Super Bowl odds had the New York Jets as a longshot, but anyone who took the chance will be on the edge of their seats when the Jets head to Indianapolis for a meeting in the AFC championship game against the Colts, who had their unbeaten season ruined by the Jets.
As the playoffs begin, those who earned the top two seeds in each conference have a key edge, as they get a bye the first week while watching the others duke it out. Sitting at home this past weekend were the Saints, Vikings, Colts and Chargers. A year ago the favorites to win the 2010 Super Bowl were the Patriots at 6-to-1, the Steelers at 7-to-1, the Colts at 8-to-1 and the NY Giants at 8-to-1.
The smoke has cleared from the wildcard round of the playoffs and one favorite; Dallas and three underdogs; New York, Baltimore, and Arizona are moving on to the divisional round to face the top four seeds in the league.
The Baltimore Ravens got revenge against a team they lost to earlier in the season in the Wild Card round. They won’t be doing the same in the divisional round as they make a trip to Indianapolis.
The Arizona Cardinals got lucky in round one of the NFL playoffs but sports betting cappers know they’ll need even more breaks in the second round.
If you are placing some bets and making your NFL picks this weekend, it’s hard to side with the Arizona Cardinals in this matchup. Sure, they represented the NFC in the Super Bowl last year but the magic is gone. The Cards have stumbled into the playoffs and they aren’t healthy. Unfortunately for them, their opponent is.
After 512 regular season games the playoff field of 12 teams has been set. The top four teams get a chance to sit back and watch this week as the other eight will fight for the right to move on.
The Baltimore Ravens started the season 3-0 but then had a tough, last-second loss in New England that derailed their season. Now people making their NFL picks will get another shot to get this game right as the Ravens head back to Gillette Stadium to settle the score.
For a third time this year, the sports gambling community is going to see the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys square off. The fans in Philadelphia will be hoping for a different result as the Cowboys have taken the first two matchups.
A lot of sports handicapping experts saw this coming but we’ll have to see if the results are any different. Three matchups we saw in Week 17 will be replayed the Wild Card round of the playoffs and the general hope is that the games are a lot more competitive.
Heading into the final week of the regular season there are a handful of games that will have a major impact on the entire playoff picture. In the NFC all six playoff berths have been filled but we only know one thing for sure; New Orleans is the #1 seed.
Texans vs. Dolphins (-3)
(O/U) 45
Sunday, December 27 – 1:00 PM ET
Win or go home!
That’s the slogan for this Sunday’s Week 16 matchup between the Houston Texans (7-7 SU, 6-7-1 ATS, 4-10 O/U) and Miami Dolphins (7-7 SU, 8-6 ATS, 8-6 O/U).
Bills vs. Falcons (-9)
(O/U) 41
Sunday, December 27 – 1:00 PM ET
The Atlanta Falcons (7-7 SU, 9-5 ATS, 7-7 O/U) don’t have a shot at making the playoffs this season, but they do have something top play for entering their Week 16 matchup against the Buffalo Bills (5-9 SU, 7-7 ATS, 5-9 O/U).
The playoff picture in the NFC is almost in place. New Orleans, Minnesota, and Arizona have clinched their division, Philadelphia has clinched a berth, and Dallas, Green Bay, and New York will fight it out for the final two spots. The AFC, on the other hand is a whole different story. Indianapolis and San Diego have clinched their division, while New England and Cincinnati are one win away from clinching theirs.
The New Orleans Saints were embarrassed on national television last week, but now that you take a retrospective look back to their last month of action, you won’t be too surprised.
The Saints nearly lost in Washington and to be frank, sports handicapping bettors felt that that should have been a loss. The Redskins were a chip shot field goal away from sewing that game up but missed and allowed the Saints to roar back.
It’s been a good week for the NFC East so far as sportsbetting fans saw the Dallas Cowboys upset the previously unbeaten New Orleans Saints and the Philadelphia Eagles clinched a playoff berth with a win over the San Francisco 49ers.
On Monday Night Football, the remaining two NFC East teams will go head-to-head in a matchup of two teams with very differing goals.
