The NCAA Football season has wrapped up so for the next few weeks the focus is on pro pigskin. The Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs take place this weekend and we?ve got all four games covered, as well as some NBA action. On Saturday, the Baltimore Ravens take on the Tennessee Titans, and the Arizona Cardinals battle the Carolina Panthers. On Sunday, NFC East rivals Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants meet at Giants Stadium, and the final matchup has the San Diego Chargers facing the Pittsburgh Steelers in Pittsburgh. In the NBA, the East?s two best teams clash when the Cleveland Cavaliers host the Boston Celtics on Friday. In Hot Props, make an early bet on Super Bowl XLIII.
TRIVIA:
How many touchdowns did Philadelphia Eagles QB Donovan McNabb score in the Eagles' 2001-02 Divisional Playoff game against the Chicago Bears?
1. 2
2. 3
3. 1
4. 4
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NFL:
Saturday
BALTIMORE RAVENS @ TENNESSEE TITANS
4:30 pm ET, CBS
The Baltimore Ravens take on the Tennessee Titans in an AFC playoff matchup at LP Field on Saturday.
Baltimore went 11-5 SU and 12-4 this season and beat Miami Dolphins 27-9 in a Wild Card game Saturday. Tennessee was 13-3 SU and 12-3-1 ATS and had a bye last week.
Baltimore is 6-4 SU and 5-5 ATS in the past 10 meetings with Tennessee. The Titans won the last meeting 13-10 as 1-point road underdogs on Oct. 5 this season.
betED Line: Titans (-3)(-110) Total: 35
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Saturday
ARIZONA CARDINALS @ CAROLINA PANTHERS
8:15 pm ET, FOX
The Arizona Cardinals travel to the East Coast to battle the Carolina Panthers in NFL playoff action Saturday night.
Arizona went 9-7 SU and ATS this season, and beat the Atlanta Falcons 30-24 in the Wild Card round last Saturday. Carolina was 12-4 SU and 9-6-1 ATS this season and had a bye last week.
Carolina is 6-2 SU and 4-4 ATS over the past eight meetings. The teams last squared off on Oct. 26 this season, when the Panthers won 27-23 but failed to cover the 5.5-point home spread.
betED Line: Panthers (-10)(-110) Total: 48.5
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Sunday
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES @ NEW YORK GIANTS
1 pm ET, FOX
NFC East rivals Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants meet in a NFC Divisional playoff game on Sunday at Giants Stadium.
Philadelphia went 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS this season and beat Minnesota Vikings 26-14 in a Wild Card matchup Sunday. New York went 12-4 SU and ATS and had a bye last week.
The defending Super Bowl champion Giants are 6-4 SU and ATS over the past 10 clashes with the Eagles. The teams last met just four weeks ago, on Dec. 7, when the Eagles won 20-14 as 6.5-point road dogs.
betED Line: Giants (-4)(-110) Total: 40.5
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Sunday
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS @ PITTSBURGH STEELERS
4:45 pm ET, CBS
The final Divisional round matchup has the San Diego Chargers facing the Pittsburgh Steelers in Pittsburgh on Sunday.
San Diego was 8-8 SU and 7-8-1 ATS this season and beat the Indianapolis Colts 23-17 in the Wild Card round last week. Pittsburgh was 12-4 SU and 9-7 ATS and had a bye last week.
Pittsburgh has dominated the past seven meetings, going 6-1 SU and 5-2 ATS in that span. Pittsburgh edged San Diego 11-10 when the teams last met on Nov. 16 this season. The Steelers failed to cover the 4.5-point home spread.
betED Line: Steelers (-6)(-110) Total: 38
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NBA:
Friday
BOSTON CELTICS @ CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
8 pm ET, ESPN
The two top teams in the NBA?s Eastern Conference square off Friday as the suddenly slumping Boston Celtics visit the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The defending NBA champion Celtics have lost three straight and are 4-6 SU in their past 10. On Wednesday, Boston lost 89-85 to the Houston Rockets, snapping the Celtics? 13-game home winning streak.
Cleveland is 8-2 SU in its past 10, and a perfect 18-0 SU at home this season. In their last game, the Cavaliers shellacked the Charlotte Bobcats 111-81 at home on Wednesday.
betED Line: Cavaliers (-4)(-110) Total: 183
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Hot Props:
There are eight teams left in the running for Super Bowl XLIII, and betED.com has odds for all eight in NFL Futures betting.
Who will win the Super Bowl?
