MistaFlava's 2008 NFL Playoffs: 6-2 ATS (+35.00 Units)
MistaFlava's 2008 NFL Record: 46-31-3 ATS (+328.00 Units)
Another great NFL Playoff Weekend for me. We are down to only three football games left until next September and it's time to make the best of them. I wish I could say I did as well in college football as I did in the NFL but that was not the case. Having said that, I expect some big profits in the next few months heading into March Madness and hope everyone has enjoyed reading my writeups for the NFL. I am heading into the CBB, NBA and MLB seasons with a full head of steam and things have really turned around for me the last few weeks. The NFL Playoffs have always been huge for me and I have always done well. I went 10-1 ATS in the 2005 NFL Playoffs and have never looked back since. Good Luck to all this weekend and let's win some money guys!
The goal for the playoffs is to hit 70% of my plays or hit the 50 Unit mark.
1 Unit = $100
Week 1: 2-1 ATS (+9.50 Units)
Week 2: 1-3-1 ATS (-12.00 Units)
Week 3: ---No Plays---
Week 4: 3-2 ATS (+68.50 Units)
Week 5: 5-1 ATS (+44.00 Units)
Week 6: ---No Plays---
Week 7: 2-0 ATS (+35.00 Units)
Week 8: 3-2-1 ATS (+43.00 Units)
Week 9: ---No Plays---
Week 10: ---No Plays---
Week 11: 3-4 ATS (+15.00 Units)
Week 12: 4-4 ATS (-10.00 Units)
Week 13: 6-3 ATS (+28.00 Units)
Week 14: 3-2 ATS (+13.50 Units)
Week 15: 3-2-1 ATS (+34.00 Units)
Week 16: 5-4 ATS (+24.50 Units)
Week 17: ---No Plays---
Wildcard: 3-1 ATS (+17.50 Units)
Divisional: 3-1 ATS (+17.50 Units)
Championship: Pending
You can tail, you can fade or you can just watch. I can handle criticism, I am who I am and it's time to get back to a winning week. Good Luck to all this week!
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The Philadelphia Eagles have made me some cash money this season and the fact that they are 12-6 ATS right now means that they have made more people money than not. So this is the big game. Can Donovan McNabb and Andy Reid make it back to the Super Bowl without a big name receiver like Terrell Owens (that Super Bowl loss was the last time this team even made the playoffs). Think of how much these guys have been through since the T.O. days and think of the pressure both McNabb and Reid have been under from the fans and the media. With the Philadelphia Phillies finally bringing a major sports championship back to the city of Philadelphia this past fall, the pressure has somewhat diminished but not really and this is the last chance if you ask me for both Reid and McNabb, who unless they win the Super Bowl this time around, will not both be back next season. Having said that the Eagles have looked like a team on a mission this post-season winning twice on the road as a Wildcard team with wins in Minnesota against the Vikings and in New York against the Giants. We all expect this to be some sort of a shootout and it wouldn't surprise me if the game was low scoring either but the Eagles have both the offense and the defense for both a shootout or for a low scoring affaire. I have been saying it for quite some time now that despite playing well on the road this season, if you are going to go against the Eagles at all, doing it when they are on the road is best because they went 6-2 ATS at home this season and knocked the crap out of most opponents they faced. No matter how well they have played away from home as of late, you cannot forget their road losses in Chicago (#16 defense in the NFL), Dallas (#20 defense in the NFL), the tie in Cincinnati (#19 defense in the NFL) and the blowout loss in Baltimore (#3 defense in the NFL). None of those teams apart from the Ravens are that great defensively so it's not a concern to me that Arizona ranked #28 in defense this past season because right now they are #4 in the playoffs. Philadelphia comes into this game playing some of their best football in ages but hold on a second here. If you are going to beat Arizona and their offense you better score some points. Well here is the problem for the Eagles. They come into this averaging only 21.5 points per game away from home this season and in those games they managed to average only 330.8 total yards of offense per game and only 5.1 yards per play in those games. That would normally be enough to get around this Arizona defense because they have sucked all season but the last three games have been the best ever for this Cards defense as they have allowed only 19.3 points per game in those games and have allowed only 283.0 total yards of offense per game and 4.6 yards per play. