{"id":32161,"date":"2011-01-13T14:39:47","date_gmt":"2011-01-13T22:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=32161"},"modified":"2011-01-13T14:39:47","modified_gmt":"2011-01-13T22:39:47","slug":"divisional-playoff-round-weekend-13111","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/handicapping\/divisional-playoff-round-weekend-13111\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Betting: NFL Round 2 Playoff Handicapping Primer"},"content":{"rendered":"

NFL Divisional Playoff Weekend — 10 Things to Watch<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Sure, it\u2019s awkward to have Seattle show up to the party. But, for the most part, this weekend\u2019s NFL Divisional Playoff matchups are awesome. <\/p>\n

Here are 10 things to watch \u2013 in random order. <\/p>\n

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Will James Harrison literally commit murder on Sunday?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We\u2019ve already seen Harrison run up a doctor\u2019s salary worth of fines this season for his vicious, helmet-to-helmet hits. Now we\u2019re dropping him into a playoff game against Baltimore\u2019s most hated rival. Harrison must feel like Mike Tyson hours before he bit Evander Holyfield\u2019s ear off.<\/p>\n

Will Beast Mode strike two weeks in a row?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Beast Mode made a monster comeback last week as Marshawn Lynch clinched Seattle\u2019s win over New Orleans with a 67-yard scamper that may be the run of the year. Can he do it again versus the NFC\u2019s top run defense at Chicago?<\/p>\n

Jay Cutler\u2019s first playoff game.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He\u2019s talented but he\u2019s mouthy. Will Jay Cutler bring it for his first playoff game? Or are we about to see a meltdown?<\/p>\n

Is James Starks the real deal?<\/strong><\/p>\n

He came out of nowhere to set a Packers rookie playoff record with 123 rushing yards last week. If he sustains that level of performance, Green Bay will be tough to beat.<\/p>\n

How will Mark Sanchez\u2019s shoulder hold up in the cold?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The golden boy from Southern Cal did fine at cushy Lucas Oil Stadium last week but how will he fare in the bitter conditions of Foxboro? \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Can anyone stop Tom Brady?<\/strong><\/p>\n

2007 season aside, Brady\u2019s 2010 magic may be the best run of his career. He has 36 touchdown passes versus four interceptions on the year. The last time the Jets visited New England, the Pats hammered them 45-3. Will Brady silence Rex Ryan again?<\/p>\n

Can anyone stop Aaron Rodgers?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rodgers threw for 300-plus yards against the Falcons his last time out and has played his last few games in tough weather. Could he and the Packer aerial attack explode in the Georgia Dome?<\/p>\n

The awesome speed of Mike Wallace.<\/strong><\/p>\n

DeSean Jackson may have the title belt as the most dangerous big-play guy in football but Mike Wallace could be the top challenger. It\u2019ll be interesting to see how often Big Ben goes over the top and tries to hit the lightning-fast Wallace deep against Baltimore\u2019s secondary.<\/p>\n

Will Matty Ice\u2019s Georgia Dome dominance continue?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winning home field throughout the NFC playoffs was huge for Atlanta. The Falcons are 20-2 at home with Matt Ryan as their starting quarterback. As good as the Packers are, they already lost once at Atlanta this year. Maybe the Falcons are just invincible at the Georgia Dome.<\/p>\n

Terrell Suggs versus Ben Roethlisberger.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Terrell Suggs talks. And talks. And wears crude T-shirts. And talks. He\u2019ll be fired up for Saturday\u2019s war with Pittsburgh. Will he put a hurt on Ben Roethlisberger or will the big pivot get the last laugh on Suggs?<\/p>\n

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Shea Matthews examines the 8 teams remaining in the 2011 NFL Playoffs, and gives you his handicapping insight for the Playoffs, identifying the keys to offense\/defense, players to watch, what teams have to do to win this weekends matchups…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":195,"featured_media":31894,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[551],"tags":[28750,42709,2641,42704,154,42706,2358,435,39834,4555,4553,802,42708,825,827,17146,39839,2642,1113,36598],"class_list":["post-32161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-handicapping","tag-28750","tag-2011-nfl-playoff-primer","tag-baltimore-ravens-vs-pittsburgh-steelers","tag-best-teams-to-parlay-divisional-round-weekend","tag-bet-on-nfl","tag-divisional-round-weekend-nfl","tag-football-odds","tag-football-picks","tag-green-bay-packers-vs-atlanta-falcons","tag-jets-vs-patriots","tag-new-york-jets-vs-new-england-patriots","tag-nfl-betting","tag-nfl-divisional-round-playoffs","tag-nfl-free-picks","tag-nfl-gambling","tag-online-nfl-betting-predictions","tag-packers-vs-falcons","tag-ravens-vs-steelers","tag-seahawks-vs-bears","tag-seattle-seahawks-vs-chicago-bears"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32161"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32161\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32179,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32161\/revisions\/32179"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}