| By Marc Lawrence — |
| Consider this the final divisional primer. This year’s NFL Divisional Round games did not include two teams that made 11 such appearances in the previous decade – the Patriots and the Saints. Today’s final two games of this round match up teams who staged a comeback win over the Bills (Houston) facing an opponent (Chiefs) that will be looking to avenge a 31-24 home loss against the Texans earlier this season in one contest. Meanwhile the Packers carry a five-game streak into their game against the Seahawks who win in Philadelphia last weekend. While Green Bay has turned “winning ugly” into its team motto, it is still a matchup of the only two QBs in in NFL history – a Russell Wilson and Aaron Rodgers – that own career QB Ratings of more than 100. Meanwhile Deshaun Watson will look to take advantage of a Kansas City defense that surrendered 5.0 yards per rush to quarterbacks this season. To read more on a preview of these two games click here. |
| Day to Day In The NBA |
| From the NBA Day To Day Trends listed in this week’s Playbook Basketball Newsletter – Miami at New York: 4-0 $ vs. the Knicks / New York: 1-4 $ home in one day rest vs. one day rest games … Atlanta at Brooklyn: Hawks: 1-6 $ in this series / Nets: 7-1 $ home on Sundays … Golden State at Memphis: Warriors 0-6 O/U on Sundays / Grizzlies 0-9 O/U as conference home favorites … San Antonio at Toronto: Spurs 6-0 $ in this series / Raptors: 1-4 $ with 3 days of rest … LA Clippers at Denver: Clippers 1-10 O/U vs. .666 or greater foes / Nuggets: 1-7 O/U vs. .666 or greater foes. |
| Grinding Out The Profits |
| Entering this weekend, double-digit underdogs in the NFL playoffs were 0-5 SUATS in the Divisional Round of the playoffs since 2011 by an average losing score of 36-16. |
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