1. Arizona Cardinals +2500
2. Baltimore Ravens +700
3. Carolina Panthers +475
4. New York Giants +225
5. Philadelphia Eagles +750
6. Pittsburgh Steelers +400
7. San Diego Chargers +775
8. Tennessee Titans +450
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TRIVIA ANSWER:
2. 3
McNabb passed for two TDs and ran for another in the Eagles' 33-18 upset win over the NFC North champion Bears.
TRIVIA:
How many touchdowns did Philadelphia Eagles QB Donovan McNabb score in the Eagles' 2001-02 Divisional Playoff game against the Chicago Bears?
1. 2
2. 3
3. 1
4. 4
ANSWER AT BOTTOM
NFL:
Saturday
BALTIMORE RAVENS @ TENNESSEE TITANS
4:30 pm ET, CBS
The Baltimore Ravens take on the Tennessee Titans in an AFC playoff matchup at LP Field on Saturday.
Baltimore went 11-5 SU and 12-4 this season and beat Miami Dolphins 27-9 in a Wild Card game Saturday. Tennessee was 13-3 SU and 12-3-1 ATS and had a bye last week.
Baltimore is 6-4 SU and 5-5 ATS in the past 10 meetings with Tennessee. The Titans won the last meeting 13-10 as 1-point road underdogs on Oct. 5 this season.
betED Line: Titans (-3)(-110) Total: 35
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Saturday
ARIZONA CARDINALS @ CAROLINA PANTHERS
8:15 pm ET, FOX
The Arizona Cardinals travel to the East Coast to battle the Carolina Panthers in NFL playoff action Saturday night.
Arizona went 9-7 SU and ATS this season, and beat the Atlanta Falcons 30-24 in the Wild Card round last Saturday. Carolina was 12-4 SU and 9-6-1 ATS this season and had a bye last week.
Carolina is 6-2 SU and 4-4 ATS over the past eight meetings. The teams last squared off on Oct. 26 this season, when the Panthers won 27-23 but failed to cover the 5.5-point home spread.
betED Line: Panthers (-10)(-110) Total: 48.5
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Sunday
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES @ NEW YORK GIANTS
1 pm ET, FOX
NFC East rivals Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants meet in a NFC Divisional playoff game on Sunday at Giants Stadium.
Philadelphia went 9-6-1 SU and 10-6 ATS this season and beat Minnesota Vikings 26-14 in a Wild Card matchup Sunday. New York went 12-4 SU and ATS and had a bye last week.
The defending Super Bowl champion Giants are 6-4 SU and ATS over the past 10 clashes with the Eagles. The teams last met just four weeks ago, on Dec. 7, when the Eagles won 20-14 as 6.5-point road dogs.
betED Line: Giants (-4)(-110) Total: 40.5
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Sunday
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS @ PITTSBURGH STEELERS
4:45 pm ET, CBS
The final Divisional round matchup has the San Diego Chargers facing the Pittsburgh Steelers in Pittsburgh on Sunday.
San Diego was 8-8 SU and 7-8-1 ATS this season and beat the Indianapolis Colts 23-17 in the Wild Card round last week. Pittsburgh was 12-4 SU and 9-7 ATS and had a bye last week.
Pittsburgh has dominated the past seven meetings, going 6-1 SU and 5-2 ATS in that span. Pittsburgh edged San Diego 11-10 when the teams last met on Nov. 16 this season. The Steelers failed to cover the 4.5-point home spread.
betED Line: Steelers (-6)(-110) Total: 38
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NBA:
Friday
BOSTON CELTICS @ CLEVELAND CAVALIERS
8 pm ET, ESPN
The two top teams in the NBA?s Eastern Conference square off Friday as the suddenly slumping Boston Celtics visit the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The defending NBA champion Celtics have lost three straight and are 4-6 SU in their past 10. On Wednesday, Boston lost 89-85 to the Houston Rockets, snapping the Celtics? 13-game home winning streak.
Cleveland is 8-2 SU in its past 10, and a perfect 18-0 SU at home this season. In their last game, the Cavaliers shellacked the Charlotte Bobcats 111-81 at home on Wednesday.
betED Line: Cavaliers (-4)(-110) Total: 183
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Hot Props:
There are eight teams left in the running for Super Bowl XLIII, and betED.com has odds for all eight in NFL Futures betting.
Who will win the Super Bowl?
1. Arizona Cardinals +2500
2. Baltimore Ravens +700
3. Carolina Panthers +475
4. New York Giants +225
5. Philadelphia Eagles +750
6. Pittsburgh Steelers +400
7. San Diego Chargers +775
8. Tennessee Titans +450
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TRIVIA ANSWER:
2. 3
McNabb passed for two TDs and ran for another in the Eagles' 33-18 upset win over the NFC North champion Bears.