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? IS THIS THE CARDS DEFENSE THAT RANKED #28 THIS PAST SEASON? On the ground, RB Brian Westbrook has not done the job needed to win a Super Bowl. The Eagles, despite the strong passing game, have averaged only 84.2 rushing yards per away game this season and have done that on only 3.5 yards per carry in those games. The one thing Arizona has been able to do all season at home is stop the run and they have really mastered it in their last three games as they have allowed only 74.0 rushing yards per game in their last three games and they have allowed only 3.3 yards per carry in those games. Without a running threat from the Eagles, Arizona is going to concentrate on the passing attack of McNabb. In the air, McNabb has completed only 58.4% of his passes on the road this season and he has managed to get that done on 6.1 yards per pass attempt which is not all that great. He does not have a deep threat WR despite the emergence of Desean Jackson (who has mostly played well at home this season). Well the Cardinals defense that struggled against the pass all season has allowed their last three opponent QB's to complete only 57.3% of their passes for only 5.4 yards per pass attempt and the reason they have been winning games is because the secondary has tightened things up big time and they have not allowed any huge pass completions in the post-season. McNabb has pretty good pass protection and that has been the case all season as he has been sacked only 18 times in 10 road games on the year but this is more about the Arizona pass rush who are a bit different looking than the Giants pass rush and who have 6 sacks in their last three games. I just wanted to let you know that if you are betting on Donovan McNabb in this game, YOU ARE BETTING ON A QB WITH A QB RATING OF ONLY 70.9 ON THE ROAD THIS SEASON. Even scarier than that is the fact that the last three QB's Arizona's defense faced have a combined QB Rating of 54.3 in those games and that makes the Cardinals one hell of a hot defense to go up against right now. What I don't like about McNabb here is that he threw most of his INT's away from home this season and if the Cardinals can get some pressure up front, they are going to force McNabb into some big time mistakes. This secondary is playing lights out right now as they are coming off a 5 interception performance against Carolina and now have 9 interceptions in their last three games. WOW! The Eagles have been good when it comes to holding onto the ball this season and that's important but despite losing only 6 fumbles in 10 away game this season, they have to go up against an Arizona defense that is all of a sudden aggressive when they tackle as they have forced 5 fumbles in their last three games and have managed to recover 3 of those fumbles which means they have a chance to make some big plays in this game. Philadelphia is converting only 36.1% of their third down chances away from home this season and the Arizona Cardinals defense has allowed their last three opponents to convert only 31.4% of their down chances in those games. What big concern and it has almost cost them in their two playoff games is the fact that Philadelphia is scoring touchdowns only 33.3% of the time once inside the RedZone on the road this season. Arizona has allowed their last three opponents to score touchdowns 70.0% of the time from inside the RedZone but it won't matter if the Eagles can't even get down there and it won't matter if Arizona already has the lead. When you play against the Eagles you always have to watch out for their punt and kickoff return units because they do have some big returns this season. We have all heard about Arizona and how they are a huge third quarter offensive team as of late but most of that is because of their defense (nobody ever talks about them) as the Cardinals have allowed a grand total of 0 points in their last three third quarters (three games) and that has been huge for this team if they have the lead at halftime or if they are within stricking distance of their opponent. I think the Cardinals lacked confidence on defense all season and now that they have it, watch out for this team guys, they are out for blood and they are gonna get it. DEEEEEEEFENSE!
