In last 37 NFL playoffs (going back to 1978) there have been only 19 home underdogs in the first round. There are NONE this season.
(+3) BALTIMORE (10 - 6) at PITTSBURGH (11 - 5) - 1/3/2015, 8:15 PM
Road team has covered only 12 of last 33 Ravens games
Ravens secondary extremely thin (due to injury)
Pitt has won 7 straight playing team with winning record in second half of season (after week 8)
[Steelers] NFL teams playing 3rd straight home game, going for 3rd straight win: 37% ATS (33-58-1 since 1990) … when a playoff game (9-17 ATS streak)
9 out of last 13 Pittsburgh/Baltimore games have been decided by 3-points or less
Only 4 of last 25 Pitt/Balt has produced more than 43 combined points
(+6.5) ARIZONA (11 - 5) at CAROLINA (7 - 8 - 1) - 1/3/2015, 4:35 PM
Cards on road 44-58-4 ATS (since 2002)
Arizona is 18-7 SU last 25
Losing 7 times against the spread
Palmer 3 points better than Stanton
Stanton 3 points better than Lindley
Lindley 2 points better than Thomas
Arizona has allowed a hundred yard rusher only THREE TIMES in past 26 games
Except for Week 16 game vs. Seattle (in which they were outscored by 21-0)
Arizona has outscored opponents 102 to 43 in 4th quarter this season
Arizona with 27 sacks over their last eight games (after only 8 the first eight games of season)
[Cardinals] NFC West teams as underdogs: 54-35-1 ATS (last three seasons)
Carolina has outgained opponents its last 6 games
Panthers had been outgained their prior 9 games.
Carolina at home: 11-6-1 ATS
(+6.5) DETROIT (11 - 5) at DALLAS (12 - 4) - 1/4/2015, 4:40 PM
Detroit struggles on road [25-44-3 ATS from 2006]
Last 12 times Lions a road dog, covered only ONCE
Detroit (overall since 2011): 25-39-1 ATS
Calvin Johnson last five games: 33 catches for 499 yards and 5 TDs
Matthew Stafford is 0-17 SU on the road (including playoffs) in starts against teams that ended the season with a winning record
Lions December or later: 3-16 ATS streak
D. Murray has rushed for 100 yards or more 12 of 16 games this season
Dallas favored off win: 5-17 ATS
Dallas favored off win as favorite: 2-13 ATS
Cowboys favored at home off game as favorite: 1-14 ATS
The underdog in Dallas games has covered 69% of the time (55-25 ATS since 2010)
Dallas has a below average home field advantage
covering only 8 of their last 30 as home favorite
(+3.5) CINCINNATI (10 - 5 - 1) at INDIANAPOLIS (11 - 5) - 1/4/2015, 1:00 PM
Road team in Cincinnati games have covered only 11 of last 35
Bengals as a road dog following a road game: 12-1 ATS
Marvin Lewis is 0-5 straight-up, and 0-5 Against The Spread in the playoffs
Although this game is not in primetime
prime time games (including in the regular season) are high pressure like playoff games: Bengals in primetime: 3-14 ATS (since 10/1/2007)
Much better at home over Luck’s career (reg season and playoffs)
Won 20-5 SU (17-7-1 ATS) at home; 14-12 SU on road (14-12 ATS)
Andrew Luck: 30-19-2 ATS overall in his career