The NFL playoffs are still going strong and this week we see all of the top seeds on the field. This means that the Patriots, Eagles, Vikings and Steelers are all duking it out against their opponents to make it to the conference championship. This might be the hardest week yet to look at Vegas’ lines. Let’s look at all four of these games…
The Falcons head to Philadelphia as favorites in this matchup. This should come as no surprise due to Carson Wentz being out for the season, but this does mark the first time a six-seed has been a favorite in this situation. We’ll be taking the Falcons -3 in this one.
New England is a near two-touchdown favorite against the Titans and we think they’ll easily cover that one. Last year they won by nearly 20 in each of their two playoff games before the NFL championship. Take the Patriots -13 in this one.
The Steelers and Jags game might be the most difficult of them all with the Steelers being 7.5-point favorites. The Jags hate the cold it would seem, but their defense can keep them in any game. We’ll go with the favorites again in this one, but we don’t feel great about it.
The Saints nearly lost last week against the Panthers and for that we think they’ll be on their toes in this one. They’re 4.5-point underdogs and we’re loving it. There’s no way their two star running backs don’t produce big on this big stage.
Season Standings: 27-21
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