The Arizona Cardinals were dead in the water a few weeks and a few months back and I can guarantee right now that not a single person picked them to make it this far in the 2009 NFL Playoffs. I am talking about people joining pools once the playoff teams had been decided. I would be shocked if more than 1 or 2 serious people had Arizona playing for the Super Bowl let alone winning the Super Bowl in the end. Well this team is now one game away from achieving that goal and after hosting their first ever home playoff game, the Cardinals get to host another home game and this time it's for a trip to the biggest dances of all. So I made the mistake of going against Arizona in the Wildcard round when I took Atlanta but I learned from that mistake and understood that there was something special about this team when they went to Carolina (who had not lost at home all season) and beat the Panthers. Safe enough to say I was on the Cardinals in that game and I will not hesitate to bet them again, this time as a home underdog with one of the most ridiculous lines I have seen in a very long time. What everyone wants to know right now is if WR Anquan Boldin is good to go on Sunday and the answer is...maybe, maybe not. Regardless, the Cardinals have done well with and without Boldin and despite how good he is, they have other guys who can make big plays and this team has really come together the last few weeks and made things happen. Why in the world would you go against these guys at home? Kurt Warner, of all QB's, knows a thing or two about playing in and winning playoff games so you have your QB. Then you have a RB who deserves and has always wanted a Super Bowl ring and who all of a sudden is a big time playmaker after barely playing all season, then you have a very good an underrated WR corps combined with a defense that is playing their best football of the season. At home this season, Arizona went 6-3 ATS and they had some pretty big wins going 7-2 SU. The only teams to come to Phoenix and win games were the Giants and the Vikings and despite both teams losing to Minnesota this post-season, I think home wins over Miami, Dallas, Buffalo, San Francisco, St. Louis, Seattle and Atlanta (in the playoffs) is good enough to convince me this team knows a thing or two about playing at home and winning games. This stadium is just rocking and the Cardinals are not losing a playoff game in this place, trust me on that. Arizona comes into this game averaging a whopping 32.3 points per game in their last three games and they have managed to get that done by also averaging 391.3 total yards of offense per game and averaging 6.1 yards per play in those games...now that is some offense (a lot of it because of their defense).This high powered offense is going to have a chance in this game because even though the Eagles defense has been very good this season, they have allowed 19.6 points per game on the road this season and in those games have allowed 277.3 total yards of offense per game and 4.6 yards per play. That's actually pretty damn good but it's not as good as they have been at home and I have always said that once this team runs into an offense that is clicking on all cylinders, they are going to be in trouble. The Eagles has to be tired right now and I don't think they have what it takes to shut down yet another high scoring offense playing at home (three times is almost impossible in one season and it's not happening two years in a row like the Giants last season). On the ground, RB Edgerrin James is back and he wants a Super Bowl ring more than anything right now which is probably why the team has rushed for 114.0 rushing yards per game in their last three games and they have averaged 3.8 yards per carry in those games. Now that the Cardinals have a decent threat on the ground to compliment their passing attack, I don't think there is any stopping these guys and this is now the most dangerous team left in the playoffs only because we have been waiting for them to play like this for quite some time now and just now have they realized what they can do with the talent they have on their sidelines. One of the reasons both the Eagles and Cardinals have been succesful in the playoffs is because they have taken early leads and never looked back scoring a bunch of points in the first half. Philadelphia has scored 17.6 points per first half in their last three games which is usually good enough to beat anyone in this league as long as you have half a defense to go along with it but the Arizona Cardinals have one upped them and have scored 18.3 points per first half in their last three games and like I said before, I think if Arizona can be close at the half and if they can have some kind of lead, they are going to win this game outright. Along with allowing 0 points in their last three third quarters, the Cardinals have scored 10.3 points of their own and again that has kept them in games. By now hopefully you understand the momentum this team carries because they are on fire, they have a few guys on this team who know a thing or two about winning and playing in Super Bowls and things are finally coming together for them. That's the beauty of this league and the CARDINALS ARE GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL!
Who the hell ever expected these two teams to be here playing for the NFC Championship Game a few months back. What happened to teams like the Bears, the Giants, the Vikings, the Cowboys and the list goes on of teams that were predicted to be in this game ahead of both Philadelphia and Arizona but what can you do? This is why the NFL is the best professional sports league in the world because things are so unpredictable year in and year out and anything can happen. These two teams already met once this season and it wasn't pretty. Arizona got blown out of the water in that game and believe me when I say that the team you saw back on November 27 in that 48-20 loss to the Eagles, is not the same team you saw walk into Carolina last week and beat the Panthers by 20 points. You have two very experienced QB's who have both been in some huge games and I actually think home field advantage is going to be huge in this game because of the wear and tear Wildcard teams usually have to endure. Philadelphia has always been one of the best road teams to bet on ATS wise and they are great against good home opponents and even better in playoff road games. So based on ATS stats only, they are the play here. However, Arizona is turning into a little cash money machine themselves now, going 5-0 ATS in their last five games played in the month of January and they have covered the spread in 7 of their last 10 road games. The Eagles have pretty much dominated these guys the last little while but things are changing. As much as I want to see McNabb succeed sometimes, the Cardinals are the hotter team right now and home field advantage is going to make all the difference in the world here. SEE YOU NEXT SUNDAY KURT, YOU EARNED IT!
Trend of the Game: Arizona is 7-3 ATS in their last 10 home games.
Arizona 27, Philadelphia 24
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I will post the Baltimore-Pittsburgh writeup a little bit later...good luck to all on this game.
