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A trip to the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans will be up for grabs on Sunday when the NFL Conference Championship Games take place in Atlanta and New England.
NFL Picks at SM Picks previews both games, starting with the San Francisco 49ers and the Atlanta Falcons clashing in the NFC Championship Game at the Georgia Dome (3 pm ET, FOX).
NFL Odds have the 49ers as a 4-point favorite and the over/under total at 48.5.
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Both the 49ers and the Falcons have been getting progressively better over the past few seasons and both see themselves as deserving of a berth in the Super Bowl.
The 49ers beat the Green Bay Packers 45-31 in an NFC divisional round game last weekend and covered as a 3-point home favorite. Atlanta beat the Seattle Seahawks 30-28 in the other NFC playoff game on Sunday but failed to cover the spread as a 2.5-point home favorite.
Next up, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots take on Ray Lewis the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium (6:30 pm ET, CBS).
NFL Betting Odds have the Patriots as a 9-point favorite and the over/under total at 51.
The Ravens upset Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos with a 38-35 overtime win in their AFC divisional round game last Saturday, cashing as a 9-point road underdog, while New England beat the Houston Texans 41-28 in their AFC divisional matchup on Sunday and covered as a 9.5-point favorite.
This is a rematch of last year’s AFC title game, won 23-20 by the Pats. Baltimore won 31-30 when the teams met on Sept. 23 this season but Ravens failed to cover the spread as a 2-point home favorite.
A trip to the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 in New Orleans will be up for grabs on Sunday when the NFL Conference Championship Games take place in Atlanta and New England.
NFL Picks at SM Picks previews both games, starting with the San Francisco 49ers and the Atlanta Falcons clashing in the NFC Championship Game at the Georgia Dome (3 pm ET, FOX).
NFL Odds have the 49ers as a 4-point favorite and the over/under total at 48.5.
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Both the 49ers and the Falcons have been getting progressively better over the past few seasons and both see themselves as deserving of a berth in the Super Bowl.
The 49ers beat the Green Bay Packers 45-31 in an NFC divisional round game last weekend and covered as a 3-point home favorite. Atlanta beat the Seattle Seahawks 30-28 in the other NFC playoff game on Sunday but failed to cover the spread as a 2.5-point home favorite.
Next up, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots take on Ray Lewis the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium (6:30 pm ET, CBS).
NFL Betting Odds have the Patriots as a 9-point favorite and the over/under total at 51.
The Ravens upset Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos with a 38-35 overtime win in their AFC divisional round game last Saturday, cashing as a 9-point road underdog, while New England beat the Houston Texans 41-28 in their AFC divisional matchup on Sunday and covered as a 9.5-point favorite.
This is a rematch of last year’s AFC title game, won 23-20 by the Pats. Baltimore won 31-30 when the teams met on Sept. 23 this season but Ravens failed to cover the spread as a 2-point home favorite.
NFL Playoffs Picks: Seattle Seahawks and the Atlanta Falcons vs Houston Texans vs New England Patriots
The Seattle Seahawks and the Atlanta Falcons meet Sunday in an NFC divisional round playoff game at the Georgia Dome, the first of two playoff games on the day (1 pm ET, FOX).
NFL Football Picks have the Falcons as a 3-point favorite and the over/under total at 46.
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Seattle beat the Washington Redskins 24-14 last Sunday in a Wildcard game and covered as a 3-point road favorite. Atlanta had a bye during the first round. IN their last regular season game, the Falcons lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 22-17 and failed to cover as a 2.5-point favorite.
Head to head, the teams met last season, when Atlanta won 30-28 and cashed as a 6-point road favorite.
And on Sunday afternoon, the Houston Texans take on Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in an AFC Divisional round game at Gillette Stadium (4:30 pm ET, CBS).
NFL Odds have the Patriots as a 10-point favorite and the over/under total at 48.
The Texans got past the Cincinnati Bengals 19-13 in a Wildcard game last weekend and covered as a 3.5-point home favorite, while the Pats, who had a bye last week, won their last regular season game 28-0 against the Miami Dolphins on Dec. 30, covering as an 11.5-point home favorite.
