Super Wild Card Weekend

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Developing Stories 📰

The NFL’s Wild Card weekend is here with a six-game slate over three days. Kirk Cousins is 1-3 in the playoffs, and there have forever been questions about his ability to win in the big game. The Vikings have the third worst defense in the league and the worst scoring defense in the playoff field. In their 13 wins this season 11 have been by a one-score margin. The San Francisco 49ers are playoff bound after a 13-4 record in the regular season that earned them the NFC West divisional title and the conference's No. 2 seed. The 49ers will host the Seattle Seahawks at Levi's Stadium in a divisional showdown on Super Wild Card Weekend. These teams have played each other twice already this year, with San Francisco winning both matchups.

The Jacksonville Jaguars were not supposed to make the postseason in Year one with Doug Pederson but here they are. Jacksonville was sitting 2-6 and 4-8 at separate points this season. To close it out they won their last five games and rallied to win the AFC South with a winning record. The Jaguars went from the worst team in the NFL to a playoff team in just a season thanks to Pederson and the program he established since the day he arrived with the franchise. Jacksonville has only been to the postseason eight times in the franchise's 28 seasons. During that stretch, the Jaguars went 45-19 with two AFC Central titles and two AFC Championship game appearances. 

The Buccaneers will face the Cowboys on Super Wild Card Weekend and with Dallas' recent playoff history it seems the Bucs have quite a chance. Brady has never lost to the Cowboys (7-0). There is a lot of talk of underdogs in sports and the hype only grows during the playoffs. If you are looking for a solid underdog, may I present you a team with a losing record. With each game No. 12 plays we are watching history and witnessing something that may never happen again. He has more Super Bowl rings than any entire franchise and will become the oldest quarterback to start a playoff game, surpassing only himself.

Headlines 🚨

This Day in Sports History: 1958 NCAA adds 2 point conversion to football scoring

Clemson reportedly finalizing deal with TCU’s Garrett Riley

Colts interview Chiefs OC Eric Bieniemy for head coach vacancy

Derek Carr bids farewell to Raiders after nine seasons

Ravens QB Lamar Jackson out vs. Bengals with unstable knee injury

Jets owner Woody Johnson willing to spend for QB says it’s the ‘missing piece’

All 30 Triple-A baseball teams to implement the electronic strike zone this season

Brian Urlacher sues his hair transplant company for using likeness without permission

NFL selects Atlanta’s stadium for potential Bills-Chiefs AFC Championship matchup

Texans rookie WR John Metchie making amazing progress in leukemia recovery

Australian Open to begin this Sunday the 15th

Trends 📈📉 via Oddsshark

🏈 Seahawks at 49ers

• The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle's last 5 games 

• Seattle is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games when playing San Francisco

• San Francisco is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games 

• San Francisco is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home

🏈 Chargers at Jaguars 

• LA Chargers is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Jacksonville

• LA Chargers is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games when playing Jacksonville

• Jacksonville is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games 

• The total has gone OVER in 6 of Jacksonville's last 7 games when playing LA Chargers

🏈 Dolphins at Bills

• The total has gone OVER in 7 of Miami's last 8 games when playing on the road against Buffalo

• The total has gone OVER in 6 of Miami's last 7 games on the road

• Buffalo is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games 

• Buffalo is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Miami

🏈 Giants at Vikings

• NY Giants is 7-1 ATS in its last 8 games on the road

• NY Giants is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games 

• Minnesota is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games at home

• The total has gone OVER in 7 of Minnesota's last 8 games at home

🏈 Ravens at Bengals 

• The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Baltimore's last 6 games 

• The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cincinnati

• Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games 

• Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

🏈 Cowboys at Buccaneers 

• The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Dallas's last 7 games when playing Tampa Bay

• Dallas is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games 

• The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games when playing Dallas

• The total has gone OVER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games

🏀 Knicks at Wizards

• New York is 9-1 ATS in its last 10 games on the road

• The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New York's last 7 games when playing on the road against Washington

• The total has gone OVER in 6 of Washington's last 8 games at home

🏀 Hawks at Pacers

• The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Indiana

• The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing on the road against Indiana

• Indiana is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home

• The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana's last 5 games when playing Atlanta

🏀 Pelicans at Pistons

• The total has gone OVER in 7 of New Orleans's last 8 games on the road

• New Orleans is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit

• The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games 

• The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 6 games at home

🏀 Warriors at Spurs

• The total has gone OVER in 5 of Golden State's last 5 games on the road

• The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Golden State's last 8 games when playing on the road against San Antonio

• San Antonio is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games 

• San Antonio is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games at home