MistaFlava's 2008 NFL Record: 46-31-3 ATS (+328.00 Units)
Another great NFL Playoff Weekend for me. We are down to only three football games left until next September and it's time to make the best of them. I wish I could say I did as well in college football as I did in the NFL but that was not the case. Having said that, I expect some big profits in the next few months heading into March Madness and hope everyone has enjoyed reading my writeups for the NFL. I am heading into the CBB, NBA and MLB seasons with a full head of steam and things have really turned around for me the last few weeks. The NFL Playoffs have always been huge for me and I have always done well. I went 10-1 ATS in the 2005 NFL Playoffs and have never looked back since. Good Luck to all this weekend and let's win some money guys!
The goal for the playoffs is to hit 70% of my plays or hit the 50 Unit mark.
1 Unit = $100
Week 1: 2-1 ATS (+9.50 Units)
Week 2: 1-3-1 ATS (-12.00 Units)
Week 3: ---No Plays---
Week 4: 3-2 ATS (+68.50 Units)
Week 5: 5-1 ATS (+44.00 Units)
Week 6: ---No Plays---
Week 7: 2-0 ATS (+35.00 Units)
Week 8: 3-2-1 ATS (+43.00 Units)
Week 9: ---No Plays---
Week 10: ---No Plays---
Week 11: 3-4 ATS (+15.00 Units)
Week 12: 4-4 ATS (-10.00 Units)
Week 13: 6-3 ATS (+28.00 Units)
Week 14: 3-2 ATS (+13.50 Units)
Week 15: 3-2-1 ATS (+34.00 Units)
Week 16: 5-4 ATS (+24.50 Units)
Week 17: ---No Plays---
Wildcard: 3-1 ATS (+17.50 Units)
Divisional: 3-1 ATS (+17.50 Units)
Championship: Pending
You can tail, you can fade or you can just watch. I can handle criticism, I am who I am and it's time to get back to a winning week. Good Luck to all this week!
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Sunday, January 18
NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
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NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
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The Philadelphia Eagles have made me some cash money this season and the fact that they are 12-6 ATS right now means that they have made more people money than not. So this is the big game. Can Donovan McNabb and Andy Reid make it back to the Super Bowl without a big name receiver like Terrell Owens (that Super Bowl loss was the last time this team even made the playoffs). Think of how much these guys have been through since the T.O. days and think of the pressure both McNabb and Reid have been under from the fans and the media. With the Philadelphia Phillies finally bringing a major sports championship back to the city of Philadelphia this past fall, the pressure has somewhat diminished but not really and this is the last chance if you ask me for both Reid and McNabb, who unless they win the Super Bowl this time around, will not both be back next season. Having said that the Eagles have looked like a team on a mission this post-season winning twice on the road as a Wildcard team with wins in Minnesota against the Vikings and in New York against the Giants. We all expect this to be some sort of a shootout and it wouldn't surprise me if the game was low scoring either but the Eagles have both the offense and the defense for both a shootout or for a low scoring affaire. I have been saying it for quite some time now that despite playing well on the road this season, if you are going to go against the Eagles at all, doing it when they are on the road is best because they went 6-2 ATS at home this season and knocked the crap out of most opponents they faced. No matter how well they have played away from home as of late, you cannot forget their road losses in Chicago (#16 defense in the NFL), Dallas (#20 defense in the NFL), the tie in Cincinnati (#19 defense in the NFL) and the blowout loss in Baltimore (#3 defense in the NFL). None of those teams apart from the Ravens are that great defensively so it's not a concern to me that Arizona ranked #28 in defense this past season because right now they are #4 in the playoffs. Philadelphia comes into this game playing some of their best football in ages but hold on a second here. If you are going to beat Arizona and their offense you better score some points. Well here is the problem for the Eagles. They come into this averaging only 21.5 points per game away from home this season and in those games they managed to average only 330.8 total yards of offense per game and only 5.1 yards per play in those games. That would normally be enough to get around this Arizona defense because they have sucked all season but the last three games have been the best ever for this Cards defense as they have allowed only 19.3 points per game in those games and have allowed only 283.0 total yards of offense per game and 4.6 yards per play. