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 [...]

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If the playoffs started tomorrow

I’ll disagree with MJD’s Shutdown Corner only slightly: One, I think the Patriots will sneak into the AFC wildcard, and the Ravens won’t.
It’s pretty simple, really. The Patriots have the easier schedule and are likelier to win out than you think (@Seattle, @Oakland, Arizona, @Buffalo). The Ravens face three playoff contenders (Washington, Pittsburgh, @Dallas) and [...]

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