🏀 Thunder at Bulls

• The total has gone OVER in 5 of Oklahoma City's last 5 games 

• Oklahoma City is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games 

• Chicago is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games 

• Chicago is 4-0-1 ATS in its last 5 games at home

🏀 Suns at Timberwolves

• Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Minnesota

• Phoenix is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Minnesota

• Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games 

• Minnesota is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games

🏀 Magic at Jazz

• Orlando is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road

• Orlando is 13-5 ATS in its last 18 games 

• Utah is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Orlando

• Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Orlando

🏀 Nuggets at Clippers

• The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Denver's last 5 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers

• Denver is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against LA Clippers

• The total has gone UNDER in 5 of LA Clippers's last 5 games when playing at home against Denver

• The total has gone UNDER in 10 of LA Clippers's last 11 games at home

🏀 Rockets at Kings

• The total has gone OVER in 4 of Houston's last 5 games when playing Sacramento

• Houston is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games when playing on the road against Sacramento

• The total has gone OVER in 5 of Sacramento's last 6 games at home

• Sacramento is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Houston

Public Money 🤑 via VSiN at 9AMCT

🏈 39% of bets and 49% of money is on UNDER 42 SEA at SF

🏀 51% of bets and 81% of money is on OVER 238.5 ATL at IND

🏀 33% of bets and 49% of money is on OVER 244 GSW at SAS

🏀 65% of bets and 89% of money is on MIN -5

🏀 49% of bets and 79% of money is on OVER 233.5 ORL at UTA

🏀 35% of bets and 66% of money is on LAC -2

🏀 22% of bets and 54% of money is on OVER 224.5 DEN at LAL

🏀 56% of bets and 73% of money is on SAC -9.5  

Future Odds 🔮 via Bovada Sportsbook

Injury Report 🏥 via ESPN

🏈 NFL

BAL (RB) Gus Edwards | Questionable - Concussion 

BAL (RB) Tyler Huntley | Questionable - Shoulder/Wrist

BAL (QB) Lamar Jackson | Doubtful - Knee

BUF (WR) Isaiah McKenzie | Questionable - Hamstring

JAX (QB) Trevor Lawrence | Questionable - Toe

JAX (WR) Kendric Pryor | Questionable - Shoulder

JAX (WR) Jamal Agnew | Questionable - Shoulder 

LAC (WR) Mike Williams | Questionable - Back 

MIA (QB) Teddy Bridgewater | Questionable - Finger/Knee

MIA (WR) Jaylen Waddle | Questionable - Ankle

MIA (RB) Raheem Mostert | Questionable - Thumb

MIA (WR) Cedrick Wilson Jr | Questionable - Groin/Hip

MIA (QB) Tua Tagovailoa | Out - Concussion 

MIN (WR) Bisi Johnson | IR

NYG (WR) Marcus Johnson | Questionable

TB (TE) Kyle Rudolph | Questionable - Knee

🏀 NBA 

CHI (PF) Zach Lavine | Probable - Hand Contusion 

DEN (PG) Jamal Murray | Probable - Ankle

DEN (C) Nikola Jokic | Day-to-Day

DET (PG) Cory Joseph | Out - Personal 

DET (C) Jalen Duren | Out - Ankle

DET (C) Isaiah Stewart | Questionable - Shoulder

GSW (C) James Wiseman | Out - Ankle

HOU (SG) Kevin Porter Jr - Out

IND (PG) Tyrese Haliburton | Out - Elbow/Knee

IND (C) Myles Turner | Questionable - Back

LAC (SG) Paul George | Out - Hamstring

MIN (SG) Anthony Edwards | Questionable 

PHO (PG) Chris Paul | Out - Hip

PHO (C) Deandre Ayton | Questionable - Ankle

SAC (SG) Kevin Heurter | Questionable - Illness

WSH (C) Kristaps Porzingis | Questionable - Ribs

 Picks 🔒

Jags +1.5 | Posted on Wednesday at +1.5 and it has moved to +2.5 which is even better if you haven’t jumped on the Jags already

49ers -9.5 | Posted on Wednesday’s newsletter

Joe Mixon | UNDER 57.5 Rush yards

• Hes averging 41.8 yards the last 5 games. He should be used as a smaller piece of this offense. The O-line is the 8th worst in the NFl for opening holes for runners.

Dallas at Tampa Bay | UNDER 45.5

• This game should go close to the number and we think it just goes under. Its hard to predict but with Dak Prescott struggling and the Bucaneers sunder achieving all season this game could come down to the 4th quarter. I predict the score to be around the 24-20 range.

Buccaneers +2.5

• Tampa will be coming into the game healthier than they have been all year long. The Tom and Mike connection is getting back on track. With Dak and Tom being on complete opposite sides of playoff history, I’m rolling with the GOAT.