š NFL Wild Card Weekend: Industry-Curated Betting Picks
Find what the best media analysts & experts are picking. All in one place.
Hey NFL fans,
Welcome to the Playoffs! Hereās our Pregame Pulse, designed to give you the best betting tips from every media industry expert.
Below, youāll find a snapshot on each gameās consensus. Links take you to the full breakdown where you can easily sort picks by analyst, organization, and past performance.
Terminology:
SU = Straight Up
ATS = Spread
Total = Over/Under
% = Consensus
= Analyst Note
Saturday, Jan 9:
Indianapolis Colts @ Buffalo Bills
ā¢ SU: BUF (95%)
ā¢ ATS : BUF -6.5 (62%)
ā¢ Total: o51.5 (77%)
Sheil Kapadia, The Athletic - āThe Bills go into the postseason as the NFLās hottest team. Football Outsidersā weighted DVOA metric takes into account which teams are playing the best later in the season, and Buffalo ranks No. 1... I think the more likely scenario is that Buffalo controls this one from start to finish.ā
Los Angeles Rams @ Seattle Seahawks
ā¢ SU: SEA (83%)
ā¢ ATS: SEA -3 (59%)
ā¢ Total: o42.5 (55%)
Jourdan Rodrigue, The Athletic Los Angeles - āWell, this is going to be hilariously wrong considering I donāt even know who the Ramsā quarterback will be, but Iām going to trust the Ramsā defense to show up big ā as they have continued to do all year ā and bail out their offense once again by scoring some points.ā
Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Washington Football Team
ā¢ SU: TB (94%)
ā¢ ATS: WAS +8 (60%)
ā¢ Total o44.5 (51%)
Mike Florio, ProFootballTalk - āThe key to stopping Tom Brady is to pressure him up the middle. Even then, the opponent needs to score points. Washington wonāt be able to score enough ā unless Chase Young has multiple touchdowns on his own.ā
Sunday, Jan 10:
Baltimore Ravens @ Tennessee Titans
ā¢ SU: BAL (64%)
ā¢ ATS : BAL -3 (52%)
ā¢ Total: o54.5 (71%)
Childs Walker, The Baltimore Sun - āThe Ravens are hotter on offense and healthier on defense than they were going into Week 11. Theyāre perfectly positioned to turn the tables on an opponent with significant weaknesses. But the Titansā stars will make them sweat all the way.ā
Chicago Bears @ New Orleans Saints
ā¢ SU: NO (94%)
ā¢ ATS: CHI +10 (53%)
ā¢ Total: o47 (64%)
Michael David Smith, ProFootballTalk - āThe Saints have the best defense Mitchell Trubisky has faced this season, and I donāt think heās going to be up to the challenge. New Orleans will win comfortably.ā
Cleveland Browns @ Pittsburgh Steelers
ā¢ SU: PIT (85%)
ā¢ ATS: PIT -6 (67%)
ā¢ Total u47.5 (70%)
Gerry Dulac, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - āThe Browns ended the longest playoff drought in the NFL when they beat the Steelers on Sunday. But their recent playoff history is not exactly renowned. Their past two visits to the postseason ā 1994 and 2002 ā each ended with a loss to the Steelers. Not having coach Kevin Stefanski to call the plays isnāt going to help change thatā¦ā
Hope you enjoyed this Pulse and see you again next week!Ā
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The Tallysight Team