Road Warriors in Wild Card Week

As has been duly pointed out at Fifth Down and Shutdown Corner, there is something odd about Vegas’s line for the first round of the NFL playoffs.

When Favorite Spread Underdog
Saturday, 4:30 Atlanta -2 ARIZONA
Saturday, 8:00 Indianapolis -1½ SAN DIEGO
Sunday, 1:00 Baltimore -3 MIAMI
Sunday, 4:30 Philadelphia -3 MINNESOTA

All the home teams (in CAPS) are underdogs. Despite the rarity (only one of eight road teams in the last two Wildcard rounds was favored to win), these lines make a good deal of sense. Though, just for grins, I’d take San Diego and Miami.

 

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