NFL Divisional Playoff Round Upset Picks

NFL Divisional Playoff Round Upset Picks

Written by on January 20, 2022

In the wild card round of the NFL playoffs, we went 5-1 against the spread, as all of our covers came through except our prediction that Pittsburgh would hang within 12 ½ points of Kansas City. We got some help from Mike McCarthy’s penchant for poor decision-making and overall inability to teach team discipline, as Dallas set a playoff record Read More

SU Picks for the NFL Divisional Round

SU Picks for the NFL Divisional Round

Written by on January 19, 2022

And then there were eight. The NFL playoffs enter their second weekend with seven of the eight division champions still in pursuit of the Super Bowl LVI title; the only wild card team that advanced was the San Francisco 49ers, who won in Dallas on Sunday. In the AFC, Cincinnati will visit Tennessee on Saturday, and Buffalo heads to Kansas Read More

Possible AFC Championship Matchups : NFL Betting Predictions

Possible AFC Championship Matchups : NFL Betting Predictions

Written by on January 18, 2022

Now that the Los Angeles Rams have dispatched the Arizona Cardinals, there are just eight teams remaining in the chase for the Vince Lombardi Trophy. In the NFC, the Rams, Green Bay, San Francisco and Tampa Bay are still alive; in the AFC, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Tennessee and Buffalo are still in contention. This means that, in the AFC, there Read More

Best Football Handicapping Tips for the NFL Divisional Round

Best Football Handicapping Tips for the NFL Divisional Round

Written by on January 18, 2022

The wild card round of this year’s NFL playoffs was not as exciting as it has been in years past. Cincinnati’s win over Las Vegas and San Francisco’s win over Dallas were both one-score affairs, but after that, the next closest margin was the 21-point whipping that Kansas City applied to Pittsburgh. Buffalo beat New England by 30, the Rams Read More

Sure Losers for the NFL Divisional Round

Sure Losers for the NFL Divisional Round

Written by on January 17, 2022

In some of the early reactions to the wild card round of this season’s NFL playoffs, an early overreaction suggests that the Dallas Cowboys fire head coach Mike McCarthy and promote defensive coordinator Dan Quinn to the head job. After all, the Cowboys’ defense was significantly better this season thanks to Quinn’s work, and McCarthy has not shown that he Read More

Arizona Cardinals at L.A. Rams : NFL Wild Card Betting Preview

Arizona Cardinals at L.A. Rams : NFL Wild Card Betting Preview

Written by on January 14, 2022

The Arizona Cardinals have played the Los Angeles Rams 87 times, including once in the postseason. Despite being two of the older teams in the NFL, the teams have only been in the same division since the Cardinals moved from St. Louis to Phoenix. Of those 87 meetings, the Rams have won 46 and the Cardinals have won 39 (with Read More

San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys : NFL Wild Card Betting Preview

San Francisco 49ers at Dallas Cowboys : NFL Wild Card Betting Preview

Written by on January 14, 2022

The San Francisco 49ers (10-7) snagged a wild card slot in the NFL playoffs with an overtime win over the Los Angeles Rams in Week 18. The 49ers fell behind 17-0 before clawing their way all the way back to tie the game, force overtime and get the game-winning field goal. Their wild card round opponent is the Dallas Cowboys Read More

Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs : NFL Wild Card Betting Preview

Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs : NFL Wild Card Betting Preview

Written by on January 14, 2022

The Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7-1) careened into the playoffs thanks to a number of happy coincidences. That started back in Week 1, when they took on the Bills in Buffalo and beat a team that was not ready to start the regular season, making mistakes on offense and special teams. That continued all the way to Week 18, when they needed Read More

Last-Second Predictions for NFL Wild Card Games

Last-Second Predictions for NFL Wild Card Games

Written by on January 13, 2022

We’re just two days away from the start of the NFL playoffs, with six games coming up Saturday, Sunday and Monday night to determine which eight teams will remain alive for next week’s divisional round. As the week has gone on, point spreads have shifted, teams have brought some of their key players back from IR and the COVID-19 list, Read More