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Continue reading →: Seattle Seahawks at Minnesota Vikings: 2015 NFC Wild Card Pick
Seattle Seahawks (10-6) at Minnesota Vikings (11-5) The Seahawks smoked the Vikings in Minnesota back in week 13, winning 38-7. However, the trio of linebacker Anthony Barr, safety Harrison Smith, and defensive tackle Linval Joseph, arguably the Vikings’ 3 best defensive players, played a combined 19 snaps in that one,…
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Continue reading →: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals: 2015 AFC Wild Card Pick
Pittsburgh Steelers (10-6) at Cincinnati Bengals (12-4) This is the game that I have the least strong opinion on. The Bengals rank 5th in rate of moving the chains differential on the season, while the Steelers rank 9th, but the Steelers have been far better offensively in the 12 games…
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Continue reading →: Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans: 2015 AFC Wild Card Pick
Kansas City Chiefs (11-5) at Houston Texans (9-7) The Chiefs are favored by 3.5 points here in Houston. It’s not hard to understand why that’s the case. The Texans are seen as a team that’s only in the playoffs by default, after winning the weak NFC South; they’ve also already…
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Continue reading →: Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts: 2015 Week 17 NFL Pick
Tennessee Titans (3-13) at Indianapolis Colts (7-8) This is another one where I wouldn’t touch either side with money. Both teams have serious quarterback problems. The Colts are on to their 4th quarterback of the year, Josh Freeman. Matt Hasselbeck was playing in the absence of starting quarterback Andrew Luck,…
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Continue reading →: Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs: 2015 Week 17 NFL Pick
Oakland Raiders (7-8) at Kansas City Chiefs (10-5) This is another one I don’t have a good feel for. The Chiefs are favored by a touchdown, which I think is a little much, considering the Chiefs rank 10th in rate of moving the chains differential, while the Raiders rank 15th.…
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Continue reading →: Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns: 2015 Week 17 NFL Pick
Pittsburgh Steelers (9-6) at Cleveland Browns (3-12) The Steelers lost last week as huge road favorites in Baltimore, but they get a 2nd chance this week and I like their chances of bouncing back this week as 11 point favorites in Cleveland. The Browns rank 29th in rate of moving…
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Continue reading →: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers: 2015 Week 17 NFL Pick
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-9) at Carolina Panthers (14-1) The Panthers’ undefeated season attempt ended with last week’s road loss in Atlanta, but that doesn’t mean that the Panthers are going take it easy in their final regular season game this week. In fact, it likely means the opposite because now…
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Continue reading →: Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears: 2015 Week 17 NFL Pick
Detroit Lions (6-9) at Chicago Bears (6-9) I don’t have too strong of a feel for this one, but this line seems too low at a pick em. That suggests that the Lions are 3 points better than the home team Bears, which I disagree with. The Bears rank 18th…
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Continue reading →: Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants: 2015 Week 17 NFL Pick
Philadelphia Eagles (7-8) at New York Giants (6-9) I want to preface this write up by saying I wouldn’t put money on either side. It’s going to be tough to know the emotional state of both of these teams. The Eagles got eliminated last Saturday with a home loss to…
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Continue reading →: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals: 2015 Week 17 NFL Pick
Seattle Seahawks (9-6) at Arizona Cardinals (13-2) I’ve thought for a while that the Cardinals were the most underrated team in the NFL. I’ve taken them in every week since week 2. Despite the fact that the Panthers didn’t lose their first game of the season until last week, I…