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NFL Divisional Playoff Trends For All 4 Games

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) --- The NFL Divisional Playoffs---arguably the best NFL weekend of the year.

Well, in case you're thinking about placing a wager on the games this weekend, you probably shouldn't. But, if you can't resist, here are some trends courtesy of @OddsShark.

*SU = Straight Up; ATS = Against The Spread. All lines per Bovada LV.

1. Baltimore Ravens +7 at New England Patriots; Over/Under 48 - Saturday, 4:35pm

  • Patriots are 7-2 SU in divisional round since 2001, just 4-4-1 ATS
  • Road team is 5-0-1 ATS past six meetings of Pats and Ravens
  • Ravens are 2-5 ATS past seven divisional playoff games
  • Ravens 6-0 ATS last 6 playoff games (5-1 SU)
  • Ravens 3-0 ATS last 3 playoff meetings with Patriots (2-1 SU)
  • Ravens 8-2-1 ATS last 11 road games vs. AFC East (7-4 SU)
  • Ravens 3-8 SU last 11 meetings with Patriots (4-6-1 ATS)
  • Patriots 16-1 SU last 17 home games (12-5 ATS)
  • Patriots 13-3 SU last 16 home games vs. AFC North (9-6-1 ATS)
  • Patriots 3-10 ATS last 13 playoff games (6-7 SU)
  • UNDER 6-1 in Baltimore's last 7 road games vs. AFC East
  • OVER 10-3 in New England's last 13 home games
  • OVER 7-3 in New England's last 10 home games vs. AFC North

 

2. Carolina Panthers +11 at Seattle Seahawks, Over/Under 40 - Saturday, 8:15pm 

  • Carolina lost six of past seven SU vs Seattle
  • Carolina is 2-0 as road underdogs in divisional round since 2000
  • Seahawks are 2-4 ATS in divisional round since 2000
  • Panthers 1-13 SU last 14 games as double-digit underdogs (8-6 ATS)
  • Panthers 1-6 SU last 7 meetings with Seahawks (3-4 ATS)
  • Panthers 1-4 SU & ATS last 5 road games vs. NFC West
  • Panthers 5-0 SU last 5 games (3-2 ATS)
  • Seahawks 28-2 SU last 30 games as double-digit favorites (16-13-1 ATS)
  • Seahawks 4-1 SU & ATS last 5 playoff games
  • Seahawks 22-7 ATS last 29 home games (26-3 SU)
  • Seahawks 11-4 SU last 15 home games vs. NFC South (8-7 ATS)
  • Seahawks 6-0 SU & ATS last 6 games
  • UNDER 4-1 in last 5 meetings
  • OVER 6-1 in Carolina's last 7 road games
  • OVER 5-2 in Seattle's last 7 home games vs. NFC South

 

3. Dallas Cowboys +6 at Green Bay Packers, Over/Under 53 - Sunday, 1:05pm

  • Cowboys are 2-11 SU in playoff road games since 1981 (last win Jan. 17, 1993 at San Francisco)
  • Packers are 2-4 in divisional round since 2000 and just 2-4 SU in home playoff games since 2005
  • Cowboys 9-0 SU last 9 road games (7-2 ATS)
  • Cowboys 0-3 SU & ATS last 3 meetings with Packers
  • Cowboys 1-6 SU last 7 road games vs. NFC North (2-5 ATS)
  • Cowboys 2-7 SU & ATS last 9 playoff games
  • Cowboys 5-0 SU last 5 games (4-1 ATS)
  • Packers 8-0 SU last 8 home games (6-1-1 ATS)
  • Packers 5-2 SU & ATS last 7 home games vs. NFC East
  • Packers 2-5-1 ATS last 8 home playoff games (3-5 SU)
  • OVER 13-3 in last 16 meetings
  • OVER 7-0 in Dallas' last 7 road games
  • OVER 5-0 in Dallas' last 5 road games vs. NFC North
  • UNDER 6-2 in Dallas' last 8 playoff games
  • OVER 7-1 in Green Bay's last 8 home games

 

4. Indianapolis Colts +7 at Denver Broncos, Over/Under 54 - Sunday, 4:40pm

  • Colts covered seven straight vs Broncos, 6-1 SU (loss was this season)
  • 8 of past 9 meetings played OVER the total
  • Denver failed to cover past three games in divisional round since 2000
  • Colts 5-1 ATS last 6 road games vs. AFC West (4-2 SU)
  • Colts 2-8 SU & ATS last 10 road playoff games
  • Broncos 17-1 SU last 18 home games (10-8 ATS)
  • Broncos 6-3 ATS last 9 home playoff games (7-2 SU)
  • Broncos 3-7 ATS last 10 home games vs. AFC South (5-5 SU)
  • OVER 8-1 in last 9 meetings
  • UNDER 8-2 in Indy's last 10 road games vs. AFC West
  • UNDER 9-3 in Indy's last 9 road playoff games (5-1 L6)
  • OVER 4-0 in Denver's last 4 home games vs. AFC South
  • OVER 5-1 in Denver's last 6 home games

 

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