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? IS THIS THE CARDS DEFENSE THAT RANKED #28 THIS PAST SEASON? On the ground, RB Brian Westbrook has not done the job needed to win a Super Bowl. The Eagles, despite the strong passing game, have averaged only 84.2 rushing yards per away game this season and have done that on only 3.5 yards per carry in those games. The one thing Arizona has been able to do all season at home is stop the run and they have really mastered it in their last three games as they have allowed only 74.0 rushing yards per game in their last three games and they have allowed only 3.3 yards per carry in those games. Without a running threat from the Eagles, Arizona is going to concentrate on the passing attack of McNabb. In the air, McNabb has completed only 58.4% of his passes on the road this season and he has managed to get that done on 6.1 yards per pass attempt which is not all that great. He does not have a deep threat WR despite the emergence of Desean Jackson (who has mostly played well at home this season). Well the Cardinals defense that struggled against the pass all season has allowed their last three opponent QB's to complete only 57.3% of their passes for only 5.4 yards per pass attempt and the reason they have been winning games is because the secondary has tightened things up big time and they have not allowed any huge pass completions in the post-season. McNabb has pretty good pass protection and that has been the case all season as he has been sacked only 18 times in 10 road games on the year but this is more about the Arizona pass rush who are a bit different looking than the Giants pass rush and who have 6 sacks in their last three games. I just wanted to let you know that if you are betting on Donovan McNabb in this game, YOU ARE BETTING ON A QB WITH A QB RATING OF ONLY 70.9 ON THE ROAD THIS SEASON. Even scarier than that is the fact that the last three QB's Arizona's defense faced have a combined QB Rating of 54.3 in those games and that makes the Cardinals one hell of a hot defense to go up against right now. What I don't like about McNabb here is that he threw most of his INT's away from home this season and if the Cardinals can get some pressure up front, they are going to force McNabb into some big time mistakes. This secondary is playing lights out right now as they are coming off a 5 interception performance against Carolina and now have 9 interceptions in their last three games. WOW! The Eagles have been good when it comes to holding onto the ball this season and that's important but despite losing only 6 fumbles in 10 away game this season, they have to go up against an Arizona defense that is all of a sudden aggressive when they tackle as they have forced 5 fumbles in their last three games and have managed to recover 3 of those fumbles which means they have a chance to make some big plays in this game. Philadelphia is converting only 36.1% of their third down chances away from home this season and the Arizona Cardinals defense has allowed their last three opponents to convert only 31.4% of their down chances in those games. What big concern and it has almost cost them in their two playoff games is the fact that Philadelphia is scoring touchdowns only 33.3% of the time once inside the RedZone on the road this season. Arizona has allowed their last three opponents to score touchdowns 70.0% of the time from inside the RedZone but it won't matter if the Eagles can't even get down there and it won't matter if Arizona already has the lead. When you play against the Eagles you always have to watch out for their punt and kickoff return units because they do have some big returns this season. We have all heard about Arizona and how they are a huge third quarter offensive team as of late but most of that is because of their defense (nobody ever talks about them) as the Cardinals have allowed a grand total of 0 points in their last three third quarters (three games) and that has been huge for this team if they have the lead at halftime or if they are within stricking distance of their opponent. I think the Cardinals lacked confidence on defense all season and now that they have it, watch out for this team guys, they are out for blood and they are gonna get it. DEEEEEEEFENSE!
