Colts, Steelers among Wild Card favouritesBy OddsShark Staff The Indianapolis Colts will be looking to end a 1-4 straight up (SU) playoff skid when they take on the Cincinnati Bengals on Wild Card Weekend as four-point betting favourites at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark. The AFC South champion Colts posted an 11-5 SU record toBy OddsShark Staff The Indianapolis Colts will be looking to end a 1-4 straight up (SU) playoff skid when they take on the Cincinnati Bengals on Wild Card Weekend as four-point betting favourites at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark. The AFC South champion Colts posted an 11-5 SU record to claim the No. 4 seed in the conference, and are a solid 6-2 SU at home this season, 5-2-1 against the spread (ATS). Indy are 0-4 SU and ATS in their last four post-season games when favoured, but are 7-0 SU in their last seven home meetings with Cincy, 5-2 ATS, including a 27-0 win in Week 7 this season. It has been a roller coaster campaign for the 10-5-1 Bengals, who failed to repeat as AFC North champs after suffering two SU losses to Pittsburgh in the final four weeks of the season. The Bengals struggled to an 8-7-1 ATS record, but have has been a solid bet when pegged as underdogs, going 6-2 SU and ATS at the sportsbooks. The 11-5 Steelers meet the 10-6 Baltimore Ravens this weekend as three-point favourites on the Wild Card Weekend betting lines. Pittsburgh rides a four-game SU and ATS win streak into Saturday nights Ravens versus Steelers betting matchup at Heinz Field, and is a solid 4-1 SU in its last five home playoff dates, 5-0 ATS. The Ravens clinched a post-season berth with a 20-10 win over Cleveland last weekend, failing to cover for the fourth time in their last five, but are 8-3 ATS when pegged as underdogs in the playoffs. In NFC Wild Card Weekend betting action, the 7-8 Carolina Panthers will be looking for their fifth consecutive win when they face the 11-5 Arizona Cardinals as 5.5-point favourites. Carolinas winning streak earned them a second straight NFC South title, but the Panthers are 0-3 SU and ATS in their last three playoff contests dating back to 2006. The injury-plagued Cardinals are just 2-4 SU and ATS in their last six games according to the OddsShark NFL Database. The NFC East champion Dallas Cowboys will be looking for just their second SU win in their last five home contests when they take on the Detroit Lions as seven-point favourites. While Dallas is a perfect 8-0 on the road this season, they finished a mediocre 4-4 SU at home, 3-5 ATS. The Lions will be gunning for their first SU win in the post-season since 1991 when they topped the Cowboys at home by a score of 38-6, marking Detroits only playoff victory since winning the NFL Championship in 1957. facebook/pages/p/225252027684392
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 22:55:16 +0000
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