FYI & FWIW
Free Play from Doc?s Sports. #102 Take Over 34 in New York at Cincinnati (Saturday 4:30 pm NBC) The Bengals will actually be trying this week against the Jets when the 2010 playoffs open up at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, OH. The Jets are really starting to run the football well and that is taking a lot of pressure off of rookie QB Sanchez. The Bengals have not been in sync on offense but I expect them to put forth a much better effort on Saturday. QB Palmer blew out his knee is his only other playoff game and you can be sure he will want to make a major statement on Saturday. We will not worry about who will win this game and just collect with the over, as the winner of this game will have twenty plus points. Doc?s Sports has been red hot in all sports and now is the time to jump on board with a handicapper that has 38 years of experience.
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Today's FREE WINNER is Green Bay over Arizona.
With the Playoff's in hand, Arizona didn't put forth that much of an effort LW against Green Bay. However, they did suffer some huge injuries. Here is a list; WR Morey ? Concussion, TE Patrick ? Concussion, FB Rolle ? Thight, FB Kreider ? Neck, CB Rodgers-Cromartie ? Knee, WR Boldin ? Ankle, and DE Campbell ? Thumb. Most of these players will play but won't be 100%. The big question in this matchup is the difference in the post-season experience between Kurt Warner and the Card's amd Aron Rodgers and the Pack. Green Bay won and covered 3 straight over Arizona. The Packer's also ended the season with 6 straight covers. Arizona looked mediocre at times during the season. They also have a big weakness in their pass defense. QB Aron Rodgers will throw at will and exploit the wekaness. RB Ryan Grant will keep the Card's "D" honest. A huge contrast between these two teams is turnovers. Green Bay leads the league with a +24 turnover margin. This time of year, it comes down to mistakes.The Packer's are 5-0-1 ATS their L6 vs. the NFC, 20-7-1 ATS their L28 games played on the road, and 7-3 ATS their L10 games played vs. teams with a winning record. The Cardinal's are 1-4 ATS their L5 games played as a favorite. Green Bay covers. Thank you.
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1* Take the Green Bay Packers vs. Arizona Cardinals Game Over 47 Sunday, This pick falls into one of my top NFL systems and both of these teams are capable of putting up big numbers in a hurry. The Packers are averaging 39 points per game over their last 3 games while the Cardinals are averaging 23.4 ppg overall this season. The Cardinals handed the Packers the game last week but things will be a lot different this week since this is a meaningful game. The Cardinals have averaged 30+ points in each of their last 3 games that they won and the O/U is 18-5 for the Cardinals in their last 23 games when they score less then 15 points in their previous game. The O/U is 7-2 for the Cardinals in their last 9 games after they allow more than 30 points in their previous game and the O/U is 24-8 for the Packers in their last 32 games after covering the number in their previous game. I look for both teams to light up the scoreboard Sunday so take the Over as your Free NFL Playoff Play.
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UNDER 45 - Dallas and Philly
With Dallas hitting on all cylinders last week against a back on their heels Eagles team, they still managed just 24 points on offense where they really had it going. Yes there are playmakers on both sides of the ball on offense for these teams, but in a game like this for Philly to compete after 2 straight losses, they have to play defense and dis-allow big plays from Dallas, especially in the running game.
On the other side, The Cowboys linebackers, especially Brookings, did a nice job of shutting down the run and not allowing the Eagles big play WRs much of a day, and the order of the day is still the same, pressure McNabb and shawdow RB Westbrook. In their last 3 games Dallas's defense has allowed 5.7 points per game and just 260 yards of total offense. That is impressive and has more to do with their record recently in December than anything. The offense and Romo get a ton of hype, but it has been the defense getting it done and that includes a game at New Orlenas where the high flying Saints were held to 17 points at home!
Both contests between these two teams have went under this year and the most points scored by any team was last weeks 24 points by Dallas. This will be a battle in the trenches and points should be hard to come by and valued for whatever side you are on, but the bottom line is defense will this game. The Under is 7-2-1 the last 10 Playoff games for the Eagles.
FREE PLAY on the Under
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