The Arizona Cardinals were dead in the water a few weeks and a few months back and I can guarantee right now that not a single person picked them to make it this far in the 2009 NFL Playoffs. I am talking about people joining pools once the playoff teams had been decided. I would be shocked if more than 1 or 2 serious people had Arizona playing for the Super Bowl let alone winning the Super Bowl in the end. Well this team is now one game away from achieving that goal and after hosting their first ever home playoff game, the Cardinals get to host another home game and this time it's for a trip to the biggest dances of all. So I made the mistake of going against Arizona in the Wildcard round when I took Atlanta but I learned from that mistake and understood that there was something special about this team when they went to Carolina (who had not lost at home all season) and beat the Panthers. Safe enough to say I was on the Cardinals in that game and I will not hesitate to bet them again, this time as a home underdog with one of the most ridiculous lines I have seen in a very long time. What everyone wants to know right now is if WR Anquan Boldin is good to go on Sunday and the answer is...maybe, maybe not. Regardless, the Cardinals have done well with and without Boldin and despite how good he is, they have other guys who can make big plays and this team has really come together the last few weeks and made things happen. Why in the world would you go against these guys at home? Kurt Warner, of all QB's, knows a thing or two about playing in and winning playoff games so you have your QB. Then you have a RB who deserves and has always wanted a Super Bowl ring and who all of a sudden is a big time playmaker after barely playing all season, then you have a very good an underrated WR corps combined with a defense that is playing their best football of the season. At home this season, Arizona went 6-3 ATS and they had some pretty big wins going 7-2 SU. The only teams to come to Phoenix and win games were the Giants and the Vikings and despite both teams losing to Minnesota this post-season, I think home wins over Miami, Dallas, Buffalo, San Francisco, St. Louis, Seattle and Atlanta (in the playoffs) is good enough to convince me this team knows a thing or two about playing at home and winning games. This stadium is just rocking and the Cardinals are not losing a playoff game in this place, trust me on that. Arizona comes into this game averaging a whopping 32.3 points per game in their last three games and they have managed to get that done by also averaging 391.3 total yards of offense per game and averaging 6.1 yards per play in those games...now that is some offense (a lot of it because of their defense).This high powered offense is going to have a chance in this game because even though the Eagles defense has been very good this season, they have allowed 19.6 points per game on the road this season and in those games have allowed 277.3 total yards of offense per game and 4.6 yards per play. That's actually pretty damn good but it's not as good as they have been at home and I have always said that once this team runs into an offense that is clicking on all cylinders, they are going to be in trouble. The Eagles has to be tired right now and I don't think they have what it takes to shut down yet another high scoring offense playing at home (three times is almost impossible in one season and it's not happening two years in a row like the Giants last season). On the ground, RB Edgerrin James is back and he wants a Super Bowl ring more than anything right now which is probably why the team has rushed for 114.0 rushing yards per game in their last three games and they have averaged 3.8 yards per carry in those games. Now that the Cardinals have a decent threat on the ground to compliment their passing attack, I don't think there is any stopping these guys and this is now the most dangerous team left in the playoffs only because we have been waiting for them to play like this for quite some time now and just now have they realized what they can do with the talent they have on their sidelines. One of the reasons both the Eagles and Cardinals have been succesful in the playoffs is because they have taken early leads and never looked back scoring a bunch of points in the first half. Philadelphia has scored 17.6 points per first half in their last three games which is usually good enough to beat anyone in this league as long as you have half a defense to go along with it but the Arizona Cardinals have one upped them and have scored 18.3 points per first half in their last three games and like I said before, I think if Arizona can be close at the half and if they can have some kind of lead, they are going to win this game outright. Along with allowing 0 points in their last three third quarters, the Cardinals have scored 10.3 points of their own and again that has kept them in games. By now hopefully you understand the momentum this team carries because they are on fire, they have a few guys on this team who know a thing or two about winning and playing in Super Bowls and things are finally coming together for them. That's the beauty of this league and the CARDINALS ARE GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL!
Who the hell ever expected these two teams to be here playing for the NFC Championship Game a few months back. What happened to teams like the Bears, the Giants, the Vikings, the Cowboys and the list goes on of teams that were predicted to be in this game ahead of both Philadelphia and Arizona but what can you do? This is why the NFL is the best professional sports league in the world because things are so unpredictable year in and year out and anything can happen. These two teams already met once this season and it wasn't pretty. Arizona got blown out of the water in that game and believe me when I say that the team you saw back on November 27 in that 48-20 loss to the Eagles, is not the same team you saw walk into Carolina last week and beat the Panthers by 20 points. You have two very experienced QB's who have both been in some huge games and I actually think home field advantage is going to be huge in this game because of the wear and tear Wildcard teams usually have to endure. Philadelphia has always been one of the best road teams to bet on ATS wise and they are great against good home opponents and even better in playoff road games. So based on ATS stats only, they are the play here. However, Arizona is turning into a little cash money machine themselves now, going 5-0 ATS in their last five games played in the month of January and they have covered the spread in 7 of their last 10 road games. The Eagles have pretty much dominated these guys the last little while but things are changing. As much as I want to see McNabb succeed sometimes, the Cardinals are the hotter team right now and home field advantage is going to make all the difference in the world here. SEE YOU NEXT SUNDAY KURT, YOU EARNED IT!
Trend of the Game: Arizona is 7-3 ATS in their last 10 home games.
Arizona 27, Philadelphia 24
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I will post the Baltimore-Pittsburgh writeup a little bit later...good luck to all on this game.
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