You don’t have to go too far back to find the teams’ last meeting. Last month, the Patriots beat the Texans 42-14 and covered as a 5-point favorite. The score was over the over/under total of 50. New England has won three of the past four meetings between the teams going back to 2003.
NFL Picks: Big Betting Matchups This Weekend
NFL Picks at SM Picks sets up a pair of Wildcard playoff matchups on the first day of Wildcard Weekend, starting with the Cincinnati Bengals and the Houston Texans meeting on Saturday at Reliant Stadium (4:30 pm ET, NBC).
NFL Odds have the Texans as a 4.5-point favorite while the total is at 43.
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Houston is 4-3 SU and 5-2 ATS in the past seven head-to-head meetings. Interestingly, this is the first meeting since last season’s Wildcard round. The Texans won the first playoff game in the franchise’s history when it beat Cincinnati 31-10 on Jan. 7 and cashed as a 4-point home favorite. The score was over the total of 38.
Last Sunday, the Bengals beat the AFC North division rival Baltimore Ravens 23-17 on Sunday and covered the spread as 5-point home favorites, while Houston lost 28-16 against the Indianapolis Colts and failed to cover the 6.5-point spread as road favorites.
NFL Betting trends show that Cincinnati is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games on the road, and Houston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home.
And then NFC North division rivals the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers meet Saturday evening at Lambeau Field (8 pm ET, NBC).
NFL Betting Odds have the Packers as a 9-point favorite and the over/under total at 46.
These teams are all too familiar with one another, as this will be the second meeting in the past week.
In the regular-season finale on Sunday, Minnesota won 37-34 and covered as a 3-point home underdog.
Green Bay is 8-2 SU and 6-4 ATS in the past 10 head-to-head meetings, and the Packers won the first meeting this season 23-14 on Dec. 2, cashing as a 7-point home favorite.
NFL Betting at SM Picks sets up the Sunday Night Football and Monday Night Football matchups in Week 14 of the NFL season, starting with NFC North rivals the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers meeting on Sunday at Lambeau Field (8:20 pm ET, NBC).
NFL Odds have the Packers as a 7-point favorite and the over/under total at 51.
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Green Bay has pretty much dominated the recent head-to-head series, going 9-1 SU and 7-3 ATS in the past 10 meetings. This is the second meeting of the season. The Packers won 24-20 on Nov. 18 and cashed as a 3-point road favorite. The score was under the total of 53.
Detroit (4-8 SU, 4-7-1 ATS) lost 35-33 to the Indianapolis Colts last Sunday and failed to cover the 7-point spread as home favorites, and Green Bay (8-4 SU, 6-6 ATS) beat the Minnesota Vikings 23-14 and cashed as a 7-point home favorite.
And Monday Night Football features two AFC division leaders as the Houston Texans and the New England Patriots meet at Gillette Stadium (8:30 pm ET, ESPN).
NFL Lines have the Patriots as a 4-point favorite and the over/under total at 51.
Both teams are on fire heading into the stretch drive, as Houston (11-1 SU, 8-4 ATS, 1st place, AFC South) has won 6 straight games and New England (9-3 straight up, 7-4-1 ATS, 1st AFC East) also has won six in a row.
The Pats are 2-1 SU and ATS in the past three head-to-head meetings.
Houston was a 24-10 winner against AFC South rival the Tennessee Titans on Sunday and covered as a 7-point road favorite. New England beat AFC East rival Miami Dolphins 23-16 on the road, with the score a push as the Pats were 7-point favorites.
NFL Picks at SM Picks sets up the three Thanksgiving Day NFL games, starting with the Houston Texans and the Detroit Lions meeting on Thursday at Ford Field (12:30 pm ET, CBS).
NFL Odds have the Texans as a 3-point favorite and the over/under total is at 50.
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Last Sunday, Houston QB Matt Schaub lit up Jacksonville Jaguars, throwing for 527 yards and 5 TD passes in a 43-37 win. But the Texans failed to cover as a 15-point home favorite.
