5%, relinquishing 311 yds on 25 out of 34 passing.

The San Francisco 49ers average 364.3 yards per game ranking them 12th in the NFL. They are averaging 123.9 rushing yards per game and have rushed for 1,611 yards overall. The San Francisco offense has 823 penalty yds on 79 infractions, which ranks 19th in the NFL in terms of making mistakes. They have thrown 9 interceptions while conceding 9 fumbles and they have been able to obtain 149 1st downs. For the season thus far, the 49ers have compiled 3,125 yards via the pass together with an average of 240.4 passing yards per outing, ranking them 14th out of all NFL teams. In relation to how much they score, the 49ers rank 13th in the league maintaining an average of 25.3 points per contest.

San Francisco has allowed the opposition a total of 1,458 yards on the ground (112.2 yards per game) in addition to 16 touchdowns by way of the ground game this year. They have allowed 19 touchdowns via the pass and 213.2 yards/game, ranking them 6th out of all teams. Their defense has totaled 16 takeaways (10 fumbles and 6 picks) on the season. Over the course of the season, they have surrendered 301 total points. The 49ers defense has taken part in 790 plays, which ranks them 6th in the league. The 49ers are giving up 23.2 PPG, which puts them in 20th of all teams in the league.

Who will win tonight's Falcons/49ers NFL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take the Falcons +8

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