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\nLP Field, Nashville
\nSaturday, 4:30 p.m. ET, CBS
\n40% chance of rain\/snow, 35 degrees, 10-mph winds
\nBaltimore: 12-5 SU, 13-4 ATS, Over 9-7-1
\nTennessee: 13-3 SU, 12-4 ATS, Over 8-8<\/p>\n
The Titans were the dominant team for just about all of the regular season, but this is the smallest spread on the board this week: Tennessee is a 3-point chalk at even juice, so betting $100 wins you $100 if the Titans cash in. They expect both Kyle Vanden Bosch (groin) and Albert Haynesworth (knee) back on the defensive line after sitting out Week 17, but center Kevin Mawae (elbow) is listed as questionable. This is a big problem for the Titans.<\/p>\n
Center is one of the most critical positions on the football field. If the current and seven-time Pro Bowler Mawae doesn\u2019t play Saturday, the Titans will be handicapped against the most efficient run defense in the league. Baltimore held Miami (+3.5) and the potent Wildcat offense to 52 yards rushing in last week\u2019s 27-9 Wild-Card win.<\/p>\n
Arizona at Carolina The Cardinals proved the value of a strong and balanced offense in their 30-24 Wild-Card victory over Atlanta (-1.5), handing the ball off 16 times to Edgerrin James and another six times to Tim Hightower. Bettors swung heavily toward the Cards last week, and according to market reports are nearly 60 percent on Arizona\u2019s side this Saturday as 10-point puppies.<\/p>\n Carolina finished the 2008 season on a 4-1 SU and ATS streak, but couldn\u2019t quite unseat the Giants for the No. 1 seed in the NFC. The Panthers defense measures up very well against the pass; however, the \u2018Cats allowed 4.4 yards per carry this year, or No. 23 in the league. Arizona is more vulnerable to the air attack of QB Jake Delhomme, although his 414 pass attempts were near the bottom of the NFL among healthy starting pivots. The over is 6-1 in each team\u2019s last seven games.<\/p>\n Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants<\/strong><\/p>\n Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J. The Eagles had only a little trouble brushing aside the Vikings (+3) in last week\u2019s 26-14 Wild-Card contest. Every Philly advantage was on display, most notably special teams, where DeSean Jackson had 109 punt return yards on five attempts and David Akers was 4-for-4 on field goals for the winning margin. On Sunday, the Giants figure to have the special-teams advantage with punter Jeff\u00a0 The Giants also have the far better running game of the two NFC East teams, spearheaded by the now-famous Earth, Wind and Fire trio of Brandon Jacobs, Derrick Ward and Ahmad Bradshaw, each with 5.0 yards per carry or better. In response, the Eagles are fourth in the NFL at a mere 3.5 yards allowed per rushing attempt. This is an even matchup on paper with the Giants favored by four points at home.<\/p>\n San Diego at Pittsburgh The Chargers had the most notable \u201cupset\u201d of the Wild-Card Round with a 23-17 overtime win against the Colts (-1.5). Again, special teams were San Diego\u2019s savior last week, specifically the return antics of Darren Sproles, who had a combined 178 yards on punts and kicks. The Colts are notorious for their poor return coverage; this is also one of Pittsburgh\u2019s major weaknesses.<\/p>\n Pittsburgh has survived almost entirely on the efforts of the top-ranked defense in the league in terms of efficiency. QB Ben Roethlisberger\u2019s 80.1 passer rating (down from 104.1 last year) is worse than Baltimore rookie Joe Flacco at 80.3, and Big Ben has been sacked 46 times this season. San Diego\u2019s Philip Rivers (105.5 QB rating, best in the NFL) has hit the dirt just 25 times. The Chargers are getting nearly two-thirds of the betting action this week as 6-point road dogs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We\u00e2\u0080\u0099ve shed four NFL teams on our path to the Super Bowl. Only eight remain, Bodog previews the divisional round…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":68,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[8162,3873,8155,2066,8158,8028,8161,840,8159,6548,8156,8160,8157,4273],"class_list":["post-6874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nfl","tag-afc-divisional-matchups","tag-arizona-vs-carolina","tag-baltimore-vs-tennessee","tag-bodog-sportsbook","tag-divisional-nfl-playoff-preview","tag-divisional-round","tag-nfc-divisional-matchups","tag-nfl-odds","tag-nfl-playoff-preview","tag-nfl-playoffs-handicapping","tag-philadelphia-vs-ny-giants","tag-playoff-handicapping","tag-san-diego-vs-pittsburgh","tag-super-bowl-betting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6874","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\/68"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6874"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6874\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":106844,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6874\/revisions\/106844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\nBank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C.
\nSaturday, 8:15 p.m. ET, FOX
\n45% chance of rain, 45 degrees, light winds
\nArizona: 10-7 SU, 10-7 ATS, Over 12-5
\nCarolina: 12-4 SU, 9-6-1 ATS, Over 8-8<\/p>\nBegin your\u00a0Super Bowl betting\u00a0in the\u00a0Bodog Sportsbook.<\/h2>\n
\nSunday, 1:00 p.m. ET, FOX
\n20% chance of rain\/snow, 30 degrees, 10-15 mph winds
\nPhiladelphia: 10-6-1 SU, 10-6 ATS, Under 8-7-1
\nNew York: 12-4 SU, 12-4 ATS, Over 8-7-1<\/p>\n
\nFeagles putting 35.9 percent of his punts inside the 20.![\"Sports](\"http:\/\/www.bodogaffiliate.com\/resources\/banners\/sportsbook\/square\/250x250\/250x250a-sportsbook.gif\")
<\/p>\nNFL odds\u00a0in the Bodog Sportsbook.<\/h2>\n
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\nHeinz Field, Pittsburgh
\nSunday, 4:45 p.m. ET, CBS
\n25% chance of snow, 15 degrees, 10-mph winds
\nSan Diego: 9-8 SU, 8-8-1 ATS, Under 8-8-1
\nPittsburgh: 12-4 SU, 9-7 ATS, Under 8-8<\/p>\n