Detroit lost 24-20 to the Green Bay Packers and fell short of covering as a 3-point home underdog.
Next up, NFC East divisional rivals the Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys clash at Cowboys Stadium (4:15 pm ET, FOX).
NFL Football Picks have the Cowboys as 3-point favorites and the over/under total is at 48.
Head to head, Dallas is 6-1 SU in the last 7 meetings.
Washington beat NFC East division rival Philadelphia Eagles 31-6 on Sunday and covered as a 3.5-point home favorite, while the Cowboys beat the Cleveland Browns 23-20, but failed to cash as a 7-point home favorite.
And finally, the New England Patriots and the New York Jets meet in an AFC East battle at MetLife Stadium (8:20 pm ET, NBC).
The Patriots are a 7-point road favorite while the over/under total is at 48.
Head to head, the Pats are 6-4 straight up and each team is 5-5 ATS in the past 10 meetings.
New England blew out the Indianapolis Colts by a score of 59-24 on Sunday and cashed as a 10-point home favorite. New York beat the St. Louis Rams 27-13 on Sunday and covered as a 3.5-point road underdog.
College Football Picks at SM Picks sets up some top NCAAF Betting matchups this weekend, starting with the Iowa Hawkeyes and the No. 21 Michigan Wolverines meeting on Saturday at Michigan Stadium (12 pm ET, ESPN).
Michigan is a 17-point favorite and the over/under total is 47 in NCAAF Odds.
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Iowa (4-6 SU and 2-7-1 ATS) lost its fourth straight last week, 27-24 to the Purdue Boilermakers and failed to cover as a 5-point home favorite. Michigan (7-3 SU and 4-6 ATS) won 38-31 against the Northwestern Wildcats but fell short of covering as an 8.5-point home favorite.
Head to head, both teams are 5-5 SU in the past 10 meetings, and the Hawkeyes are 6-4 ATS over that span, and won 24-16 last season.
Next, the Mississippi Rebels and the No. 7 LSU Tigers battle at Tiger Stadium (3:30 pm ET, CBS).
NCAAF Odds have LSU as a 19-point favorite, with the over/under total at 49.
Mississippi (5-5 SU and 7-3 ATS) lost 27-26 to the Vanderbilt Commodores on Saturday and failed to cover as a 2.5-point favorite, while LSU (8-2 SU, 5-5 ATS) beat the Mississippi State Bulldogs 37-17 on Saturday, covering as a 14.5-point favorite.
LSU is 8-2 SU in the past 10 meetings, while the Bulldogs are 7-3 against the spread in those games.
And in the PAC-12, a Top 25 matchup pits the No. 18 USC Trojans against the No. 17 UCLA Bruins on Saturday at the Rose Bowl (3 pm ET, FOX).
USC is a 3-point favorite and the over/under total is 63 in NCAAF Lines.
USC (7-3 SU, 3-7 ATS) beat the Arizona State Sun Devils 38-17 and covered as a 10-point home favorite, while UCLA (8-2 SU, 6-4 ATS) beat the Washington State Cougars 44-36 and failed to cover as a 16.5-point road favorite.
NFL Picks at SM Picks sets up a pair of primetime NFL Betting matchups this week, starting with Sunday Night Football when the Houston Texans and the red-hot Chicago Bears clash at Soldier Field (8:30 pm ET, NBC).
NFL Odds have the Bears as a 1-point favorite and the over/under total at 41.
The teams have met just twice in the past eight years and the Texans have won and covered the spread both games. They last met in 2008, when Houston won 31-24 and cashed as a 3-point home favorite.
Last weekend, the Texans (7-1 SU and 6-2 ATS) beat Buffalo Bills 21-9 and managed to cover as an 11.5-point home favorite, while Chicago (7-1 straight up and 5-2-1 against the spread) blew out the Tennessee Titans 51-20 last Sunday and easily covered as a 4.5-point road favorite.
The next night, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Pittsburgh Steelers square off on Monday Night Football at Heinz Field (8:30 pm ET, ESPN).
NFL Football Odds have the Steelers as a 12-point favorite and the over/under total at 42.
