Ravens vs. 49ers prediction: NFL odds, best bets for Christmas

Many people tuning into the Christmas night battle between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium believe these powers will meet again in Las Vegas in February.

It would mark the second time the Ravens and 49ers would face off in the Super Bowl, as Baltimore edged San Francisco in 2013 in New Orleans, 34-31.

Before we get there for any potential rematch, however, these teams have a regular-season matchup to settle on Monday night. Both enter with their respective conference’s best record and are looking to creep closer toward securing the No. 1 playoff seeds.

The 49ers (11-3) have bounced back nicely since an uncharacteristic three-game slide in October, winning six straight contests. 

San Francisco cruised past Arizona, 45-29 as 12-point favorites last week. Quarterback Brock Purdy, the odds-on favorite to win the league’s MVP award this season, had four touchdown passes against the Cardinals.

The Ravens (11-3) finally head into the last weeks of the regular season with a healthy Lamar Jackson, which they didn’t have the luxury of the last two seasons.

Jackson has led Baltimore to its most victories since 2020 as the Ravens look to equal the 14-win mark from 2019 by winning their final three games of the season.

Baltimore has won eight of its past nine games, including four in a row on the road, capped off by a Sunday night triumph at Jacksonville last week.

The Ravens are listed as an underdog for only the second time this season; they won at Cincinnati in Week 2. 

All five of San Francisco’s home wins this season have come by double digits and its last 12 wins at Levi’s Stadium are by a touchdown or more.

Let’s back the 49ers as a home favorite on Monday night against the Ravens.