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Steelers vs. Chiefs Point Spread: AFC Divisional Round Odds

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: January 10, 2017

The Kansas City Chiefs haven’t won a home playoff game since beating the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-24 in overtime on Jan. 8, 1994. The 2016 AFC West champion Chiefs host their first postseason game in six years on Sunday afternoon and it comes against the Steelers, the winners of the AFC North. The victor of this...

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Seahawks vs. Falcons Point Spread: NFC Divisional Round Odds

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: January 10, 2017

Will Saturday be the final NFL game ever played in Atlanta’s Georgia Dome? It will be if the NFC South champion and second-seeded Falcons lose to the NFC West champion Seattle Seahawks, the third seeds in the conference. But Atlanta could have one more home game — it moves to a new stadium for next...

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NFL Divisional Round Point Spreads: Best Picks Against the Spread

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: January 9, 2017

In last season’s playoffs, all four road teams won on wild-card weekend for the first time ever. This past weekend, if you bet on the home favourites in the wild-card games then you cashed in as they all won and covered in games that had little drama. There should be plenty of drama this weekend...

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Packers vs. Giants Point Spread: NFC Wild Card Odds

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: January 5, 2017

The New York Giants will meet the surging Green Bay Packers this Sunday afternoon in an NFC Wild Card game in Packers territory. The Giants have historically done well at Lambeau, but if Rodgers is in top form, he’ll be a challenge for the Giants’ defense. Sports Interaction’s Wild Card playoff odds are currently listing...

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Steelers vs. Dolphins Point Spread: AFC Wild Card Odds

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: January 4, 2017

In a revenge win over the Ravens last week, the Steelers took the AFC North division title just a couple of months after losing to them. Now they face another team that beat them earlier in the year, in a game that the odds are highly favoring Pittsburgh for. The Steelers host the Miami Dolphins...

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Raiders vs. Texans Point Spread: AFC Wild Card Odds

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: January 3, 2017

This season’s NFL playoffs will end at Super Bowl LI at NRG Stadium in Houston, and the postseason will also begin there on Saturday afternoon when AFC South champion and No. 4 seed Houston faces No. 5 Oakland. A stadium hadn’t hosted a playoff game and the Super Bowl in the same season since after...

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Lions vs. Seahawks Point Spread: NFC Wild Card Odds

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: January 3, 2017

Three of the four wild-card games around the NFL are rematches from the regular season. The one that isn’t features the NFC No. 6 seed Detroit Lions looking for their first road playoff win in generations when they visit the NFC West champion Seattle Seahawks, who simply don’t lose home playoff games these days. It’s...

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NFL Wild-Card Weekend: Best Picks Against the Spread

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: January 2, 2017

We are guaranteed a new Super Bowl matchup on the first Sunday of February in Houston as both Super Bowl participants from last season, champion Denver and Carolina, failed to qualify for this season’s playoffs. It’s the first time since 2003 that both of the previous year’s Super Bowl teams missed out, and the Broncos...

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Cowboys vs. Eagles Point Spread: NFL Sunday Football

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: December 29, 2016

This isn’t a game that matters at this point for the Cowboys, but it gives the Eagles a chance to finish their lackluster season on a slightly positive note. The Cowboys are headed to the playoffs, and Philly is destined for the off-season, but they’ll have one last battle this Sunday. Dallas went 13-2 this...

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Packers vs. Lions Point Spread: Sunday Night Football

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: December 27, 2016

All but two playoff spots have been filled on the road to the postseason. One way or another, those final two openings in the NFC will be filled depending on what happens in the Sunday night finale of the regular season as Green Bay visits Detroit. The winner takes the NFC North Division title with...

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NFL Point Spreads Week 17: Best Picks Against the Spread

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: December 27, 2016

Before the 2010 season, the NFL made a smart scheduling change in making all Week 17 games played intradivisional matchups. Division titles mean very little in the NBA or NHL, but they are extremely important in the NFL as they guarantee the winner at least one home playoff game. Here’s a quick look at all...

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Cowboys vs. Lions Point Spread: Monday Night Football

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: December 23, 2016

Two division leaders will go head to head in what will be one of the most exciting games of the season. The Detroit Lions and Dallas Cowboys are the stars of Monday Night Football at AT&T Stadium this week and Sports Interaction’s NFL odds have the Cowboys listed as -7 favorites. The Lions broke their...

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Broncos vs. Chiefs Point Spread: Sunday Night Football

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: December 20, 2016

No team has repeated as the Super Bowl champion since the New England Patriots in the 2003-04 seasons. And if the Denver Broncos lose Sunday night’s AFC West showdown at Kansas City, that drought will continue as the Broncos’ playoff hopes are in major jeopardy even with a victory but gone with a loss. It’s...

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Giants vs. Eagles Point Spread: Thursday Night Football

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: December 20, 2016

Historically, home teams have a big advantage in these quick turnaround Thursday night NFL games, which is a trend that has continued this year with home teams taking 9 of the previous 14. This week will be the final Thursday game of the 2016 season, and it means everything for the New York Giants and...

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NFL Point Spreads Week 16: Best Picks Against the Spread

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: December 20, 2016

It’s the penultimate week of the 2016 NFL regular season, and we have another head-coaching job opening in the league. The Jacksonville Jaguars were expected to fire Coach Gus Bradley after the season but ownership decided to pull the plug Sunday after his team blew a 13-point lead and lost in Houston — the Jags’...

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Panthers vs. Washington Point Spread: Monday Night Football

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: December 16, 2016

Monday Night Football in Week 15 is a showdown between two of last year’s playoff teams who’ve had lackluster follow up seasons and are in real danger of not making the playoffs. The Panthers are 5-8 this year, but had a win last week against San Diego and will try to ride that into another...

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Buccaneers vs. Cowboys Point Spread: Sunday Night Football

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: December 13, 2016

The Dallas Cowboys are called “America’s Team” for a reason: no NFL club draws better television ratings in the United States. And it’s not a coincidence that this Sunday night the Cowboys play in prime time for the third straight week — and they will again on Monday in Week 16 — when they host...

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Rams vs. Seahawks Point Spread: Thursday Night Football

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: December 12, 2016

NFL players don’t like competing in these quick turnaround Thursday night games because their bodies aren’t fully recovered from Sunday. However, here’s guessing members of the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks can’t wait to get on the field in the Pacific Northwest this Thursday. Both come off horrible losses and would like forget about...

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NFL Spreads Week 15: Best Picks Against the Spread

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: December 12, 2016

The chances of the Miami Dolphins reaching the playoffs for the first time since 2008 got a bit longer on Sunday. Yes, they beat the Arizona Cardinals to improve to 8-5, but they also fear that starting quarterback Ryan Tannehill has been lost for the season to a torn ACL. Thus journeyman backup Matt Moore,...

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Ravens vs. Patriots Point Spread: Monday Night Football

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: December 9, 2016

Both of these teams sit at the top of their divisions, and they’ll meet on Patriot’s home turf for the Monday Night Football game. Baltimore has won their last two games and they are currently tied with Pittsburgh for 1st in the AFC North. This could be more of a challenging game for the Pats...