The first week of Super Bowl hype was actually buffeted by the Pro Bowl which was played on Sunday night, but as we head in to week two it will now start up in full force. The Indianapolis Colts are trying to win their second Super Bowl in four years, while the New Orleans Saints are making their first trip to the Championship game in franchise history.
The NFL divisional round of the playoffs went pretty much the same way as the wildcard round, three blowouts and once close finish. The main difference with this round is that three out of four favorites ; New Orleans, Indianapolis , and Minnesota won both straight up and against the spread, while one underdog; New York pulled off the upset both ATS and straight up.
Only one game was really wild during wildcard weekend as the other three were never really close. Dallas was the only favorite to win last week and along with two road dogs; New York and Baltimore and one home dog; Arizona they are all advancing to the next round.
The 2010 NFL Playoffs get underway this weekend with the wildcard round of four games. Three of them are rematches from last week so it may help to look for clues from the past to help you make your picks this week.
Chalk one up for the odds makers as last week was pretty even right across the board. Seven teams getting points covered the spread with two teams; Kansas City and Denver losing but covering and five teams; Houston, Carolina, Tampa Bay, N.Y. Jets, and Chicago winning outright.
The underdogs got the best of it last week as nine teams getting points covered the spread. Four teams; Detroit, Miami, Cincinnati, and St.Louis all lost but covered the points and five teams; Dallas, Cleveland, Atlanta, Carolina, and Oakland all won outright.
For the second week in a row there was an even split between the favorites and the underdogs as eight teams getting points covered with six teams; Cleveland, Miami, Buffalo, San Diego, Philadelphia, and San Francisco winning outright. Home teams were evenly split as well with eight winning outright and eight winning ATS.
There was an even split between favorites and underdogs last week as eight teams getting points covered the spread. Of the eight, four teams; Oakland, Arizona, N.Y. Giants, and Miami won their games outright. Home teams had the slight edge with nine teams winning outright and ten teams winning against the spread.
After three straight weeks of the underdogs dominating the picks, last week the favorites rose to the occasion. Only four teams getting points covered the spread and only one team, Buffalo won outright. It was a great week to be home for the holiday as 13 home teams won straight up, with eight covering the spread. For the second week in a row the under was the best play as 11 games stayed under their total, while only five went over.
The underdogs ruled the day for the third week in a row as ten teams covered the spread with four teams; Miami, Kansas City, Oakland, and Tennessee winning outright. Give credit to two AFC West teams; the Raiders and the Chiefs for pulling off the most improbable upsets. The home team fared well straight up with ten teams winning outright, but ATS only four homers got it done.
If you like to bet numbers than last week you should have went with nine and six. Nine underdogs covered the spread with six teams; Jacksonville, Carolina, Kansas City, Green Bay, Cincinnati, and Washington winning outright. There were nine home teams that won straight up and nine home teams that won ATS. Nine games went over the total bet, while six games stayed under.
Here is a rundown of all this week’s games and the current lines as supplied by MySportsbook.com.
If you were on the underdogs last week you should have cleaned up as 10 out of 13 teams getting points covered the spread. Six teams; Cincinnati, Tampa Bay, Arizona, Tennessee, San Diego, and Dallas all won outright and four teams; Kansas City, Houston, Miami, and Carolina lost but still covered the points. The under bet had a slight advantage with seven games staying under the total and six games going over.
Here is a rundown of all this week’s games and the current lines as supplied by MySportsbook.com.
Last week the underdogs made a comeback with seven teams covering the spread and four teams; Minnesota, Miami, Carolina, and St.Louis winning outright. The Panthers pulled off the biggest upset by beating the Cardinals 34-21 as 10 point dogs. This week the under bet outpaced the over bet with seven games staying under and six going over.
Here is a rundown of all this week’s games and the current lines as supplied by MySportsbook.com.
Last week was all about the favorite as only two teams that were getting points covered; Buffalo(+7) beat Carolina 20-9 and Arizona(+7) beat the Giants 24-17. The 49ers lost by three to the Texans as that game ended in a push. The over outpaced the under in the totals bets with seven games going over, five staying under, and one push; San Diego @ Kansas City with a 44 point total.
Here is a rundown of all this week’s games and the current lines as supplied by MySportsbook.com.
For the second week in a row, the underdog was the best bet. Once again nine teams getting points covered. Three teams; Cleveland, Baltimore, and St. Louis covered but lost while six teams; Kansas City, Houston, Oakland, Arizona, Buffalo and Denver won their games outright. The Bills and Raiders pulled off the biggest upset as they were listed as double digit dogs.
Week five in the NFL belonged to the underdog as nine teams that were getting points covered. Three teams; Kansas City, Washington, and Detroit covered but lost outright while six teams; Cleveland, Cincinnati, Atlanta, Denver, Miami, and Seattle all won outright. It wasn’t all good for the underdog as three teams; N.Y. Giants, Philadelphia, and Minnesota won and covered a double digit point spread.
