Wild-Card Weekend Odds
January 5, 2011 | Comments | Football, NFL, Sports Articles
Wild-card weekend is here and there are four great games on Saturday and Sunday. Here’s a preview from BroburySports.com.
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New Orleans Saints (-10 ½) at Seattle Seahawks – Saturday 4:30 pm ET
The total is 45 points. 86% of the betting public is backing New Orleans and 64% the ‘over.’
Seattle (7-9 SU and ATS) gets the home field advantage despite their under .500 record. That’s what happens when you play in the lowly NFC West. Defending champ New Orleans (11-5 SU, 7-9 ATS) showed its mettle with a road win at Atlanta two weeks ago. They are capable of blowing out this Seattle team that’s just 2-6 ATS at home.
NY Jets (+3) at Indianapolis Colts – Saturday 8 pm ET
The total is 44 ½ points. 55% of the betting public is backing Indy and 92% the ‘over.’
New York (11-5 SU, 9-7 ATS) finished behind New England in the AFC East and thus got the wild-card. Indianapolis (10-6 SU, 8-7-1 ATS) beat the Jets in the AFC title game last year and Peyton Manning has had good success against Rex Ryan defenses overall. The bombastic coach is still predicting a Jets Super Bowl win.
Baltimore Ravens (-3) at Kansas City Chiefs – Sunday 1 pm ET
The total is 41 points. 97% of the betting public is backing Baltimore and 92% the ‘under.’
Baltimore (12-4 SU, 8-7-1 ATS) is a veteran team with a lot of playoff experience that is not afraid of going on the road. Kansas City (10-6 SU, 9-7 ATS) had a surprise year winning the AFC West, but lost its first home game last Sunday to Oakland and is dealing with offensive coordinator Charlie Weis leaving at season’s end.
Green Bay Packers (+2 ½) at Philadelphia Eagles – Sunday 4:30 pm ET
The total is 46 points. 65% of the betting public is backing Philly and 91% the ‘over.’
Green Bay (10-6 SU, 9-7 ATS) needed a final week win over Chicago to get a wild-card. They won in Philly in Week 1 (27-20) after knocking out then starter Kevin Kolb. Philadelphia (10-6 SU, 7-9 ATS) handed the reigns to Mike Vick after Kolb got hurt and didn’t look back. Vick and the Eagles are looking to bounce back after a bad loss to Minnesota two weeks ago that cost them a chance at the No. 2 seed.