Divisional Playoffs Betting Info

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Career playoff starts ...


Marcus Mariota -1
Tom Brady - 34

Blake Bortles -1
Ben Roethlisberger - 20

Matt Ryan - 9
Nick Foles - 1

Drew Brees - 12
Case Keenum - 0

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Since 2003, NFL favorites have been profitable ATS during the regular season in:

2005
2007
2013
2017

Underdogs are now 24-12-1 ATS in the playoffs of those four seasons.

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Rest is overrated in the playoffs

Favorites with more than a week between games are 36-51-1 ATS since 2003


Patriots -13.5
Steelers -7.5
Vikings -3.5

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Underdogs of 10 or more points in the playoffs are 3-12 (20%) straight-up since 2003

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Without Wentz, Eagles have gone from 28.3 ppg to 15.7 ppg

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Not a big edge but home underdogs are 19-13-2 ATS in the NFL playoffs since 2000.

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Since 1990, backup quarterbacks are 11-21 straight up and 13-17-2 against the spread in the playoffs. On average, second-string quarterbacks in the playoffs have been 3.5-point underdogs and lost by 5.8 points. The results are worse this century with backups going 2-11 (15.4%) straight-up and 4-8-1 (33.3%) ATS since 2000.


Currently, 34% of spread bets are on the Eagles at home. Casual bettors want no part of Philly.

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Since 1991, teams favored by 10 or more points in the divisional round are 12-6-1 ATS.

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Saturday Divisional Round Games

The total has gone Over in 12 of the last 14 ... home team has won 9 straight.

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DeMarco Murray officially out as expected.

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Something to keep an eye on ...


Steelers CB Artie Burns left practice after suffering a non-contact right knee injury.

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The Steelers lost to the Jaguars 30-9 in Week 5

Since 2012, there have been 13 teams to face a team in the playoffs after losing to that team by 20+ points in the regular season

Those teams went 1-12 in the postseason rematch (2014 Ravens avenged 20-point loss to Steelers)

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It's calling for 17 degree F temps in Pittsburgh Sunday.

The Steelers are 9-1 SU, 7-2-1 ATS the last 4 seasons in 32F or colder. Best in the NFL in freezing temps over that time period.

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The Vikings had the NFL’s #1 scoring defense and #10 scoring offense this season

In the Super Bowl era, there have been 26 previous teams to have the #1 scoring defense, as well as a top 10 offense for that season

Over half of those teams made the Super Bowl (14 of 26, 53.8%)

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Marcus Mariota will make his 2nd career playoff start Saturday against the Patriots

Since 2001, quarterbacks making their first or second career playoff start are 0-7 against New England