Head to head, the Steelers are 5-4 straight up and each team is 4-4-1 against the spread in the past nine meetings. Pittsburgh won 13-9 when the teams last met in November last season, but came nowhere near covering as a 1-point road favorite.
The Chiefs (1-7 SU, 2-6 ATS) were beaten 31-13 by the San Diego Chargers and failed to cover as a 7.5-point road underdog, while the Steelers (5-3 SU, 4-4 ATS) beat the New York Giants 24-20 and cashed as a 3.5-point road underdog.
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NCAAF Picks at SM Picks sets up the NCAAF Betting matchups this weekend, starting with the No. 11 Oregon State Beavers and the No. 14 Stanford Cardinal clashing in a PAC-12 Conference battle on Saturday at Stanford Stadium (3 pm ET, FOX).
NCAAF Odds have the Cardinal as a 5-point favorite and the over/under total at 45
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Head to head, Oregon State is 6-4 SU and both teams are 5-5 ATS in the past 10 meetings. The Cardinal won the last meeting 38-13 on Nov. 5 last season. Stanford cashed as a 20-point road favorite and the score was under the total of 60.
Oregon State won 36-26 against the Arizona State Sun Devils last week and covered the 3.5-point spread as home favorites. Stanford pounded the Colorado Buffaloes 48-0 last Saturday and covered as a 27.5-point favorite.
NCAAF Betting trends show that Oregon State (7-1 SU, 6-2 ATS) is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games overall, and is 17-7-1 ATS in its last 25 games on the road. Stanford (7-2 SU and 5-4 ATS) is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home, and is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games overall.
Next, the No. 15 Texas A&M Aggies take on the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide in an SEC clash on Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium (3 pm ET, CBS).
College Football Odds have the Crimson Tide as a 14-point favorite and the over/under total at 56.
There have been no recent head-to-head meetings between Texas A&M and Alabama.
Texas A&M (7-2 SU, 5-4 ATS) beat the Mississippi State Bulldogs 38-13 and covered as a 6.5-point road favorite in its last game. Alabama (9-0 SU, 5-4 ATS) beat the LSU Tigers 21-17 but failed to cover as a 7.5-point road favorite.
NCAAF Picks at SM Picks sets up some Top College Football Betting matchups this weekend, starting with the No. 12 Oklahoma Sooners and the Iowa State Cyclones meeting in a Big 12 Conference battle on Saturday at Jack Trice Stadium (12 pm ET, ABC).
NCAAF Odds have the Sooners as an 11-point favorite, while the over/under total is at 53.
When the teams last met on Nov. 26 last season, Oklahoma continued its dominance over the Cyclones, winning its ninth straight meeting by a score of 26-6, although the Sooners failed to cover the spread as a 29-point home favorite.
Oklahoma (5-2 SU and 4-3 ATS) fell four spots in the National Rankings with a 30-13 loss to the red-hot Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday, failing to cover as an 11.5-point home favorite. Iowa State (5-3 SU, 4-4 ATS) beat the Baylor Bears 35-21 on Saturday, cashing as a 2.5-point favorite
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The No. 16 Texas A&M Aggies and the No. 15 Mississippi State Bulldogs square off on Saturday in SEC action at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field (12 pm ET, ESPN).
The Aggies are a 7-point favorite in College Football Odds and the over/under total is 60.
Texas A&M is 6-2 SU and 4-4 ATS and Mississippi State is 7-1 straight up and 5-3 against the spread.
And the Temple Owls and the No. 10 Louisville Cardinals meet in a Big East battle at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium (12 pm ET, ABC).
The Cardinals are a 15-point favorite.
The No. 23 Texas Tech Red Raiders take on Big 12 Conference rival the No. 23 Texas Longhorns on Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium (3:30 pm ET, ABC/ESPN2), with Texas Tech 7-point favorites.
And finally, the No. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish face the Pittsburgh Panthers on Saturday at Notre Dame Stadium (3:30 pm ET, NBC).
NCAAF Betting Odds have the Irish as a 17-point home favorite.
